Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) has announced the completion of Phase 1 of its 2026 summer exploration program on the Chapiteau Rare Earth Property in Labrador and the Mehmet Rare Earth Property in Quebec. The program, which required helicopter support, took place during the last week of June and the first week of July, with Canadian Helicopters out of Goose Bay, Labrador providing the service.
A total of 69 samples have been sent to Activation Labs in Ancaster, Ontario, to be analyzed for gold, platinum, palladium and ICP analysis for multiple elements including a suite of rare earth elements. Results are expected to be available around mid-August, at which time work will be planned for follow-up exploration. Additionally, Noble has made an application to the Ontario Junior Exploration Program for a program of diamond drilling on the Lucas Property near Timmins, Ontario. However, access to the property is by water-soaked ground, so the program will be delayed 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. The property lies in one of Canada's most prospective rare earth districts, about 100 km south of the Strange Lake REE deposits and 38 km northeast of the Crater Lake Scandium-REE resource. It covers part of a large REE-enriched alkaline intrusive system first explored by Midland Exploration during 2010-2011. Midland completed a regional airborne magnetic and radiometric survey totaling more than 3,100 line-km and identified numerous REE targets associated with a large magnetic alkaline granite complex approximately 9 km in diameter. Regional sampling produced 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 mineralized samples. Within the ground now held by Noble, 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. The hole tested the CP North showing and intersected coarse-grained alkaline granite with disseminated iron oxides and amphiboles. Although grades were modest, the entire hole returned anomalous REE values averaging approximately 0.14% TREO + Y2O3, demonstrating a large mineralized system rather than isolated surface occurrences. Some 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.
The Mehmet Rare Earth Property, located in North-Eastern Quebec, is classified as a hyperalkaline rare-metals showing according to Quebec's SIGÉOM mineral occurrence database. This type of geological environment can host rare earth elements, niobium, zirconium, tantalum, uranium, and other critical minerals commonly associated with alkaline intrusive complexes and carbonatites. One government sample was found to contain a total of 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 because they can contain large-tonnage critical mineral deposits essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, permanent magnets, and advanced defense technologies.
H Vance White, President & CEO, said, ”We are pleased to get this program underway in order to determine the expected follow up programs later the summer and early fall.” The qualified person for the news release is Wayne Holmstead, P.Geo. for Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, who has verified the data disclosed.
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company with holdings in several properties across Ontario, Quebec, and Labrador. The company holds mineral and/or exploration rights in approximately 70,000 hectares in Northern Ontario and about 25,000 hectares elsewhere in Quebec. The successful completion of this Phase 1 program marks a step forward in evaluating the potential of these critical mineral properties, which are increasingly important for the global transition to clean energy and advanced technologies.
