Canadian mineral exploration company Q2 Metals (TSXV:QTWO) has launched its 2024 winter drill program at its 100% owned 8,668-ha Mia Lithium Property in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory of Quebec.
The first hole of the winter drill program was collared on 18 January and drilling has started at the west end of the more than 10km-long Mia Lithium Exploration Trend, which is 22km from the Billy Diamond Highway. It is also proximal to major hydro-powerline and all-season road infrastructure.
Q2 Metals President and CEO Alicia Milne says it is anticipated the winter program will consist of at least 4,000m with potential to expand the campaign.
The objective is to expand the subsurface pegmatite zone at the MIA 1 and MIA 2 zones and test the other new mineralized discoveries along the Mia Trend.
“We anticipate a busy year ahead, starting with our Winter Drill Program which will assist us in gaining a deeper understanding of the Mia property and the 11 mineralized zones identified within the more than 10-kilometre-long Mia Trend.”
The company’s inaugural drill program commenced in the fall of 2023 and concluded mid-December 2023 with a total of 31 holes drilled along the Mia Trend for about 5,601m.
Through its 2023 mapping and sampling programs, Q2 Metals defined 11 spodumene pegmatite mineralised zones along the Mia Trend of which only 7 have been drill-tested.
Two additional prospective LCT-style pegmatite trends (Bruce Trend and Lady Trend) were identified on the Property and initial mapping and sampling programs will commence on both new trends in the spring of 2024.
Q2 Metals also owns the Stellar Lithium Property with 77 claims totalling 3,972-ha, located some 6km north of its Mia Lithium Property. Q2 is also exploring the ‘highly prospective’ Big Hill and Titan gold projects in the Talgai Goldfields of the broader Warwick-Texas District of Queensland, Australia.
The Big Hill Gold Project is host to 54 ‘high-grade’ historical gold mines.
Write to Adam Orlando at Mining.com.au
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