Miata Metals Corp. (TSXV: MMET) (FSE: 8NQ) (OTCQX: MMETF) announced additional drill results from its ongoing 25,000 m diamond drilling program at the Sela Creek Gold Project in Suriname. Drill hole 26DDH-JT-016 returned 63.0 m at 1.44 g/t Au from 167.0 m depth, extending five known vein zones by 50 m down-dip to a vertical depth of 250 m. The hole also discovered a new gold zone below the previously modeled mineralization.
Jons Trend Deep Drill Results
Drill hole 26DDH-JT-016 was designed to test the deepest portion of the Jons Trend system to date. The broad intercept includes multiple higher-grade intervals: 4.0 m at 1.85 g/t Au, 4.0 m at 4.41 g/t Au, 8.61 m at 2.48 g/t Au, 4.50 m at 1.07 g/t Au from 16.5 m, and 5.29 m at 1.56 g/t Au from 265.0 m. The mineralized zones remain open at depth.
Dr. Jacob Verbaas, CEO of Miata Metals, stated: “JT-016 represents one of the most important holes drilled at Sela Creek to date. It successfully extended five known mineralized vein zones, identified a new deeper zone below our existing geological model, and returned a broad intercept of 63 m at 1.44 g/t Au. The hole increased the down dip extent by 50 m and the true vertical depth of the system to 250 m. The result demonstrates that the system continues to grow vertically and remains open for further expansion.”
Big Berg Step-Out Drilling
At Big Berg, 400 m southwest along strike from Jons Trend, step-out holes 26DDH-BB-009 and 26DDH-BB-010 were drilled at approximately 20 m step-outs from mineralized intercepts in 26DDH-BB-003 and 26DDH-BB-004. These holes extended the interpreted strike length and dip continuity of mineralized zones. 26DDH-BB-009 intersected 7.2 m at 1.13 g/t Au from 104.3 m and 33.0 m at 1.03 g/t Au from 149.5 m, including 8.0 m at 2.91 g/t Au. 26DDH-BB-010 intersected 9.25 m at 3.10 g/t Au from 71.0 m, including 6.35 m at 4.17 g/t Au.
Dr. Verbaas added: “Big Berg also continues to deliver encouraging results and is increasingly demonstrating characteristics similar to Jons Trend, including repeating mineralized zones and strong continuity. Together, these results strengthen our view that Sela Creek hosts an expansive mineralized corridor with multiple centres of gold mineralization and significant room for continued growth.”
Geological Model and Future Drilling
Geological data continues to point towards the continuation of Jons Trend and Big Berg as a single mineralized corridor of 1,300 m strike length. Two drill rigs remain active at Sela Creek, with ongoing drilling at Jons Trend and Puma East. The 2026 drill program advances the interpretation of Sela Creek as a large, structurally controlled gold system with multiple centres of mineralization.
