QIMC Completes Expanded 63.7-Kilometre Seismic Survey Across Nova Scotia Hydrogen and Helium District
Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC; OTCQB: QIMCF) has completed an expanded 63.7 line-kilometre 2D seismic acquisition program across its Apple River–Advocate–Bennett Hill–Port Greville district in Nova Scotia, bringing a major phase of field data collection to a close as the company works to define subsurface targets for natural hydrogen, helium and natural gas.
The survey, conducted by Echo Seismic Ltd. in Cumberland County, was originally designed to cover 50 kilometres. QIMC increased its scope by 13.7 kilometres after identifying additional areas of interest through ongoing exploration and the integration of geological, geochemical and geophysical data.
The expansion represents a 27.4% increase in seismic coverage over the original program. According to the company, the additional lines were positioned to connect newly identified hydrogen, helium and natural gas anomalies with the broader regional structural framework.
The completion of acquisition marks a transition from collecting seismic measurements in the field to processing and interpreting the data. The full dataset has been delivered to Earth Signal Processing Ltd. (ESP) in Calgary, where processing is already underway.
QIMC intends to integrate the seismic results with its existing exploration information to better understand the geological structures associated with the district's different gas occurrences. The objective is to identify faults, geological boundaries and potential subsurface configurations that may help explain the distribution of natural hydrogen, helium and hydrocarbons.
The company has assembled a substantial regional dataset comprising more than 10,000 soil-gas samples, over 3,500 metres of drill core, gravity measurements, airborne and ground magnetic surveys, radon-thoron data and the newly acquired seismic lines.
QIMC describes this as Canada's most comprehensive natural hydrogen exploration dataset. That characterization is the company's assessment, rather than an independently established comparison with other Canadian exploration programs.
The value of combining these methods lies in the different information each provides. Soil-gas surveys can identify surface anomalies, while gravity and magnetic measurements help characterize geological structures and variations in subsurface rock properties. Drill core provides direct geological information at specific locations, and seismic reflection data can help map the geometry of formations and faults between those locations.
By integrating the datasets, QIMC aims to move beyond individual gas anomalies toward a more coherent geological model of the district.
A particularly important element is the relationship between the new seismic coverage and drill hole DDH-26-05 at Bennett Hill.
QIMC reports that free gas was observed in the borehole and that its location lies directly on the Bennett Hill seismic line. This creates an opportunity to compare direct subsurface observations with seismic interpretations along the same survey corridor.
That relationship is relevant because it may help the company evaluate whether structures interpreted from seismic data correspond with geological conditions encountered during drilling.
However, the presence of free gas in a borehole does not, by itself, establish a commercially recoverable accumulation. The October 14 announcement does not provide new gas concentrations, sustained flow rates, reservoir pressure measurements or resource estimates from DDH-26-05.
The new seismic program also covers a broader multi-gas setting than Bennett Hill alone.
Across the Apple River–Advocate–Bennett Hill–Port Greville district, QIMC is investigating areas prospective for natural hydrogen, helium and conventional natural gas. These gases can have different geological origins and may occupy different parts of a shared structural framework.
Natural hydrogen exploration is focused on understanding geological generation and migration processes and identifying conditions under which hydrogen might accumulate.
Helium exploration involves evaluating potential sources, migration pathways and trapping conditions, while the district's hydrocarbon anomalies introduce an additional conventional gas exploration component.
The seismic data should help QIMC assess how these different systems relate to regional faults, sedimentary formations and basement structures.
Full press release is attached below:
Montréal, Québec--(Newsfile Corp. - October 14, 2026) - Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) (OTCQB: QIMCF) (FSE: 7FJ) ("QIMC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of its expanded 63.7 line-kilometre 2D seismic acquisition program conducted by Echo Seismic Ltd. across the Apple River - Advocate - Bennett Hill - Port Greville multi-gas district of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
The program was originally planned at 50 line-kilometres and was expanded to 63.7 km after the Company's ongoing exploration work identified new hot zones and targets for clean natural hydrogen, helium and natural gas across the district. The additional 13.7 km of seismic coverage was designed to tie these new zones into the regional structural picture and to further define targets along the full Apple River - Advocate - Bennett Hill - Port Greville trend.
