Reviewed by Lexie CornerMar 13 2025
Miata Metals Corp. (“Miata” or the “Company”) has announced the commencement of its 10,000-meter diamond core drilling program at the Sela Creek Gold Project in Suriname (“Sela Creek”).
Drill rig and crew operating at the Stranger target on the Sela Creek Gold Project, Suriname. Image Credit: Miata Metals.
The Company is conducting tests at the Stranger target, one of the primary prospects within Sela Creek’s central mineralized corridor.
Highlights
- A zone of shearing with intense veining and silicification is currently being drill-tested at depth at the Stranger target. Surface sampling conducted in 2024 and 2025 has shown promising results over a significant area.
- The Company plans to drill three holes at Stranger before shifting focus to the Puma and Golden Hand targets.
- Miata’s mineralized grab samples from the Stranger target were collected within a 30-meter-wide zone of intense shearing, alteration, and veining.
The Company has hit a major milestone with the commencement of the drill program. We have started testing the Stranger target, one of several high-priority targets that has consistently yielded promising gold values since we began sampling it in 2024. Given that mineralization in saprolite is in situ, we are confident that sampling to date should continue at depth.
Dr. Jaap Verbaas, CEO, Miata Metals Corp.
Dr. Jaap Verbaas adds, “As the drilling ramps up, we plan to bring in additional exploration crews to keep building up our pipeline of drill targets. Commencement of drilling on Sela Creek has been a substantial effort, especially on our timeline, and we could not have done it without an excellent and dedicated in-country team and a supportive local community. We now look forward to receiving feedback on our targets through the drill core and, most importantly, testing our predictive vein model on the project through the drill bit.”
Operations Update
The Major Drilling crew is actively drill testing the Stranger target. Drill pads are ready for relocation to the Puma and Golden Hand targets next.
Meanwhile, camp construction is progressing rapidly. The expansion of Miata’s Sela Creek camp will accommodate 35 people, allowing for the deployment of multiple drills as needed.