Q2 Metals (TSX-V:QTWO) has extended the mineralised zone strike length to 1.5km at the Cisco Lithium Project in Québec, Canada, after completing its 2025 exploration winter program.
To date, 14 drillholes for 6,997m have been completed. Of the 14 drillholes, 10 intercepted spodumene-bearing pegmatite.
Assays are pending of all 14 drillholes, which is expected to be received next month.
During the winter program, samples were dispatched to SGS Canada for further preliminary metallurgical testwork. The aim of the testwork is to evaluate the beneficiation of the defined mineralised zone at Cisco with a traditional lithium pegmatite flowsheet.
Q2 Metals says the goal of the testwork is to produce a spodumene concentrate of greater than 6% lithium oxide with low iron content at a maximum lithium recovery.
CEO Alicia Milne says with all of the holes drilled at Cisco, the company has built a strong foundation for continued advancement.
“Cisco’s strategic position in the southernmost part of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, just 150km from rail access, gives it a distinct development advantage and further enhances the project’s long-term value,” Milne says.
“We remain well-funded, the project remains open in all directions and at depth, and we are eager to resume drilling in June.”
Vice President of Exploration Neil McCallum says during the winter program, the company nearly doubled the strike length of the main mineralised zone and have started to drill test other areas of interest that will require further work.
“On our return to the project in June, we will continue to systematically define the known mineralised zone, starting with hole 26, which ended due to the start of the traditional goose hunting season at 308.6m and in spodumene pegmatite,” McCallum says.
“Additional mapping and sampling of the Cisco Project will also be a priority this summer as we’ve explored less than 10% of our total land package, leaving a significant amount of the prospective 30km-long greenstone belt still to be tested.”
Q2 Metals is a Canadian mineral explorer focused on its Cisco Project within the greater Nemaska traditional territory of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Québec, Canada.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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