Toronto, Ontario – TheNewswire - March 16 , 2026 – Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. ( “Noble” or the “Company” ) (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) is pleased to report that a review of historic government geochemical data from the Chibougamau Area has identified multiple anomalous concentrations of scandium (Sc) and rare earth elements (REE) from rock samples collected during a 1986 government survey. A total of 22 claims for a total of 1,232 Hectares has been acquired through map staking. The area of the claims is about 90 km southwest of Chibougamau, Quebec and exhibit both basalt (V3B) and tonalite (I1D) lithologies and demonstrate elevated scandium values along with associated critical metals including niobium (Nb), thorium (Th), beryllium (Be), germanium (Ge), vanadium (V), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), and total rare earth elements.