Field acquisition is now complete, and the full seismic dataset has been delivered to Earth Signal Processing Ltd. ("ESP") of Calgary, where processing is already underway. The seismic data are being processed together with the Company's entire multi-layer dataset, and that work is ongoing: as each new layer comes in, the hot zones and targets across the district continue to expand.
With the seismic acquisition complete, QIMC now holds what the Company believes is the most complete exploration dataset for natural hydrogen in Canada. Across the Nova Scotia district, the Company has assembled more than 10,000 soil-gas samples, over 3,500 metres of drill core, gravity data, airborne and ground magnetics, radon-thoron surveys, and now 63.7 km of 2D seismic. Free gas observed in drill hole DDH-26-05 ties directly into the Bennett Hill seismic line, providing a direct link between gas observed in the subsurface and the structures imaged by the new data.
Program Highlights
63.7 km of 2D seismic acquired across the Apple River - Advocate - Bennett Hill - Port Greville multi-gas district, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Program expanded from 50 km following the identification of additional clean natural hydrogen, helium and natural gas hot zones
Canada's most complete natural hydrogen exploration dataset: 10,000+ soil-gas samples, 3,500+ m of drill core, gravity, magnetics, radon-thoron, and 63.7 km of seismic
Free gas observed in DDH-26-05 ties directly into the Bennett Hill seismic line
The entire dataset is currently being processed by Earth Signal Processing Ltd., with hot zones and targets continuing to expand as new layers are integrated
Quebec seismic program is next
John Karagiannidis, President and CEO of QIMC, commented: "Completing 63.7 kilometres of seismic across the Apple River - Advocate - Bennett Hill - Port Greville district is another significant milestone for QIMC and for Cumberland County. We expanded this program from 50 kilometres because the ground kept telling us to - every new hot zone we identified for clean natural hydrogen, helium and natural gas deserved coverage, and we now have the line data to tie them together. Combined with more than 10,000 soil-gas samples, 3,500+ metres of core, gravity, magnetics and radon-thoron data, and the free gas we observed in DDH-26-05 right on the Bennett Hill line, QIMC now holds the most complete natural hydrogen dataset in Canada. All of these data are now being processed by ESP, and every layer we add keeps expanding the hot zones and the targets. This district keeps getting bigger."
"None of this happens without people. I want to sincerely thank the communities of Apple River, Advocate, Port Greville and the surrounding area, the Municipality of Cumberland County, the Province of Nova Scotia, and our surface landowner partners. Their support and hospitality made this program possible, and we are committed to continuing to work with them as the project advances towards our pilot production pathway."
"With the Nova Scotia 2D seismic acquisition complete, the Echo Seismic crews turn next to Quebec and then to Ontario, where we will apply the same approach to our hydrogen and helium targets."
Next Steps
Earth Signal Processing to complete processing of the 63.7 km 2D seismic dataset together with the Company's full multi-layer dataset
Hot zones and targets across the district to be updated as processing advances and new layers are integrated
Mobilization of the seismic crew and equipment to the Company's Quebec properties
Continued testing at DDH-26-05
About Quebec Innovative Materials Corp.
Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. is a North American exploration and development company advancing a portfolio of natural hydrogen and critical mineral projects. The Company is advancing its district-scale hydrogen exploration model across Québec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Minnesota, leveraging its proprietary R2G2™ framework.
QIMC is committed to responsible exploration, technical innovation and sustainable development, with the objective of supporting clean energy and decarbonization initiatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
QUEBEC INNOVATIVE MATERIALS CORP.
John Karagiannidis
President & Chief Executive Officer
Email: info@qimaterials.com
Tel: +1 514-726-7058
Website: www.qimaterials.com
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Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation, statements regarding the processing and interpretation of seismic and other exploration data; the expansion of hot zones and targets; the timing and scope of the Company's planned seismic programs in Quebec and Ontario; continued DDH-26-05 testing; the pilot production pathway; and the potential for hydrogen, helium and natural gas at the Company's properties. Such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions of management and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially, including exploration results, availability of financing, regulatory approvals, weather and field conditions, and the other risks described in the Company's public filings on SEDAR+. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements except as required by law.
