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Historic Government Data Reveals Significant Scandium and Rare Earth Element Potential in the Chibougamau Area
(TheNewswire) Toronto, Ontario – TheNewswire - March 16 , 2026 – Noble Min...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Historic Government Data Reveals Significant Scandium and Rare Earth Element Potential in the Chibougamau Area\n(TheNewswire)\n\n\nToronto, Ontario – TheNewswire - March 16, 2026 – Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.\n(“Noble” or the “Company”)\n(TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) is pleased to report that a\nreview of historic government geochemical data from the Chibougamau Area has\nidentified multiple anomalous concentrations of scandium (Sc) and rare\nearth elements (REE) from rock samples collected during a 1986\ngovernment survey.  A total of 22 claims for a total of 1,232\nHectares has been acquired through map staking.\n\n \n\nThe area of the claims is about 90 km southwest of\nChibougamau, Quebec and exhibit both basalt (V3B) and\ntonalite (I1D) lithologies and demonstrate elevated scandium values along\nwith associated critical metals including niobium (Nb), thorium (Th),\nberyllium (Be), germanium (Ge), vanadium (V), copper (Cu), manganese\n(Mn), and total rare earth elements.\n\n \n\nKey Highlights from the Quebec\nDataset (Report MB 90-01)\n\n\n\n\nSample 1986000266\n(Basalt) returned 530 ppm scandium, one\nof the highest values in the dataset, accompanied by 360 ppm vanadium, 160 ppm copper, 30 ppm\nniobium, and 0.19% manganese \n\n\n\nSample 1986000257\n(Tonalite) returned 247 ppm scandium with\nassociated niobium and thorium\nenrichment \n\n\n\nSample 1986000256\n(Tonalite) returned 185 ppm scandium,\nalso with elevated thorium and\nniobium \n\n\n\nSample 1986000289\n(Tonalite) returned 148 ppm scandium and\na notable 405.3 ppm total rare\nearth elements (REE) along with 32 ppm thorium \n\n\n\nSample 1986000258\n(Tonalite) returned 91 ppm scandium with\nadditional trace element enrichment. \n\n\n\n \n\nExploration Implications\n\n \n\nThe presence of multiple anomalous scandium values across several\nlithologies within the same map sheet indicates\na potentially broader mineralized system. Scandium is a critical metal\nused in high-strength aluminum\nalloys, solid oxide fuel cells, and advanced aerospace\nmaterials, making new sources strategically\nimportant.\n\n \n\nThe association with rare earth element and high-field-strength\nelements such as niobium and thorium further\nstrengthens the geological significance ...