Noble Minerals Acquires a Rare Earth Property in Labrador

Core Insights - Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. has acquired a rare earth element (REE) enriched system on its Chapiteau Property, located 100 kilometers south of the Strange Lake and B-Zone deposits, and 38 kilometers northeast of the Crater Lake Scandium-Rare Earth resource [1][16]. Acquisition Details - The Chapiteau Property consists of 25 map staked units covering approximately 647 hectares [1]. - The property was previously explored by Midland Exploration Inc. in 2010/2011, which conducted a 3,143-line-kilometer airborne magnetic and radiometric survey identifying several new REE exploration targets [4]. Mineralization Findings - Selected samples from 81 rock outcrops and mineralized boulders returned high values of up to 8.34% total rare earth element oxides (TREOs), including yttrium [4]. - Heavy rare earth element oxides (HREOs) in samples ranged from 2.29% to 12.85% for those containing more than 0.5% TREO [4]. - Significant individual REE results included up to 8.22% cerium oxide (Ce2O3), 3.38% lanthanum oxide (La2O3), and 3.39% neodymium oxide (Nd2O3) [4]. Geological Context - The best concentrations of mineralization are associated with iron oxides in pegmatite-aplite dikes and iron oxide clusters in an alkaline granite intrusion, which is identified as a 9-kilometer diameter airborne magnetic anomaly [5]. - Recent grab samples from the property returned TREO values ranging from 1.40% to 3.02% [6]. Previous Exploration Activities - A series of channel samples and one diamond drill hole (Y3-11-04) were completed on the Chapiteau property in 2011, with drill hole Y3-11-04 intersecting a grey-pink coarse-grained alkaline granite [9]. - The best assay results from the drill hole returned 0.13% TREO + Y2O3 over 7.5 meters and 0.14% TREO + Y2O3 over 12.0 meters [10]. Strategic Importance - The acquisition of the Chapiteau Property underscores Noble's commitment to exploring critical minerals in Canada, aligning with the growing demand for REEs in various industries [16].