Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) has announced the commencement of Phase 2 summer exploration programs on its Chapiteau Rare Earth Property in Labrador and the Mehmet Rare Earth Property in Quebec. The programs, scheduled for the last week of June and the first week of July, will involve helicopter-supported surface exploration to advance these critical minerals projects.
The Chapiteau Rare Earth Property, located in western Labrador, was staked in late 2025 and comprises 43 map-staked units. It lies approximately 100 km south of the Strange Lake REE deposits and 38 km northeast of the Crater Lake Scandium-REE resource, placing it within one of Canada's most prospective rare earth districts. Historical work by Midland Exploration from 2010-2011, including a regional airborne magnetic and radiometric survey, identified numerous REE targets associated with a large magnetic alkaline granite complex about 9 km in diameter. Grab samples from the area returned exceptionally strong results, with up to 8.34% Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO) and heavy rare earth enrichment ranging from 2.29% to 12.85% HREO. Within Noble's ground, six grab samples exceeded 0.5% TREO, ranging from 1.4% to 3.02% TREO. The only known drill hole on the property, Y3-11-04, intersected anomalous REE values averaging approximately 0.14% TREO + Y2O3, indicating a large mineralized system.
The Mehmet Rare Earth Property in North-Eastern Quebec is classified as a hyperalkaline rare-metals showing, a geological environment known to host REEs, niobium, zirconium, tantalum, uranium, and other critical minerals. One sample returned 2157.1 ppm total rare earth elements, including 550 ppm neodymium, 623 ppm lanthanum, 483 ppm fluorine, and 1027.3 ppm cerium. These systems are attractive for their potential to host large-tonnage critical mineral deposits essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, permanent magnets, and defense technologies.
President and CEO H. Vance White commented, "We are pleased to get this program underway in order to determine the expected follow-up programs later this summer and early fall." The company plans to use helicopter support from Canadian Helicopters out of Goose Bay, Labrador.
Wayne Holmstead, Quebec P.Geo. #10434, a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, has verified the data disclosed in this news release and reviewed the technical information on behalf of Noble. The company's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "NOB." More information is available at Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.
