QIMC Confirms Second Major Natural Hydrogen Discovery in Nova Scotia with 4 km Anomalous Zone

Québec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) has confirmed a second major natural hydrogen discovery in Nova Scotia, further positioning the province as a potential hydrogen hub in North America.

At the East Advocate site, QIMC and its partner INRS identified a 4 km continuous anomalous line along Bennett Hill Road, averaging 623 ppm H₂ across 47 soil-gas samples. The survey returned a peak value of 2,247 ppm, with more than one-third of samples exceeding 500 ppm and several surpassing 1,000 ppm.

This follows QIMC’s July announcement of record-setting hydrogen concentrations at West Advocate, where samples peaked at 5,558 ppm. Taken together, the results suggest a multi-kilometre hydrogen system linked to the Cobequid Fault Zone, a major crustal feature in Nova Scotia with complex volcanic, sedimentary, and granitic geology conducive to hydrogen generation and migration.

“These Eastern Advocate results firmly establish that Nova Scotia hosts not just isolated anomalies, but an expanding hydrogen system with scale,” said John Karagiannidis, QIMC President & CEO.

With Southampton and Springhill surveys still pending, QIMC is expanding its land position and preparing for further phases of exploration this fall.

Full press release is below: