- CEO
- John Ioannis Karagiannidis
- Sector
- Energy minerals
- Industry
- Oil & gas production
- Address
- Vancouver Canada
- IPO Date
- Apr 22, 2021
- Business
- Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. is a Canadian mineral and clean energy exploration and development company focused on the discovery and commercialization of natural white hydrogen and high-purity industrial silica deposits. The company operates across the critical minerals and clean technology sectors, targeting markets that include zero-emission power generation, industrial decarbonization, high-efficiency data center energy supply, advanced semiconductors, photovoltaic cells, and silicon-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing. The company's core operational activities and product categories include: exploration and resource delineation of naturally occurring geologic hydrogen reservoirs; identification and evaluation of associated industrial helium occurrences; extraction and processing development of high-purity quartz and silica resources; supply of metallurgical-grade and specialty silica feedstock for silicon metal, engineered silicon monoxide, and fumed silica manufacturing; and execution of specialized geophysical and geochemical exploration programs, encompassing deep 2D seismic profiling, soil-gas spectrometry, gravimetric analysis, and structural rift mapping. Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. holds mineral exploration and development claims across North America, with primary assets situated in Quebec, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, Canada, as well as exploration permits in Minnesota, United States. Key project assets include the flagship Ville-Marie and St-Bruno-de-Guigues natural hydrogen properties located in the Témiscamingue Graben, exploration licenses within the Cumberland Basin in Nova Scotia, and the Charlevoix and Roncevaux high-grade silica projects in Quebec. In recent developments, the company executed a strategic corporate transformation, rebranding from Quebec Silica Resources Corp. to Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. in January 2023 to reflect its broadened focus on critical materials and clean energy systems. Building on its historical foundation in high-grade silica, the company pivoted aggressively into the emerging natural hydrogen sector, forming a multi-year research and technical alliance with the Institut national de la recherche scientifique to co-develop the proprietary Reactivated Rift and Graben Geostructure exploration framework. Additionally, the company maintains a strategic supply and collaboration relationship with HPQ Silicon Inc. to evaluate high-purity quartz samples for advanced silicon applications and battery materials. To concentrate capital and technical resources on its high-priority natural hydrogen assets and core Charlevoix silica property, the company also executed a definitive agreement to divest its 100 percent interest in the River Valley silica property. Incorporated in 2018, Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the ticker symbol QIMC, on the OTCQB Venture Market under QIMCF, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under 7FJ.