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Noble Plains Uranium Completes Agreement to Acquire Drill Data on Shirley Central Project in Wyoming
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 3, 2026) - Noble Plains Uranium Corp. (TSXV: NOBL) (OTCQB: NBLXF) (FSE: INE0) ("Noble Plains" or the "Company"), a U.S. focused uranium exploration and development company, is pleased to announce it has completed the data acquisition agreement with Pathfinder Mines Corporation ("Pathfinder"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX: URE) (NYSE: URG), to acquire the historical database for 1,211 drill holes located on Noble Plains'.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 3, 2026) - Noble Plains Uranium Corp. (TSXV: NOBL) (OTCQB: NBLXF) (FSE: INE0) ("Noble Plains" or the "Company"), a U.S. focused uranium exploration and development company, is pleased to announce it has completed the data acquisition agreement with Pathfinder Mines Corporation ("Pathfinder"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX: URE) (NYSE: URG), to acquire the historical database for 1,211 drill holes located on Noble Plains' Shirley Central Project ("Shirley Central" or the "Project") in Wyoming's past-producing Shirley Basin that was previously announced on December 18, 2025.","length":712,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"This high-quality dataset includes lithologic logs, geophysical results and historical interpretations from multiple operators who drilled the basin while it was in active production. Noble Plains estimates this dataset would cost in excess of US$6 million to replicate today as well as years of drilling, and analysis, demonstrating both the economic and time-saving value of this strategic transaction.","length":404,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""With this transaction now closed, we have immediately put this extensive historical dataset to work," said Drew Zimmerman, CEO of Noble Plains. "This is how we have moved quickly to create value, acquiring historically drilled uranium assets in top U.S. jurisdictions and rapidly advancing them toward defined pounds in the ground. Welcoming Ur-Energy as a new shareholder further validates the quality of Shirley Central and its strategic location beside a new ISR facility under construction."","length":516,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The newly acquired drillhole data will immediately be used to refine geological modelling across the property to guide the Company's 22-hole drill program already permitted. By validating the historical results, Noble Plains will work towards establishing a resource estimate prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 standards at Shirley Central.","length":364,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""We are pleased to see this data now formally in the hands of the Noble Plains team as they advance Shirley Central," commented John Cash, C...