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Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. (OTC Pink: BTKRF; CSE: QMET; FSE: 0NB) generates frequent news related to its exploration activities in Quebec and Nova Scotia. The company’s updates focus on critical and precious metals projects and on Clean Natural White Hydrogen targets, reflecting its role as a natural resource exploration issuer.
Recent news releases highlight natural hydrogen exploration across the Cumberland Basin region of Nova Scotia, including areas such as Apple River, Springhill, Oxford and Salt Spring. The company reports soil gas surveys, radon–thoron measurements and structural interpretations conducted with Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (QIMC) and Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS). These updates describe hydrogen-anomalous zones, fault-controlled degassing corridors and verification surveys that confirm persistent hydrogen readings and associated radon–thoron activity.
Investors following BTKRF news will also see announcements about property acquisitions and land position growth, such as the closing of the Dansof natural hydrogen exploration asset acquisition and the addition of new licenses adjacent to QIMC’s Southampton and the company’s Springhill areas. Financing developments are another recurring theme, with multiple press releases detailing private placement offerings of flow-through units and flow-through shares intended to fund mineral exploration programs.
This news feed provides a centralized view of Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp.’s exploration milestones, financing activities and technical collaborations. Readers can use it to track the progression from surface geochemical work toward drilling preparation, as well as to monitor how the company describes evolving hydrogen and mineral exploration opportunities in its project areas.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC:BTKRF) has announced a significant second natural hydrogen discovery in Nova Scotia's Springhill area. The company's soil gas sampling program yielded impressive results, with 17 samples exceeding 400 ppm hydrogen, including three samples over 700 ppm and a peak measurement of 1,652 ppm.
The discovery was made in collaboration with Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. and Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS). QMET holds 31 licenses along the northern margin of the Cumberland Basin within the Springhill-Salt Springs-Oxford-Pugwash-Fox Harbour-Wallace region. The best hydrogen values were detected in the Springhill area where the Athol syncline connects to the Oxford Fault, a crustal cutting fault.
While wildfire alerts restricted access to parts of the region, QMET and its partners plan to complete the survey in Fall 2025.
Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. (OTC:BTKRF) has entered into an acquisition agreement to purchase the Dansof project in Nova Scotia, significantly expanding its hydrogen exploration footprint. The acquisition adds 23 licenses totaling 1,356 claims, increasing QMET's total holdings from 559 to 1,915 claims.
Under the agreement terms, QMET will pay $50,000 in cash and issue 10 million common shares to the sellers, along with a 2.0% royalty on revenues from hydrogen or mineral sales. The company retains the option to repurchase 50% of the royalty for $2 million.
Additionally, QMET appointed Pam Sangster as Strategic Advisor, bringing over 30 years of mineral resource sector experience to strengthen the company's strategy.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC:BTKRF) has announced exceptional results from its latest soil gas sampling program in the Apple River-Shulie-Sandy corridor in Nova Scotia. The company reported multiple high-grade hydrogen concentrations, with values reaching up to 1,840 ppm, and 15 new samples exceeding 500 ppm.
The expanded sampling program, which included 200 additional samples collected north and east of the previous discovery area, has confirmed the continuity and expansion of multiple hydrogen-rich zones. The exploration was conducted in collaboration with Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (QIMC) and the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS).
The company plans to integrate the new data into its exploration model to refine priority targets for deeper subsurface testing and follow-up programs.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC:BTKRF) has reported promising initial results from its natural hydrogen exploration in Nova Scotia's Apple River-Shulie-Sandy corridor. The company's soil gas sampling revealed significant hydrogen concentrations, with 30 samples exceeding 500 ppm and peak readings of up to 1,033 ppm.
The exploration, conducted in partnership with QIMC and INRS, collected over 400 soil-gas samples, showing consistent hydrogen anomalies between 120-450 ppm. The project area features ideal geological conditions, including east-trending faults, granitic-gneisses, and favorable lithological structures. The company plans to initiate advanced geophysical surveys in September 2025 and commence exploration drilling in Q4 2025.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC:BTKRF) announced progress in its clean natural hydrogen initiatives across Eastern Canada. The company congratulated Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (QIMC) on securing a 5,000-meter drill permit from the Quebec government, marking a significant regulatory milestone.
In Nova Scotia, QMET reported the successful collection of over 50 soil gas samples in collaboration with QIMC and the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS). The company also holds clean natural hydrogen properties in Quebec's Matane region, strengthening its strategic presence in Eastern Canada.
Q Precious & Battery Metals (OTC:BTKRF) has launched a natural clean hydrogen soil sampling program in Nova Scotia through a strategic collaboration with Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (QIMC), the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), and Temiscamingue First Nations.
The exploration program will utilize non-invasive soil gas sampling techniques and geophysical surveys, leveraging QIMC and INRS's successful exploration model from their St-Bruno-de-Guigues project in Quebec. The initiative aims to identify and evaluate natural hydrogen assets in Nova Scotia's geological formations.
The Temiscamingue First Nations will actively participate, contributing their traditional ecological knowledge to enhance the exploration activities. The collected data will guide phases 2 and 3 of the program.
Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. (BTKRF) has finalized its acquisition of the Colchester project, which includes 8 licenses covering 559 claims in Nova Scotia. The property is strategically located adjacent to Quebec Innovative Materials Corp.'s Nova Scotia hydrogen district. Under the acquisition terms, QMET paid $25,000 non-refundable payment and issued 8 million common shares to the sellers. The agreement includes a 2.0% royalty on revenues from hydrogen or mineral sales, with an option to purchase 50% of the royalty for $2 million. The transaction requires CSE approval, and the issued securities have a four-month and one-day holding period.
Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. (BTKRF) has entered into an acquisition agreement for the Colchester project, comprising 7 licenses with 559 claims covering 89.44 square kilometers adjacent to QIMC's Nova Scotia hydrogen district.
The acquisition terms include a $25,000 non-refundable payment and 8,000,000 common shares issuance, plus a 2.0% royalty on hydrogen and mineral sales revenues, with an option to purchase 50% of the royalty for $2,000,000.
The Colchester project features strategic geological conditions for natural hydrogen and helium production, including deep structures, sedimentary depth over 7 kilometers, and strong geothermal gradients. QMET will utilize QIMC's exploration model, proven at their St-Bruno-de-Guigues property, to accelerate exploration in the Cumberland Basin.
Q Precious and Battery Metals Corp (CSE: QMET, OTC: BTKRF) has initiated diamond drill mobilization at the La Corne South project near Val d'Or, Quebec. The company is targeting two priority geophysical anomalies, EMG-1 and EMG-2, located approximately two kilometers south of their 2024 drilling sites.
Previous drilling in 2024 yielded significant results, including:
- Hole 24LCS-01: 0.83% copper equivalent over 25.45 meters, with sections containing up to 4.2% copper
- Hole 24LCS-03: 1.17% copper equivalent over 7.9 meters, including sections with 2.68% copper
The new phase focuses on TDEM anomalies EMG-1 and EMG-2, potentially located within the same volcanic horizon. First Class Diamond Drilling Inc., which successfully completed the first three drill holes in 2024, will continue the drilling operations. The program includes access to 5 additional target areas along a two-kilometer corridor.