Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) has completed the Phase 1 helicopter-supported summer exploration program on its Chapiteau Rare Earth Property in Labrador and the Mehmet Rare Earth Property in Quebec, Canada. The program, which took place during the last week of June and first week of July, involved surface exploration and utilized Canadian Helicopters out of Goose Bay, Labrador for support.
A total of 69 samples have been sent to Activation Labs in Ancaster, Ontario for analysis of gold, platinum, palladium, and multiple elements including rare earth elements. Results are expected around mid-August, at which time follow-up exploration will be planned. Additionally, Noble has applied to the Ontario Junior Exploration Program for diamond drilling on the Lucas Property near Timmins, Ontario, though access constraints due to water-soaked ground will delay the program until freeze-up.
The Chapiteau Rare Earth Property, located in western Labrador, consists of 25 map-staked units in one group and 18 map-staked units about 15 km east. It lies approximately 100 km south of the Strange Lake REE deposits and 38 km northeast of the Crater Lake Scandium-REE resource, in one of Canada's most prospective rare earth districts. The property covers part of a large REE-enriched alkaline intrusive system first explored by Midland Exploration during 2010-2011. Midland's regional airborne survey identified numerous REE targets associated with a large magnetic alkaline granite complex approximately 9 km in diameter. Regional sampling returned exceptionally strong results, including grab samples containing up to 8.34% Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO), with heavy rare earth enrichment ranging from 2.29% to 12.85% HREO. Within Noble's ground, Midland identified six grab samples exceeding 0.5% TREO, ranging from 1.4% to 3.02% TREO.
Only one known drill hole, Y3-11-04, was completed on the property, testing the CP North showing. The hole intersected coarse-grained alkaline granite with disseminated iron oxides and amphiboles, returning anomalous REE values averaging approximately 0.14% TREO + Y2O3 over the entire hole. Intervals included 0.13% TREO + Y2O3 over 7.5 m, 0.14% TREO + Y2O3 over 12.0 m, and 0.16% TREO + Y2O3 over 7.5 m, indicating a large mineralized system.
The Mehmet Rare Earth Property in northeastern Quebec is classified as a hyperalkaline rare-metals showing, a geological environment that can host REEs, niobium, zirconium, tantalum, uranium, and other critical minerals. One government sample contained 2157.1 ppm rare earth elements including 550 ppm neodymium, 623 ppm lanthanum, 483 ppm fluorine, and 1027.3 ppm cerium. These systems are attractive for large-tonnage critical mineral deposits essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, permanent magnets, and advanced defense technologies.
H Vance White, President & CEO, stated, "We are pleased to get this program underway in order to determine the expected follow up programs later the summer and early fall." Wayne Holmstead, P.Geo., a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, has verified the data and approved the technical information in this release.
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company with holdings in Canada Nickel Company Inc., Homeland Nickel Inc., East Timmins Nickel Inc. (20%), and the Holdsworth gold exploration property in Wawa, Ontario. The company holds mineral and/or exploration rights in approximately 70,000 hectares in Northern Ontario and 25,000 hectares in Quebec, including the Chapiteau REE property in Newfoundland and Labrador.
For more information, see Noble's press releases dated November 25, 2025, June 08, 2026, and July 13, 2026, available at NewMediaWire.
