QIMC Drills New Company Record of 27.8% Clean Natural Hydrogen at Just 374 Metres at Bennett Hill, Nova Scotia
Original announcement by orestocks on
- Company
- Québec Innovative Materials Corp.
- Ticker
- QIMC.CN
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Primary commodity
- Hydrogen
- Secondary commodities
- Methane, Carbon dioxide
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-25 13:19:18 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
QIMC has reported a new company record of 27.8% natural hydrogen at a depth of 374 metres in the DDH-26-05 drill hole at Bennett Hill, Nova Scotia. The results show multiple high-concentration zones and a clean gas profile with negligible methane and carbon dioxide, supported by operational evidence of enhanced structural permeability.
Reasoning: The drill hole DDH-26-05 established a new company record for hydrogen concentration (27.8%) at a significantly shallower depth than the previous record, while also demonstrating clean gas composition and structural permeability.
Positive factors
- New company record grade
- Shallower intercept than previous record
- Multiple high-concentration zones
- Clean gas composition (low CH4/CO2)
- Evidence of structural permeability
Negative factors
- Preliminary field readings only
- No laboratory confirmation stated
Facts used in scoring: 5
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: The results extend the reported hydrogen system below 300 metres.
Evidence · text
“The new results extend the reported hydrogen system below 300 metres”
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: The release mentions preliminary field readings from an IsoJar analyzer but does not mention certified laboratory assaying or a QP sign-off for these specific mud-gas results.
Evidence · text
“Mud-gas readings reported in this release are preliminary field readings from IsoJar headspace samples”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (5)
DDH-26-05Bennett Hill · hydrogenGrade: 27.8Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH-26-05
- Project
- Bennett Hill
- Commodity
- hydrogen
- Region
- canada_ns
- Reported Region
- Nova Scotia
- Ticker
- QIMC.CN
Geometry
- Grade
- 27.8
- Grade Unit
- %
- From
- 374 m
- To
- 374 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH-26-05:374-374
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 27.8% H2 is a new company record and significantly higher than previous results.
Positive factors
- New company record
Evidence · text
“New company record: 27.8% H₂ (278,498 ppm) at 374 metres”
DDH-26-05Bennett Hill · hydrogenGrade: 23.7Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH-26-05
- Project
- Bennett Hill
- Commodity
- hydrogen
- Region
- canada_ns
- Reported Region
- Nova Scotia
- Ticker
- QIMC.CN
Geometry
- Grade
- 23.7
- Grade Unit
- %
- From
- 348 m
- To
- 348 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH-26-05:348-348
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High concentration hydrogen reading in a cluster.
Positive factors
- High concentration zone
Evidence · text
“up to 23.7% H₂ in a cluster at 348-354 m”
DDH-26-05Bennett Hill · hydrogenGrade: 15.8Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH-26-05
- Project
- Bennett Hill
- Commodity
- hydrogen
- Region
- canada_ns
- Reported Region
- Nova Scotia
- Ticker
- QIMC.CN
Geometry
- Grade
- 15.8
- Grade Unit
- %
- From
- 354 m
- To
- 354 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH-26-05:354-354
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant hydrogen concentration.
Evidence · text
“15.8% H₂ at 354 metres”
DDH-26-05Bennett Hill · hydrogenGrade: 19.1Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH-26-05
- Project
- Bennett Hill
- Commodity
- hydrogen
- Region
- canada_ns
- Reported Region
- Nova Scotia
- Ticker
- QIMC.CN
Geometry
- Grade
- 19.1
- Grade Unit
- %
- From
- 368 m
- To
- 368 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH-26-05:368-368
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High concentration hydrogen reading.
Evidence · text
“19.1% → 25.1% → 27.8% H₂ from 368-374 m”
DDH-26-05Bennett Hill · hydrogenGrade: 12.1Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH-26-05
- Project
- Bennett Hill
- Commodity
- hydrogen
- Region
- canada_ns
- Reported Region
- Nova Scotia
- Ticker
- QIMC.CN
Geometry
- Grade
- 12.1
- Grade Unit
- %
- From
- 377 m
- To
- 377 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH-26-05:377-377
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Double-digit hydrogen continues at depth.
Evidence · text
“double-digit readings of 10.4% and 12.1% H₂ at 377 metres”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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