Q Precious and Battery Metals Corp. announced that construction of drill pads and access routes has commenced on the La Corne South project located north of Val d'Or, Quebec. The drill sites were designed to sample multi-element Volcanic Massive Sulphide targeted from geophysical survey (Time Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) and Magnetics) and from historic diamond drilling results reported by previous explorers.

A total of 10 drill pads are planned for the June 2024 drill program. The initial drilling is to be located in an area that was previously drilled by Falconbridge Inc. in 2004. The 2004 drilling reported high percentage sulphide mineralization containing significant copper, silver, with some zinc and gold values returned from core sampling.

The TDEM survey completed by QMET in 2022 reveals a conductive body located slightly further to the east of the mineralization intercepted by Falconbridge. The QMET geologic team interprets the conductive body as potential massive sulphide mineralization, which is the target of the initial 2024 drilling. QMET also recognizes that the La Corne batholith hosts lithium-bearing pegmatite.

The second drill hole is designed to test a magnetic low in the same general vicinity of the 2004 Falconbridge drilling, interpreted as granitic rock within the more magnetic high volcanic rocks. The 2004 drilling completed by Falconbridge included a drill hole that returned elevated lithium within coarse grained granite. This is of interest for further testing by QMET.

The QMET geologic teams is currently in conference in Val d'Or in order to discuss and finalize plans for the June 2024 diamond drilling. Drilling is scheduled to commence immediately following construction of the first drill pads.