Vancouver, British Columbia--(ACN Newswire - October 23, 2023) - Q2 Metals Corp. (TSXV: QTWO) (OTCQB: QUEXF) (FSE: 458) ("Q2" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has collared the first drill hole of its inaugural drill program at the 8,668-ha Mia Lithium Property (the "Property") located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory of Quebec.
Drilling has commenced at the west end of the Mia Lithium Exploration Trend (Mia Trend) known as the Mia Zone, with two active drill rigs at site focused on drilling the confirmed spodumene pegmatite outcrops in the area.
Figure 1. Photo of drilling at the Mia Zone
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"It's amazing to have achieved this milestone with two drill rigs now turning at the Mia Zone," said Q2 VP of Exploration, Neil McCallum. "Our team has done an outstanding job of adapting to different obstacles this exploration season and we're looking forward to learning more over the coming weeks and months as we continue drill testing the Mia Trend."
It is anticipated that drilling will continue until weather conditions become unfavorable, and then return once again during frozen ground conditions in January 2024. Youdin-Rouillier Drilling of Eastmain, Quebec is contracted to complete the diamond drilling with Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. of Edmonton managing the drill program.
Figure 2. Map of Inaugural drill target area
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Qualified Person
Neil McCallum, B.Sc., P.Geol, is a registered permit holder with the Ordre des Géologues du Québec and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and has reviewed the technical information in this news release. Mr. McCallum is a director and VP Exploration of Q2.
About Q2 Metals Corp
Q2 Metals Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company currently advancing exploration of its 8,668-ha flagship Mia Lithium Property in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory of Quebec, Canada which is host to the Mia Li-1 and Mia Li-2 lithium occurrences. The Company also owns the Stellar Lithium Property with 77 claims totaling 3,972-ha, located approximately six kilometres north of its Mia Lithium Property.
Q2 is also exploring the highly prospective Big Hill and Titan gold projects covering approximately 110 km² in the Talgai Goldfields of the broader Warwick-Texas District of Queensland, Australia, hosting 54 high-grade historical gold mines.
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