Exploring in partnership.
Miata operates on land with deep local history. We work alongside the communities who live and mine here, in a country whose laws and people make responsible exploration possible — and we hold ourselves to that standard.
A signed MOU with the Okanisi People.
In May 2026, Miata signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Okanisi People of Suriname — formalizing a relationship of consent, consultation and shared benefit on the ground where we explore.
Strong local relationships are not a side note to our work; they are a precondition for it. We build them first, and we keep them.
We'd rather earn the trust of the people whose land we work on than move a single metre of drill without it.
How we operate on the ground.
Three commitments carry from the first meeting to the last metre drilled — partnership, consent, and a permit kept in good standing.
Local partnership
We drill in partnership with Suriname's largest drilling company and draw on skilled in-country labour.
Consent & consultation
The Okanisi MOU sets the terms for how we engage the community as exploration advances.
Permitted & in good standing
Miata's exploitation licence at Sela Creek was renewed in 2025, keeping the project fully permitted.
Concrete signals, not just narrative.
One quantitative metric anchors the panel; the rest are status signals. Where a figure is not yet published, it is shown as pending rather than estimated.
Skilled in-country labour is engaged across the fully funded 25,000 m diamond drill program, with two rigs running.
Activity is limited to mapping, sampling and diamond drilling. Miata is not a producer and operates no mining or processing on the claims.
The Sela Creek exploitation licence was renewed in 2025, keeping the flagship project fully permitted and in good standing.
A Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Okanisi People (May 2026) sets the consent-and-consultation framework as exploration advances.
Signals current as of June 2026. Items shown as “Available on request” are owner-confirmed pending publication.
Jurisdiction, de-risked on the ground.
The Okanisi MOU is one line in a wider record. Below is what actually lowers jurisdiction risk at Sela Creek and Nassau — local labour, a named drilling partner, an exploration-only footprint and a permit in good standing.
Suriname is a pro-mining jurisdiction with producing mines operated by large-cap miners in the same belt (e.g. Newmont's Merian). Figures marked “on request” are owner-confirmed pending publication.
Suriname crews run the 25,000 m program.
The fully funded diamond-drill program is staffed with skilled in-country labour, with two rigs turning across the Jons, Puma, Big Berg and Golden Hand targets. Local hiring is a standing commitment, not a one-off.
Drilling with Suriname's largest drilling company.
Our drill program is delivered in partnership with the country's largest drilling contractor — established local capacity, equipment and crews rather than fly-in mobilisation, keeping costs competitive and the project moving.
An exploration-only footprint.
Activity is limited to mapping, sampling and diamond drilling. Miata operates no mine, mill or processing on the claims and generates no mining revenue — so there is no tailings facility or process-water circuit on site. LiDAR is complete, helping plan access with the lightest practical footprint.
Sela Creek licence renewed in 2025.
The flagship Sela Creek exploitation licence was renewed in 2025, keeping the project fully permitted and in good standing as the drill program advances. Nassau is held alongside it under the same in-country framework.
Clear about what we do — and don't.
Miata is a mineral exploration company. We map, sample and drill to understand the gold system beneath these properties. We are not a producer.
All mining currently on the claims is carried out by artisanal miners — not by Miata. The company generates no revenue from mining activity or royalties on the properties.
- Favourable tax and mining laws, with a clear regulatory framework.
- Multiple producing mines operated by large-cap miners in the same belt.
- Skilled local labour, efficient assay labs and competitive drilling costs.
See the numbers behind the story.
Cautionary statements & forward-looking information
No current mineral resource or reserve. Miata Metals Corp. has no current mineral resource or mineral reserve estimate; the Company is at the exploration stage. References to district-scale potential and resource definition describe objectives, not defined resources.
Grab and selective samples. Grab and selective samples are, by their nature, selective and are not necessarily representative of the mineralization hosted across a property.
Nearby operations. Mineralization on or near adjacent or nearby properties (including producing mines operated by other companies) is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on Miata's properties.
Forward-looking information. This page contains forward-looking statements regarding exploration plans, permitting, community engagement and the advancement of the Company's projects. Such statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this page and the Company undertakes no obligation to update them except as required by law.
Scientific and technical information on this page has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Jaap (Jacob) Verbaas, P.Geo., CEO and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.
Information current as of June 2026.