Noble Agrees to Sell Island Pond Claims to Benton Resources Inc.
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Noble Agrees to Sell Island Pond Claims to Benton Resources Inc.
TORONTO, October 14, 2025 – Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. ("Noble" or the "Company") (TSXV: NOB)
(OTCQB: NLPXF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Island Pond claims in
Newfoundland & Labrador to Benton Resources Inc. (“Benton”) (TSXV: BEX).
The Island Pond claims are a group of 7 mining claims located in Central Newfoundland, covering an area of
approximately 175 hectares. The Island Pond property is strategically located north of Benton’s South Pond Gold
Zone within the Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project area. Under the agreement that was signed, Noble would sell
these claims to Benton in exchange for 1,000,000 common shares of Benton and a payment of $30,000. The shares
will have a standard four-month hold period as required under TSX Venture Exchange policies. In addition, Noble
would retain a 1% net smelter returns royalty that would not be subject to any buyback rights. However, Benton
would hold a right of first refusal over any proposed sale of the royalty by Noble. The property is also subject to a
pre-existing 2% net smelter returns royalty.
Closing of the transaction is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including obtaining approval of the Board of
Directors of Noble, as well as any required approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Noble ‘s CEO, H. Vance White said “Noble will retain a 1% NSR on the 7 mining claims being sold subject a right of
first refusal to Benton. We wish to congratulate Benton on the success they have had to date on the Great Burnt and
look forward to results in the future.”
About Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company, which has holdings of securities in
Canada Nickel Company Inc., Homeland Nickel Inc., East Timmins Nickel Inc. (20%), and its interest in the
Holdsworth gold exploration property in the area of Wawa, Ontario.
Noble holds mineral and/or exploration rights in ~70,000ha in Northern Ontario and ~14,000ha elsewhere in Quebec
and Newfoundland, upon which it plans to generate option/joint venture exploration programs.
Noble holds mineral rights and/or exploration rights in ~18,000 hectares in the Timmins-Cochrane areas of Northern
Ontario known as Project 81, ~2,215 hectares in Thomas Twp/Timmins, as well as an additional 20% interest in
~38,700 hectares in the Timmins area and ~175 hectares of mining claims in Central Newfoundland. Project 81 hosts
diversified drill-ready gold, nickel-cobalt and base metal exploration targets at various stages of exploration. Noble
also holds ~4,600 hectares in the Nagagami Carbonatite Complex and its ~3,200 hectares in the Boulder Project
both near Hearst, Ontario, as well as ~3,700 hectares in the Buckingham Graphite Property, ~10,152 hectares in the
Havre St Pierre Nickel, Copper, PGM property, and ~1,573 hectares in the Cere -Villebon Nickel, Copper, PGM
property, ~569 hectare Uranium/Rare Earth property (Chateau) and a ~461 hectare Uranium/Molybdenum property
(Taser North), all of which are in the province of Quebec.
Noble’s common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “NOB.”
More detailed information on Noble is available on the website at www.noblemineralexploration.com.
Cautionary Note and Statement Concerning Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain information that may constitute "forward- looking information" under applicable
Canadian securities legislation. Forward- looking information is necessarily based upon several assumptions that,
while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may
cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: future prices and the supply of metals,
the future demand for metals, the results of drilling, inability to raise the money necessary to incur the expenditures
required to retain and advance the property, environmental liabilities (known and unknown), general business,
economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, results of exploration programs, risks of the mining industry,
delays in obtaining governmental approvals, failure to obtain regulatory or shareholder approvals. There can be no
assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially
from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
information. All forward- looking information contained in this press release is given as of the date hereof and is
based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date
hereof. Noble disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward -looking information, whether
because of new information. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is
defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information
contained herein.
Contacts:
H. Vance White, President
Phone: 416-214-2250
Fax: 416-367-1954
Email: [email protected]
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