Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) (OTCQB: QIMCF) (FSE: 7FJ) has announced the expansion of its vibroseismic program into Ontario through the addition of Line 5, a 26.8 km east-west transect across the Ontario portion of the Lac Témiscamingue Graben. Combined with the company's existing 36 km Québec seismic program, the cross-border campaign now totals approximately 63 km. The Ontario line targets the highest soil-gas hydrogen concentrations QIMC has recorded in the region, and investors may be watching to see how the data informs the company's pathway from surface anomaly to defined drill targets.

Key Points

  • Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) announced a cross-border seismic expansion into Ontario
  • Line 5 adds 26.8 km of new 2D vibroseismic coverage across three contiguous segments in Hilliard, Armstrong, and Brethour townships
  • Combined Québec and Ontario seismic coverage reaches approximately 63 km; total company-wide seismic coverage across all districts is approximately 126.5 line-kilometres
  • Acquisition will be conducted by Echo Seismic Ltd. and processed by Earth Signal Processing Ltd. of Calgary

Line 5 Targets Richest Hydrogen Section of the Ontario Graben

QIMC selected the Line 5 corridor because it contains the highest soil-gas hydrogen concentrations recorded by the company in the Ontario portion of the Lac Témiscamingue Graben to date. The transect is positioned to intersect large total-magnetic-field anomalies interpreted as Nipissing mafic dykes and sills — considered potential source rocks for serpentinization-driven hydrogen generation — while maximising coverage of Ordovician and Silurian limestones, dolomites, and shales that may act as sealing lithologies for migrating hydrogen and helium. Line 5 is divided into three segments: Line 5a (12.9 km), Line 5b (0.58 km), and Line 5c (13.3 km).

Cross-Border Continuity Ties Ontario Directly into Québec Framework

A defining feature of Line 5 is its eastern anchor at the Québec border, allowing the Ontario seismic dataset to connect directly with QIMC's 36 km Témiscamingue program in Ville-Marie and St-Bruno-de-Guigues. The release states this creates a continuous structural framework of approximately 63 km across the graben. Both the Ontario and Québec lines will be acquired by Echo Seismic using identical vibroseis parameters and processed by Earth Signal Processing Ltd. to a common datum, enabling a single integrated structural interpretation across both provinces.

Nova Scotia Exploration Model Applied to Ontario Holdings

QIMC is replicating the staged workflow it used in Nova Scotia — combining soil-gas geochemistry, gravity and magnetic surveys, and 2D seismic — and applying it to its Ontario holdings. The company states its Nova Scotia program, now at approximately 63.7 km, produced the Apple River–Bennett Hill hot zones and that QIMC has drilled five exploration holes there, previously reporting qualitative free-gas observations during drilling of DDH-26-05 at Bennett Hill. The Ontario program uses the same contractor team and geophysical model developed with the Institut national de la recherche scientifique.

Non-Invasive Acquisition Conducted Along Existing Roads and Rights-of-Way

The company notes the vibroseismic program is non-invasive, conducted along existing roads and rights-of-way without drilling or explosives. QIMC states the program involves no hydraulic fracturing or reservoir stimulation and is being carried out in consultation with municipalities and First Nations in the survey area, including Timiskaming First Nation. The company's R2G2™ exploration framework underpins its broader portfolio of natural hydrogen and critical mineral projects across Québec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Minnesota.