Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) has announced the next phase of its 2026 summer exploration season, with surface exploration programs planned on its Chapiteau Rare Earth Property in Labrador and the Mehmet Rare Earth Property in Quebec, Canada. The programs, which require helicopter support, are scheduled for the last week of June and the first week of July, with Canadian Helicopters out of Goose Bay, Labrador providing support.
The Chapiteau Rare Earth Property, acquired in late 2025, consists of 25 map-staked units in one group and 18 map-staked units about 15 km east, covering part of a large REE-enriched alkaline intrusive system in one of Canada's most prospective rare earth districts. The property is located about 100 km south of the Strange Lake REE deposits and 38 km northeast of the Crater Lake Scandium-REE resource. Previous exploration by Midland Exploration during 2010-2011, including a regional airborne magnetic and radiometric survey totaling over 3,100 line-km, identified numerous REE targets associated with a large magnetic alkaline granite complex approximately 9 km in diameter. Regional sampling produced exceptionally strong results, with grab samples containing up to 8.34% Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO), heavy rare earth enrichment ranging from 2.29% to 12.85% HREO, and high values of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, praseodymium, yttrium, dysprosium, and gadolinium oxides. 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, testing the CP North showing. It intersected coarse-grained alkaline granite with disseminated iron oxides and amphiboles, with the entire hole returning anomalous REE values averaging approximately 0.14% TREO + Y2O3, demonstrating a large mineralized system. 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 in North-Eastern Quebec is an early-stage rare metals and rare earth occurrence classified as a hyperalkaline rare-metals showing, which can host rare earth elements, niobium, zirconium, tantalum, uranium, and other critical minerals commonly associated with alkaline intrusive complexes and carbonatites. One sample contained 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 for their potential to contain large-tonnage critical mineral deposits essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, permanent magnets, and advanced defense technologies.
President & CEO H. Vance White 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 company's focus on critical minerals aligns with growing demand for rare earth elements used in clean energy and high-tech applications. As Western nations seek to reduce reliance on Chinese supply, projects like these are increasingly strategic. The exploration results will inform future development decisions and could position Noble as a key player in the critical minerals supply chain.
Wayne Holmstead, Quebec P.Geo., a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, has verified the data disclosed in this news release and reviewed the technical information. For more details, visit Noble Mineral Exploration.
