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Noble and Canada Nickel Close Transactions under Implementation Agreement

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TSX.V: NOB FWB: NB7 OTCQB: NLPXF

Noble and Canada Nickel Close Transactions under

Implementation Agreement

TORONTO, February 24, 2025 – Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. ("Noble" or the " Company") (TSXV:

NOB) (OTCQ B: NLPXF) is pleased to announce that it has closed the transactions under the

Implementation Agreement (“Agreement”) with Canada Nickel Company Inc. (“Canada Nickel”) that were

previously announced in the news releases of the Company dated July 8, 2024 and January 7, 2025.

Noble has received final acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange for the transactions under the

Agreement. However, the closing of the transactions remains subject to Canada Nickel obtaining final

acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange.

Among other things accomplished in the transactions , Noble and Canada Nickel have spun out certain

mining claims in and around Mann Township, Ontario into East Timmins Nickel Ltd. (“ETN”), a newly

incorporated subsidiary of Canada Nickel, to consolidate their interests in bulk tonnage nickel projects

northeast of Timmins, Ontario. Noble owns a 20% interest in ETN, with Canada Nickel owning the balance.

Certain of the exploration results were released by CNC on the Mann properties (for details, please see

Canada Nickel’s news release dated December 11, 2024). In addition to the consolidation of properties in

ETN, as part of the transactions, Noble transferred its Project 81 interests to Canada Nickel, retaining the

right to explore for gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc. Noble retains an up to 2% royalty on all properties it

transferred pursuant to the transactions, except to the extent those properties are already bound by other

royalties. Canada Nickel likewise retained a 2% royalty in the properties it transferred to ETN, except to

the extent those properties were likewise already bound by other royalties. Furthermore, Noble transferred

to Canada Nickel the option it previously held to acquire approximately 5,000 acres of surface lands in the

Project 81 at pre-determined prices.

As stated previously and commenting on the transaction, Vance White, CEO of Noble said, “We felt that

consolidating the eastern properties into a separate exploration company would maximize the value of the

Mann Township properties without incurring significant upfront dilution to Noble, and at the same time gain

exposure to additional identified nickel sulphide targets in the Timmins camp in which Noble currently has

no interest. ETN will control ~1,814 mining claims totaling over ~38,729 hectares and will include Reaume,

Mann and Newmarket Townships as well as McCool, Moody, Galna and other properties currently held by

Canada Nickel. Noble will vend its interest in Project 81, together with the right to acquire surface rights

over Project 81. For properties transferred from Noble to Canada Nickel, Noble will retain a 5-year

exploration right to any non-nickel exploration target therein. This 5-year exploration right will be subject to

an annual exploration right thereafter upon both parties’ consent. Noble intends to use its best efforts so

that upon ETN going public, a portion of Noble’s holdings in ETN will be distributed to Noble shareholders

in order that they may have a direct benefit as ETN advances all underlying properties to the development

stage, although that is a future event and we cannot provide any assurances that this will be done We

anticipate that resource estimates will be available on at least two of the projects in Q2 2025”.

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About Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.

Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company which, in addition to its

holdings of securities in Canada Nickel Company Inc., Homeland Nickel Inc., East Timmins Nickel, and

its interest in the Holdsworth gold exploration property in the area of Wawa, Ontario, will continue to

hold ~2,215 hectares in Thomas Twp in the Timmins area and ~175 hectares of mining claims in Central

Newfoundland. It will also hold its ~4,845 hectares in the Nagagami Carbonatite Complex and its ~4,600

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, ~482

hectares in the Cere-Villebon Nickel, Copper, PGM property, all of which are in the province of Quebec,

~569 hectares in the Chateau (Uranium, Rare Earths, Phosphorus, Silver) Property in Kitivik, northern

Quebec, and the ~461 hectare Taser Uranium- Molybdenum property in northern 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.

About Canada Nickel Company

Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel -sulphide projects to deliver nickel

required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless-steel markets. Canada Nickel Company has

applied in multiple jurisdictions to trademark the terms NetZero NickelTM, NetZero CobaltTM, NetZero IronTM

and is pursuing the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel, cobalt, and

iron products. Canada Nickel provides investors with leverage to nickel in low political risk jurisdictions.

Canada Nickel is currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel -Cobalt Sulphide Project

in the heart of the prolific Timmins-Cochrane mining camp. Canada Nickel’s common shares trade on the

TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “CNC.”

For more information, please visit www.canadanickel.com.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

The foregoing information may contain forward-looking statements relating to the future performance of

Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. Forward- looking statements, specifically those concerning future

performance, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from

the Company’s plans and expectations. These plans, expectations, risks and uncertainties are detailed

herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with the TSX Venture Exchange and

securities regulators. Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. does not assume any obligation to update or revise

its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contacts:

H. Vance White, President

Phone: 416-214-2250

Fax: 416-367-1954

Email: [email protected]

Investor Relations

Email: [email protected]