Mr. Richard Penn reports
Q PRECIOUS & BATTERY METALS DRILLS 3.3% COPPER, 27.5 GPT SILVER, AND TRACES GOLD 1.17 % COPPER EQUIVALENT OVER 7.9 METRES LA CORNE SOUTH PROJECT, VAL D'OR QUEBEC
Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. has presented the results of core samples taken from drill holes 24LCS-02 and 24LCS-03 from its La Corne South project. Three drill holes were completed in the fall of 2024, with the results from holes 24LCS-01 and 24LCS-03 returning robust volcanogenic massive sulphide style mineralization with elevated copper, zinc, silver and gold.
From drill holes 24LCS-02 and 24LCS-03, significant downhole intercepts were returned primarily from hole 24LCS-03, including:
108.75 to 109.75: 2.68 per cent copper and 23.45 parts per million silver;
110.2 to 111.4: 2.66 per cent copper and 24.05 ppm silver.
The above intercepts are within a larger envelope of mineralization from 104.85 metres to 112.75 metres downhole. The table summarizing the results from holes 24LCS-02 and 24LCS-03 is provided below.
A weighted-average copper equivalent for the hole 24LCS-03 continuous intercept from 104.85 metres to 112.75 metres downhole depth is calculated as:
1.17 per cent copper equivalent over 7.9 metres.
As previously reported, significant downhole intercepts from hole 24LCS-01 were summarized as follows (previous news release in September, 2024):
122.75 to 123.3: 4.2 per cent copper, 4 per cent zinc, 0.17 part per million gold and 30.3 ppm silver;
123.3 to 123.85: 1.9 per cent copper, 3.17 per cent zinc and 14.7 ppm silver;
123.85 to 124.4: 0.79 per cent copper, 1.3 per cent zinc and 7.33 ppm silver;
125.5 to 126: 2.61 per cent copper.
The weighted average for the total mineralized zone from 102.15 metres to 127.6 metres in hole 24LCS-01 was calculated at:
0.83 per cent copper equivalent over 25.45 metres.
The results from holes 24LCS-01 to 24LCS-03 continue to support multielement VMS targeting on the property. Elevated results were obtained from semi-massive to massive sulphides including pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite as logged by the geologists. Holes 24LCS-02 and 24LCS-03 did not contain significant zinc or nickel values as those obtained in hole 24LCS-01. Drill holes 24LCS-01 to 24LCS-03 tested an approximate 50 metres of target strike length indicated from the TDEM conductor and magnetic high discovered by QMET geophysical surveys.
Two intriguing TDEM targets have been interpreted to exist approximately two kilometres to the southeast of the location of holes 24LCS-01 to 24LCS-03 (see news release dated Jan. 6, 2025). Permit extensions are currently in process to allow drill access construction to these new targets. The permit should be available in the next few weeks, after which diamond drilling will continue.
Explo-Logik Inc., located in Val d'Or, is managing the drill program, including core logging and sampling, at its facility. A total of 278 samples of core were directly delivered by Explo-Logik staff to the ALS laboratory in Val d'Or, Que. The samples underwent an ALS ME-MS61L process that uses four-acid digestion of pulverized samples followed by mass spectrometer detection for 48 elements, and an Au-ICP21 process that analyzes for gold, platinum and palladium using fire assay. For quality assurance and control, Explo-Logik inserted blanks, standards and duplicates at one insert for every 10 samples.
The Q Precious geologic team is very pleased with the results obtained from holes 24LCS-01 to 24LCS-03 as they support the exploration model for multielement volcanic-hosted sulphides at La Corne South. The company is looking forward to continued drill testing of similar targets. The next phase of drilling is scheduled to continue this winter.
About Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp.
Q Precious exploration programs undertaken in Quebec are supervised by Dr. Mathieu Piche, OGQ, with office located north of Val d'Or. He is also a Q Precious company director. The company has a 100-per-cent interest in mineral claims within Quebec, targeting critical and precious metals. Projects include La Corne South VMS plus pegmatite lithium project, the McKenzie East gold property, and the recently acquired Pontax lithium and Versant rare earth element properties.
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