Canadian lithium explorer Q2 Metals (TSX-V:QTWO) has expanded the main discovery zone at its Cisco Lithium Project in Québec to over 1km with the latest results from drilling.
Just under 7,000m was drilled over 14 holes in the 2025 winter drilling program.
The results of the first four holes drilled in this campaign show “major” intervals in hole 27 of 179.6m @ 1.66% lithium oxide, 58m @ 1.75% and 91.8m @ 1.81%.
Q2 Metals, which has a market capitalisation of C$69.5 million ($78.1 million), says collectively, the three intervals in hole 27 add up to being the best hole of the Cisco Project in terms of grade multiplied by width.
Hole 27 was a large step out designed to test the continuity of the main mineralised zone to the south.
The hole was collared 430m south of previously drilled hole 23, which returned a wide interval of 188.6m of continuous spodumene pegmatite @ 1.56% lithium oxide.
The new intervals in hole 27 are located 200m south of hole 23 and mineralisation remains open to the southeast.
CEO Alicia Milne says the large step outs from the main mineralised discovery zone were designed to test additional outcrops.
“The confirmation that the mineralisation continues over 1km to the south further cements Cisco’s position as a discovery with world class potential,” Milne says.
Vice President of Exploration Neil McCallum says the robust grades of all three main intervals in hole 27 highlights the overall trend that Q2 Metals is seeing at Cisco, which is consistent higher grades combined with wide intervals.
Additional drill testing will be undertaken during the summer program to determine whether the 1km strike length of the main mineralised zone is open to the south.
“The 2025 summer exploration program is underway, with crews at site conducting field exploration activities,” Milne says.
“A fully funded drill campaign is expected to start in late June, with more details to follow.”
Assays for the 10 remaining holes from the winter program are pending.
The Cisco Project spans 39,389 hectares and is located within the greater Nemaska traditional territory of the Eeyou Istchee Territory in the lithium-prolific James Bay region.
Write to Angela East at Mining.com.au
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