Miata Reports 94.6% Average Gold Recovery in Initial Metallurgical Test Results from Jons Trend at Sela Creek, Suriname
Original announcement by orestocks on
- Company
- Miata Metals Corp.
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Suriname
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-21 10:48:32 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Miata Metals Corp. reported highly encouraging initial metallurgical test results from the Jons Trend at the Sela Creek Gold Project in Suriname, achieving an average gold recovery of 94.6%. The gold is characterized as predominantly free-milling and non-refractory, amenable to conventional gravity and bottle roll leach processing. The company also announced the operational status of its on-site sample preparation laboratory and the appointment of James Reid as Executive Chair.
Reasoning: Initial metallurgical results show very high gold recoveries using standard processing routes, significantly de-risking the Jons Trend discovery zone.
Positive factors
- High average gold recovery of 94.6%
- Ore is predominantly free-milling and non-refractory
- Low organic carbon content (0.03-0.05%) minimizes preg-robbing risk
- Use of conventional gravity and bottle roll leach processing
- QA/QC disclosed with ALS laboratory and QP sign-off
Facts used in scoring: 5
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Average gold recovery of 94.6% is in the exceptional band for gold mill/leach routes.
Evidence · text
“94.6% average gold recovery”
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: Gold is described as predominantly free-milling and non-refractory.
Evidence · text
“predominantly free-milling and non-refractory”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Evidence · text
“gravity separation followed by a 48-hour bottle roll leach”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release names ALS as the independent laboratory and Dr. Jacob Verbaas as the QP.
Evidence · text
“All analytical and testing work was performed by ALS, an independent, internationally recognized laboratory accredited under relevant ISO standards.”
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route ("gravity")
Multi-Domain Testedpositive
Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (5)
bottle rollSela Creek · goldRecovery: 94.6 %Head Grade: 2.87Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sela Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- suriname
- Reported Region
- Suriname
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- gravity separation followed by a 48-hour bottle roll leach
- Sample
- four composite drill core samples from Jons Trend
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 2.87
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong recovery results for a primary discovery zone.
Positive factors
- High average recovery
- Conventional processing route
Evidence · text
“94.6% average gold recovery achieved from initial metallurgical testing of four Jons Trend composite drill core samples”
Tags used in scoring
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: processing_route matches the gravity signal
bottle rollSela Creek · goldHead Grade: 8.22Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sela Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- suriname
- Reported Region
- Suriname
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- gravity separation followed by a 48-hour bottle roll leach
- Sample
- composite sample 1
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 8.22
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade component of the composite.
Evidence · text
“8.22 g/t Au”
Tags used in scoring
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: processing_route matches the gravity signal
bottle rollSela Creek · goldHead Grade: 0.93Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sela Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- suriname
- Reported Region
- Suriname
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- gravity separation followed by a 48-hour bottle roll leach
- Sample
- composite sample 2
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 0.93
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade component of the composite.
Evidence · text
“0.93 g/t Au”
Tags used in scoring
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: processing_route matches the gravity signal
bottle rollSela Creek · goldHead Grade: 2.03Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sela Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- suriname
- Reported Region
- Suriname
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- gravity separation followed by a 48-hour bottle roll leach
- Sample
- composite sample 3
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 2.03
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Mid-grade component of the composite.
Evidence · text
“2.03 g/t Au”
Tags used in scoring
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: processing_route matches the gravity signal
bottle rollSela Creek · goldHead Grade: 1.34Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sela Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- suriname
- Reported Region
- Suriname
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- gravity separation followed by a 48-hour bottle roll leach
- Sample
- composite sample 4
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 1.34
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade component of the composite.
Evidence · text
“1.34 g/t Au”
Tags used in scoring
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: processing_route matches the gravity signal
How Atlas produces this analysis
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