Mr. Richard Penn reports
Q BATTERY METALS PURSUING DIAMOND DRILLING CONTRACTOR FOR 2024 EXPLORATION LA CORNE SOUTH AND MCKENZIE EAST PROJECTS, QUEBEC
Q Battery Metals Corp. is currently in discussions with a diamond drilling contractor to undertake drilling on the company's properties in 2024. The company expects to sign an agreement with the contractor in the near future. The agreement as discussed to date includes beneficial terms that are favourable to both Q Metals and the drilling contractor. In the duration, the company will continue to receive statements of interest from other drillers. Diamond drilling is being planned for the La Corne South and McKenzie East projects.
At the La Corne South, exploration to date has identified potential for lithium mineralization, as well as volcanic massive sulphide (VMS) mineralization. The best lithium value of 622 parts per million was obtained from blocks of rock found at surface on the margin of a ridge of outcrop. Two samples were taken from these blocks, both of which returned elevated lithium, along with cesium, aluminum and beryllium, all indicators for pegmatite that can potentially be lithium bearing. The float blocks are interpreted as having been derived from a nearby source (see news releases dated Oct. 15, 2023).
A number of surface outcrops and diamond drilling intercepts containing massive sulphide have been documented on the La Corne South property (see news releases dated July 28, 2020, and Jan. 24, 2021). Historic trenching has uncovered a series of massive sulphide bodies on the property that were sampled primarily for gold content. Diamond drilling in 1971, 1972, 1978, 1987 and 2004 by Exploration Louphior, Sullico Mines, Hudbay Mining and Noranda Inc. intercepted massive sulphide bodies, only some of which were assayed for base metals. Noranda drill hole FIE-04-02 intercepted 2.2 metres of massive sulphide at 125-metre depth, assaying 0.7 per cent copper, 18 grams per tonne silver, 0.2 gpt gold and 0.3 per cent zinc. Sullico Mines Ltd.'s 1971 hole F 71-1 intercepted 5.5 m of massive sulphide returning 0.2 per cent Cu and 0.29 per cent zinc. Q Battery completed deep-penetrating time domain electromagnetic (TDEM) surveying and identified of a group of strong EM anomalies. They are located between 10 m and 130 m below surface with depth extensions of 75 m to 350 m trending north-south through the property, interpreted as potential sulphide bodies.
An induced polarization survey on the La Corne South is planned for spring 2024. The ground surveys (IP chargeability and resistivity) will add to the geophysical data obtained from the previously completed drone-supported magnetics and ground TDEM surveys to provide more definition for eventual diamond drilling of both lithium and VMS targets.
At the McKenzie East, Q Battery Metals plans to continue expanding from the positive results obtained from its previous exploration. A proposed drill program is currently in the process of permitting to test and expand upon results obtained from the 2021 phase 1 drilling that included 1.185 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) over one metre from hole MKE-21-01 as well as intercepts of greater than 0.5 g/t from holes MKE-21-03, MKE-21-06 and MKE-21-08. Hole MKE-21-03 showed the most promise from the drilling campaign, where geologist observations indicated a section of core that contained a visible gold grain of approximate one-millimetre by two mm size, as well as veining, alterations and associated sulphide minerals over a wide interval (see Q Metals news release dated July 13, 2021).
Q Metals is also planning to expand exploration into the southern claim block of the McKenzie East property in order to test for gold-silver quartz veins similar to those exposed within adjoining claims at the Maruska showing. At Maruska, in 2023, Q Battery Metals obtained a rock sample that included chips from a number of the exposed quartz-pyrite veins. The sample was analyzed for gold by fire assay and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, with a further 48 elements (including silver) by ME-MS61L (four-acid digestion). The sample returned 3.41 grams per tonne gold and 2.58 grams per tonne silver, confirming the presence of precious metals in the Maruska vein system (see Q Battery Metals news release dated Nov. 28, 2023). Q Metals is very interested in this documented gold showing due to its location very near to the south block of the company's McKenzie East claims. However, the reader is warned that results obtained from adjoining properties are not direct indications for potential on the Q Battery Metals claims.
The La Corne South and McKenzie East projects area within five kilometres of each other, both easily accessed by Highway 397, 25 km north of Val d'Or, Que.
Q Battery Metals Corp.
Q Battery Metals exploration programs undertaken in Quebec are supervised by Dr. Mathieu Piche, a member of the Ordre des géologues du Québec, with offices located north of Val d'Or. He is also a Q Battery Metals company director. The company has 100-per-cent interest in mineral claims within Quebec, targeting critical and precious metals. Projects include the La Corne South lithium and VMS property, the McKenzie East gold property, the Lorrain Ni-Co-PGE property, and the recently acquired Versant rare earth elements (REE) property.
Perry Grunenberg, PGeo, a qualified person as that term is defined under NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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