Noble Plains gets Duck Creek permit, begins drilling

Mr. Drew Zimmerman reports NOBLE PLAINS URANIUM RECEIVES DRILL PERMIT FOR DUCK CREEK URANIUM PROJECT IN WYOMING - DRILLING NOW UNDERWAY Noble Plains Uranium Corp. has received the permit to proceed on its planned 37,400-foot drill campaign at its Duck Creek project in Wyoming's Powder River basin. The company has mobilized drill crews to site and drilling on the project is under way. Strategic advancement in Noble Plains' growth plan This drill program represents a major operational milestone and a key step forward in the company's strategy to build a portfolio of ISR-amenable (in situ recovery) uranium projects in the United States. With the permit received and drilling commenced, Noble Plains is advancing from acquisition to active exploration, executing on its objective to deliver a uranium resource prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 standards by the spring of 2026 in one of America's premier uranium districts. "This is another critical step in Noble Plains' mission to build an inventory of pounds in the ground," said Drew Zimmerman, chief executive officer of Noble Plains Uranium. "We have moved efficiently from acquisition to permitting and now to drilling, demonstrating the focus and execution of our strategy. The drilling under way at Duck Creek is a high-impact program to confirm and expand known historical uranium mineralization as well as open new potential horizons at depth. All three efforts of the program are working together to create meaningful leverage for shareholders during a strengthening uranium market." Located in the heart of one of America's most prolific uranium districts, Duck Creek is surrounded by deposits and production facilities operated by Cameco Corp., Uranium Energy Corp. and American Uranium Ltd. This area of the Powder River basin currently hosts over 56 million pounds of uranium resources, the majority in the Fort Union formation, which is untested at Duck Creek, highlighting the compelling upside potential. Details of the drill program The company received approval for up to 37,400 feet of drilling. While the original permit application contemplated 198 holes, Noble Plains has strategically refined the program design to reallocate drill footage toward testing the deeper Fort Union formation. This optimization reduces the total number of holes to approximately 175, without reducing total drill footage. The program's key objectives are to confirm, expand and enhance uranium mineralization along the three-mile length of the Duck Creek property and test the deeper Fort Union formation through: 16 confirmation holes -- to validate 1,317 historic intercepts and underpin a potential future compliant resource; Up to 140 stepout and expansion holes -- to significantly increase the mineralized footprint and target higher-grade areas within the shallower Wasatch formation; Up to 10 holes to 1,200 feet depth -- first drill holes on the project to test the Fort Union formation. Downhole gamma-log probing immediately after drilling provides daily results for rapid analysis and vastly benefits decision making and optimizing the drill hole locations. Noble Plains will release drilling results in batches throughout the program. Unlocking the geological potential "From a geological standpoint, this program represents two distinct value streams," said Paul Cowley, chief operating officer of Noble Plains Uranium. "The confirmation and expansion holes in the Wasatch formation are designed to quantify substantial pounds in the ground by spring 2026, benefiting from the historical data along the three-mile corridor of extensive historic drilling by Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corp. in the 1970s. Secondly, the deeper Fort Union tests could be transformative. Success in discovering uranium mineralization at depth could open an entirely new growth horizon for Duck Creek that could align it with the resource scale of neighbouring projects." About Noble Plains Uranium Corp. Noble Plains Uranium is a U.S.-focused uranium exploration and development company advancing a portfolio of high-potential projects amenable to in situ recovery -- the most capital-efficient and environmentally responsible method of uranium extraction. The company's strategy targets historically drilled and underexplored assets in proven jurisdictions, with the objective of building a scalable inventory of domestic uranium. Bradley Parkes, PGeo, vice-president, exploration, of Noble Plains Uranium, is the qualified person as defined in NI 43-101 who has read and approved the technical content of this news release. We seek Safe Harbor.