Q Precious cites hydrogen find ahead of drilling

Mr. Richard Penn reports QMET APPLAUDS QIMC HYDROGEN DISCOVERY AT WEST ADVOCATE; STRENGTHENS GEOLOGICAL CASE FOR QMET'S UPCOMING NOVA SCOTIA DRILL CAMPAIGN Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. has congratulated Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. on its significant hydrogen discovery at the West Advocate project in Nova Scotia, as disclosed yesterday. Quebec Innovative reported that its first diamond drill hole (DDH-26-01), part of a planned five-hole systematic program, intersected an approximately 40-metre-wide previously unmapped fault corridor between 142 and 191 metres depth, accompanied by elevated hydrogen (H2) readings exceeding 1,000 parts per million at surface (instrument upper detection limit), visible gas bubbling and pressurized formation water inflow. The drilling program continues. Q Precious's Nova Scotia hydrogen exploration lands are located immediately east of Quebec Innovative's West Advocate discovery area and are operated by Quebec Innovative under a working relationship whereby Quebec Innovative leads exploration activities on behalf of Q Precious. The structural trends interpreted at West Advocate extend regionally toward Q Precious's ground position, reinforcing the geological rationale for Q Precious's upcoming drill campaign. Regional structural validation Quebec Innovative's results confirm the presence of a structurally controlled hydrogen migration system associated with major deformation corridors in the Cobequid Highlands region. The identification of: A wide hydrogen-bearing fault corridor; Pressurized formation water with visible gas; Low oxygen and no methane detection; Structural association with cataclasites and graphite-rich shear zones. Provides compelling geological evidence that hydrogen occurrence in the Advocate district is structurally controlled rather than random or isolated. For Q Precious, this is particularly significant. The company's land package lies along the interpreted eastern continuation of this same structural regime. The emerging district-scale hydrogen corridor concept materially strengthens the probability model underpinning Q Precious's planned drill testing. Impact on Q Precious's upcoming drill campaign Richard Penn, chief executive officer of Q Precious, commented: "We congratulate Quebec Innovative on this important discovery milestone. The confirmation of a hydrogen-bearing structural corridor at West Advocate materially derisks the broader Advocate hydrogen district, including QMET's ground to the east. "The geological characteristics reported -- including fault-controlled hydrogen migration, pressurized water inflow and structural continuity toward Bennett Hill -- support our thesis that this is not a single occurrence, but part of a larger, district-scale hydrogen system. "As Quebec Innovative advances its five-hole program, QMET is preparing to test analogous structural targets on our claims. We believe the district has now transitioned from conceptual exploration to drill-confirmed structural validation." Q Precious's forthcoming drill program will target interpreted structural extensions, magnetic and gravity anomalies, and zones of coincident hydrogen, radon and thoron anomalies identified in earlier surface work. The company expects its drilling to directly test the eastern continuation of the structural corridor concept now supported by subsurface data. District-scale hydrogen opportunity in Nova Scotia The Advocate region is rapidly emerging as one of the most active natural hydrogen exploration districts in North America. Quebec Innovative's first-hole results -- part of a systematic five-hole campaign -- represent a key technical inflection point for hydrogen exploration in Nova Scotia. For Q Precious shareholders, this development: Validates the regional structural hydrogen model; Reduces geological uncertainty across the district; Enhances confidence in upcoming drill targeting; Strengthens the strategic value of Q Precious's Nova Scotia land position. Q Precious remains well positioned to benefit from continued exploration success within the Advocate hydrogen corridor. About Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. Q Precious is a Canadian natural resource exploration company with 100-per-cent-owned mineral projects in Quebec and Nova Scotia focused on the exploration of critical and precious metals, as well as natural white hydrogen. Flagship projects include the LaCorne South critical minerals project and the recently acquired Matane in Quebec, and the Colchester natural hydrogen projects in Nova Scotia, in a collaboration with Quebec Innovative Materials. We seek Safe Harbor.