Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) announced the completion of its Phase 1, 2026 summer exploration program on the Chapiteau Rare Earth Property in Labrador and the Mehmet Rare Earth Property in Quebec. The helicopter-supported surface exploration took place during the last week of June and the first week of July, with Canadian Helicopters out of Goose Bay, Labrador providing support. A total of 69 samples have been sent to Activation Labs in Ancaster, Ontario for analysis of gold, platinum, palladium, and a suite of rare earth elements. Results are expected around mid-August, after which follow-up exploration will be planned.
In addition, Noble has applied to the Ontario Junior Exploration Program for a diamond drilling program on the Lucas Property near Timmins, Ontario. Access to the property requires freeze-up due to water-soaked ground, so drilling will be delayed until winter.
The Chapiteau Rare Earth Property, located in western Labrador, consists of 25 map-staked units in one group and 18 units about 15 km east. It lies in one of Canada's most prospective rare earth districts, approximately 100 km south of the Strange Lake REE deposits and 38 km northeast of the Crater Lake Scandium-REE resource. The property covers part of a large REE-enriched alkaline intrusive system first explored by Midland Exploration in 2010-2011. Midland's regional airborne survey identified numerous REE targets associated with a 9 km-diameter magnetic alkaline granite complex. Grab samples from the area returned up to 8.34% Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO), with heavy rare earth enrichment ranging from 2.29% to 12.85% HREO. Notably, six grab samples within Noble's ground exceeded 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. It intersected coarse-grained alkaline granite with disseminated iron oxides and amphiboles. While grades were modest, the entire hole returned anomalous REE values averaging approximately 0.14% TREO + Y2O3, indicating a large mineralized system. Intervals included 0.13% TREO + Y2O3 over 7.5 m, 0.14% over 12.0 m, and 0.16% over 7.5 m. According to Noble, Chapiteau is compelling because it combines high-grade surface geochemistry, favorable alkaline intrusive geology, and proximity to established critical-mineral projects such as Strange Lake and Crater Lake.
The Mehmet Rare Earth Property in northeastern Quebec is classified as a hyperalkaline rare-metals showing, according to Quebec's SIGÉOM database. Such environments can host REEs, niobium, zirconium, tantalum, uranium, and other critical minerals. One government sample contained 2157.1 ppm total REEs, including 550 ppm neodymium, 623 ppm lanthanum, 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.
H Vance White, President & CEO, stated, "We are pleased to get this program underway in order to determine the expected follow-up programs later this summer and early fall." The results from the 69 samples will guide next steps. For more information on the properties, refer to Noble's press releases dated November 25, 2025 and June 08, 2026, available on NewMediaWire.
