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Noble Mineral to Drill Thomas Carbonatite Near Timmins, Ontario with help of Ontario Junior Exploration Program
(TheNewswire) Toronto, Ontario – January 22, 2026 – TheNewswire - Noble...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Noble Mineral to Drill Thomas Carbonatite Near Timmins, Ontario with help of Ontario Junior Exploration Program \n(TheNewswire)\n\n\nToronto, Ontario – January 22, 2026 – TheNewswire - Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (“Noble”\nor the\n“Company”) (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7,\nOTCQB:NLPXF) is pleased to report that it has signed a drill contract\nfor drilling on the Thomas Rare Earth property near Timmins Ontario.\n \n\n\nThomas Carbonatite – Rare Earth\nProject\n\n\nResearch by the staff of Noble identified a magnetic\nfeature in Thomas Township that resembles a classic\ncarbonatite, magnetic\nsignature.  Carbonatites are a special group of carbonate-rich\nigneous rocks and the world’s primary source of rare earth elements\n(REE), niobium, zirconium, and phosphate oxide.  In most cases, carbonatites are intrusive or\nsubvolcanic, forming cone sheets, volcanic necks, dykes, sills,\nbreccias, and veins.  Because carbonate minerals weather so easily\noutcropping of carbonatitic rock is rare and the Thomas Carbonatite is\nno exception.\n\n\n \n\n\nThe magnetic signature of a carbonatite usually\nresembles a donut shaped body with a magnetic high surrounding an\nextreme magnetic low (see Fig 1).  The magnetic low is caused by the\ncarbonate rich section of the intrusion and may be the carrier of\nrare earth elements\n(REE), niobium, zirconium, and phosphate oxide.\n\n\n \n\n\nTo the best of our knowledge, the magnetic structure\nhas never been drilled and does not outcrop on surface.\n\n\n \n\n\nIn 2023, a magnetometer and VLF-EM survey was completed\nby Noble to identify the exact position of the magnetic low and the\ndepth of the overburden in order to prepare for the present drilling.\n Phase 2 will consist of drilling into the magnetic low to confirm\nthe existence of a carbonatite and test for economic\nmineralization.\n\n\n \n\n\nNoble has been awarded an Ontario Junior Exploration\nProgram grant by the Ontario Government.  The grant provides a 50%\nrebate on exploration programs of up to $200,000 on a $400,000\nexploration program in Ontario.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nClick Image To View Full Size\n\n\nFigure 1: Airborne Magnetic survey\nover Thomas Structure.  Distance between lines 100m.\n\n\n\nClick Image To View Full...