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Drill Results

QIMC Reports Diamond Drilling Underway at West Advocate Hydrogen Project, Nova Scotia

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Feb 18, 2026 · 07:01 QIMC · 0.76 Quebec Innovative Materials Corp.
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Executive Summary

  • Québec Innovative Materials Corp. (QIMC) commenced diamond drilling on February 17, 2026 at the West Advocate natural clean‑hydrogen project in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
  • The drill rig mobilized by Maritime Drilling Inc. is now actively testing fault‑controlled targets identified through prior surface geochemical surveys and structural interpretation.
  • CEO John Karagiannidis highlighted that this marks the transition from surface data collection to subsurface evaluation, advancing QIMC’s structured exploration strategy in the Cumberland Basin.

Key Details

  • Drilling Start: February 17, 2026 – diamond drilling operations began at West Advocate, Nova Scotia.
  • Operator: Maritime Drilling Inc. has mobilized equipment and is conducting the drill program on site.
  • Program Objective: Intersect fault and fracture systems that are interpreted as advective pathways for hydrogen migration and accumulation.
  • Exploration Context: Follows multi‑season soil‑gas (hydrogen, radon/thoron) surveys, structural mapping, basin‑margin analysis, and target refinement based on anomaly clustering.
  • Strategic Importance: West Advocate is part of QIMC’s expanding Cumberland Basin portfolio; drilling represents the execution phase of converting surface geochemical anomalies into subsurface geological confirmation.
  • CEO Comment: “With the drill now turning at West Advocate, we entered the subsurface testing phase… Our focus remains disciplined operational execution as we advance this next stage of development.” – John Karagiannidis, President & CEO.

Notable Quotes

“With the drill now turning at West Advocate, we entered the subsurface testing phase on February 17, 2026, of our Nova Scotia hydrogen program… Our focus remains disciplined operational execution as we advance this next stage of development.” – John Karagiannidis, President & CEO.

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