Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) 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. The programs, requiring helicopter support, are scheduled for the last week of June and the first week of July. Canadian Helicopters out of Goose Bay, Labrador, will provide logistical support.
The Chapiteau Rare Earth Property, acquired in late 2025, consists of 25 map-staked units in one group and 18 units about 15 km east, covering part of a large REE-enriched alkaline intrusive system. The property lies approximately 100 km south of the Strange Lake REE deposits and 38 km northeast of the Crater Lake Scandium-REE resource. Historical exploration by Midland Exploration in 2010-2011 identified numerous REE targets through airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys totaling over 3,100 line-km. Grab samples returned 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, six grab samples exceeded 0.5% TREO, ranging from 1.4% to 3.02% TREO. The only known drill hole, Y3-11-04, intersected anomalous REE values averaging approximately 0.14% TREO + Y2O3 over its entire length, indicating a large mineralized system.
The Mehmet Rare Earth Property in North-Eastern Quebec is classified as a hyperalkaline rare-metals showing, hosting rare earth elements, niobium, zirconium, tantalum, and uranium. One sample contained 2157.1 ppm total rare earth elements, 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 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 this summer and early fall.' Wayne Holmstead, Quebec P.Geo., a qualified person under NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this release.
The Chapiteau property is considered one of the more compelling early-stage REE acquisitions due to its high-grade surface geochemistry, favorable alkaline intrusive geology, and proximity to established critical-mineral projects such as Strange Lake and Crater Lake. For more information, visit Noble Mineral Exploration Inc..
