QIMC Announces Major Milestones: Completion of Line 1 Extension to the West and Hydrogen Model.
Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) (FSE: 7FJ) (“QI Materials”, “QIMC” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the successful extension of Line 1 to the west, executed in partnership with INRS (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique) doubling Line 1’s area of high hydrogen values to over 3.25 kms. Additionally, we are proud to present the comprehensive hydrogen model developed by Professor Marc Richer-Lafleche and share insights into the sources of the clean natural renewable identified in the Ville Marie project.
John Karagiannidis, CEO of QIMC, said:
The potential for developing a robust hydrogen infrastructure at Ville Marie and St-Bruno-de-Guigues is crucial for meeting local community needs and supporting Quebec’s broader clean emission goals.
“This initiative is expected to play a vital role in reducing Quebec’s greenhouse gas emissions and fostering sustainable energy practices.”
Completion of Line 1 Extension to the West
To delineate the area of high hydrogen values observed along line 1 of the July 2024 soil-gas survey, the field crew extended line 1 westward during the first week of August 2024. The extension starts at the end of the forest trail and ends near the chemin des secondes et troisièmes rangs of St-Bruno-de-Guigues (line 7), thus doubling the length of line 1.
Professor Marc Richer-Laflèche, head of the QIMC hydrogen program and INRS’s scientific head of Applies Geoscience Laboratory notes:
The concentration distribution of the hydrogen soil anomalies (figure 1) emphasizes a westward delineation of the hydrogen anomaly domain.
“This spatial variability may reflect, among other things, the presence of contrasting geological units (arkosic sandstones, Cobalt Group conglomerates, Ordovician dolomitic limestones) and also the probable presence of the Rivière-Blanche fault, which may be present in the St-Bruno-de-Guigues area beneath the thick glacial-lacustrine sediments.”
John Karagiannidis, CEO of QIMC, said:
“We believe that this fault is partly responsible for the emplacement of hydrogen in the St-Bruno-de-Guigues area.”
“The location of this fault is a priority for QIMC and INRS and will be the subject of a high spatial resolution audiomagnetotelluric survey to be carried out in the fall of 2024.”
Diagram showing the variation of soil H2 concentrations along the St-Bruno-de-Guigues section of Line 1. The new data presented in this release correspond to stations from 1700 m to 3250 m.
Hydrogen Model
Professor Marc Richer Laflèche observes:
“In addition to bedrock lithological contrasts, local Quaternary features may explain some of the trends observed in the distribution of soil hydrogen concentrations. For example, MRNF drill data from the Line 1 sector (intersection of Route 101 and Chemin du 4e Rang) indicate the presence of a 6 m thick gravel unit above the bedrock. This is overlain by 55 m of sandy-silty sediments of glaciolacustrine origin (MacIntosh, 1973: GM 29616; SIGEOM). Thickness variations from east to west of the gravelly unit (a more permeable, porous and lenticular unit) may partially control the distribution of hydrogen along Line 1.”
John Karagiannidis, president of QIMC notes:
“This will be further verified by a geoelectric tomography (ERT) survey in the fall of 2024 and by a series of geotechnical boreholes in the spring of 2025.”
Sources of natural clean renewable hydrogen at St-Bruno-de-Guigues
The geological map in Figure 2 shows the local geology in the vicinity of Line 1 at St-Bruno-de-Guigues. The volcanic belt of the Baby Group, including 4 units of iron formations (with extensions of the order of 10 km), basaltic tholeiites (iron-rich amphibolites) and peridotites and komatiites (ultramagnesian rocks), is perpendicular to the graben and basins of Huronian (Cobalt Gp) and Ordovician (New-Liskeard Gp) sedimentary rocks (Richer-LaFlèche et al., 2020).
Professor Marc Richer-Laflèche, said:
“This overlap implies the presence of Fe- and Mg-rich Archean rocks beneath the Proterozoic sedimentary rocks of the graben.”
“Furthermore, this interpretation is supported by MRNF aeromagnetic data (SIGEOM interactive map), which show a westward continuity of magnetic anomalies originating from the magnetic rocks of the Baby Gp. The presence of mafic and ultramafic rocks that may contain olivine relics and a high proportion of amphiboles could explain the hydrogen production.”
“Note that during the hydration process, H2O is reduced to H2 by Fe2+-rich mafic and ultramafic minerals. On the other hand, Cobalt Group arkosic sandstones, which are particularly rich in potassium and actinides, are ideal for the production of radiolytic hydrogen. The interaction of deep groundwater with these rocks could produce radiolytic hydrogen. This hydrogen could mix with hydrogen produced by mineral hydrolysis.”
John Karagiannidis, president of QIMC, said:
“Our exploration of hydrogen within the Ville Marie project continues to yield significant results and our partner at INRS has developed a comprehensive model”
“The Ville Marie asset’s geological and environmental characteristics offer a unique opportunity to establish a robust hydrogen energy network, which will play a critical role in Quebec’s overall strategy to advance clean energy and support a low-carbon economy.”
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