First Atlas Resources Corp. reports developments tied to its resource exploration portfolio, with recent updates centered on the Nova Scotia Project and natural hydrogen targets along a regional structural corridor. Company news has covered the use of Québec Innovative Materials Corp.'s R2G2™ exploration model, geophysical interpretation, field work, and drill planning used to refine hydrogen-anomalous zones.
Recurring disclosures also include corporate identity updates, mineral-claim portfolio management, and financing activity such as private placements and flow-through securities used to fund exploration programs. The company trades on the OTC Pink market under BTKRF and has also referenced Canadian and Frankfurt listings in its public releases.
Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp (CSE: QMET) plans to change its name to First Atlas Resources Corp and expects its trading symbol to change from QMET to HHE.
The name and ticker change are subject to acceptance by the Canadian Securities Exchange and were announced February 18, 2026. Contact: Richard Penn, CEO, (778) 384-8923.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC Pink: BTKRF) acknowledged that Québec Innovative Materials Corp. received Nova Scotia regulatory approval to drill in the West Advocate area of Cumberland County on February 5, 2026. QMET said this milestone supports regional natural hydrogen exploration and informs QMET's own Cumberland Basin program.
QMET reiterated its disciplined, collaborative exploration approach focused on geological interpretation, data integration, stakeholder engagement and noted activities remain subject to further regulatory approvals and technical validation.
Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp (OTC: BTKRF) closed the fourth and final tranche of an oversubscribed private placement on December 9, 2025. The company issued 2,947,000 FT Units at $0.09 for $265,230 and 2,222,222 FT Shares at $0.09 for $199,999.98, raising total gross proceeds of $465,229.98.
Finder's fees included $42,293 cash, 234,961 finder’s warrants exercisable at $0.09 for two years, and 187,969 compensation shares. Proceeds will fund mineral exploration. Securities are subject to CSE approval and a statutory hold period of four months and one day.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (CSE: QMET / OTC Pink: BTKRF) announced on December 4, 2025 an expansion of its Nova Scotia drill program to 2,500 metres following integrated geophysical surveys and fieldwork by Quebec Innovative Materials Corp (QIMC), the project's technical lead.
QIMC's geophysical interpretation plus on-site mapping and sampling refined and expanded several hydrogen-anomalous zones, and updated modelling improved understanding of zone scale, structure, and continuity. QMET says the refined dataset supports prioritizing high-potential targets and increasing drilling capacity to validate its geological model. Preparations for the expanded drilling phase with QIMC are in progress and the company will provide updates as milestones are reached.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC Pink: BTKRF) reported continued field confirmation of natural hydrogen signals at its Apple River and Springhill projects and disclosed nearby staking by a global hydrogen player. QMET said season-over-season measurements show persistent H2 anomalies, elevated radon/thoron tied to mapped faults, and repeatable advective gas flows.
QIMC is finalizing drill hole locations for a planned Winter Drilling Program in Springhill to test priority advective hydrogen flow zones and fault-linked gas anomalies; collar locations and sequencing will be released after QIMC's technical review.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC: BTKRF) confirmed multiple fault-controlled degassing corridors in Nova Scotia following radon-thoron verification and hydrogen soil-gas testing on October 29, 2025. Priority targets include Salt Spring-Oxford 2, Apple River-Sand River-Shulie Lines D & E, and the Oxford-Springhill sectors. Measured hydrogen ranged from 178 ppm to >1,662 ppm H2 and radon reached up to 85,000 Bq/m3, supporting vectors for subsurface hydrogen migration. A funded drilling program with QIMC is being prepared, with initial holes targeting Salt Spring and Apple River corridors.
Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp (OTC Pink: BTKRF) closed the first tranche of a private placement on October 24, 2025, raising gross proceeds of $886,000. The Company issued 5,400,000 flow-through units at $0.09 each (each unit includes one flow-through share plus one-half warrant exercisable at $0.012 for two years) for $486,000, and 4,444,444 flow-through shares at $0.09 each for $399,999.96.
The Company may pay up to 10% in cash finder's fees, issue finder's warrants up to 5% and compensation shares up to 4% of securities sold. Proceeds are earmarked for mineral exploration. Securities are subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day and the Offering remains subject to Canadian Securities Exchange approval.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC: BTKRF) reported follow-up gas survey results from Salt Spring, Nova Scotia on October 17, 2025, confirming persistent, high natural hydrogen (H2) degassing along a mapped fault.
Key metrics: H2 readings of 800, 913, 793, 872 ppm (reproducible vs. 778 ppm on Aug 9, 2025), and elevated radon-thoron counts up to 71,000/34,000. No CO2, methane, or sulfur were detected. Company says results identify a prime development and drilling zone and will guide next-phase geophysics and drill targeting.
Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp (OTC Pink: BTKRF) announced a proposed private placement on October 16, 2025 to raise up to $1,500,000 by issuing up to 16,666,667 flow-through units at $0.09 per unit.
Each FT Unit includes one flow-through share and one-half warrant; each full warrant allows purchase of one common share at $0.12 for two years. Subscribers may instead buy FT shares without warrants at $0.09.
The company may pay finder's fees up to 10% cash, issue finder's warrants equal to 5% of units sold (exercisable at $0.09 for two years) and bonus shares equal to 4% of units sold. The Offering is subject to Canadian Securities Exchange approval and issued securities carry a statutory hold period of four months and one day. Proceeds will fund mineral exploration activities.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC: BTKRF) expanded its Nova Scotia hydrogen program after Québec Innovative Materials (QIMC) discovered multiple natural hydrogen anomalies in the Cumberland Basin. QMET acquired a new land package covering high-priority targets along Apple River, Springhill, and Southampton corridors to follow up earlier elevated hydrogen readings and previously inaccessible sites.
INRS (led by Prof. Marc Richer-Laflèche) and QIMC mobilized on-site to begin integrated geophysical surveys and radon-thoron soil gas mapping to refine subsurface models, confirm hydrogen-bearing continuity, and delineate priority targets. QMET is also a Silver Sponsor of the Nova Scotia Mineral Resources Conference on Nov 12-13, 2025.