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Cisco becomes finalist for Discovery of the Year: Q2 Metals

Q2 Metals’ (TSX-V:QTWO) Cisco Lithium Project has been recognised by the Association de I’exploration minière du Québec (AEMQ) as a finalist for the Discovery of the Year Award. 

The award will be announced at the upcoming XPLOR 2025 conference in Montreal, Canada. The event is held between 27-30 October 2025. 

The Cisco Lithium Project, covering 41,253 hectares, has district-scale potential with an initial exploration target ranging 215 to 329 million tonnes at a grade of between 1 and 1.38% lithium oxide. 

Q2 Metals is continuing to drill test the property, with mineralisation open at depth and along strike. The 2025 exploration program is ongoing, with assay results expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks and months amid working towards an initial resource estimate. 

AEMQ is a non-profit organisation that aims to support the development of Québec’s mining entrepreneurship and exploration. The association brings together more than 1,000 individual members and 190 corporate members.

Q2 Metals has also appointed Simon Gaivin as Vice President of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). Gaivin will oversee the company’s ESG activities, including environmental, community, and First Nations relations and partnerships. 

Gaivin says he is passionate about building a sustainable operation that empowers local communities and fosters circular economics. 

“I look forward to collaborating with Q2’s driven and dynamic team to establish a global benchmark through the Cisco Lithium Project and across the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region,” he says. 

Q2 Metals is a Canadian mineral explorer focused on discoveries within the greater Nemaska traditional territory of the Eeyou Istchee, James Bay region of Canada. 

Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au   

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Written By Aaliyah Rogan
Originally from New Zealand, Aaliyah brings several years of experience covering the resources sector, with a focus on companies, commodities and global mining markets. Her reporting has spanned European markets and the evolving global mining landscape, with a focus on the stories and market forces driving change across the sector.