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
- Iron ore
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-21 11:04:03 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Miata Metals Corp. reported highly encouraging initial metallurgical test results from the Jons Trend at the Sela Creek Gold Project, achieving an average gold recovery of 94.6%. The ore is characterized as predominantly free-milling and non-refractory, suggesting suitability for conventional processing circuits.
Reasoning: Initial metallurgical results show very high gold recoveries using standard methods, significantly de-risking the project's processing profile.
Positive factors
- High average gold recovery (94.6%)
- Free-milling and non-refractory ore characteristics
- Conventional processing route (gravity + bottle roll) is viable
- Low organic carbon content (minimal preg-robbing risk)
Negative factors
- Initial testing only (small sample size of four composites)
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
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
“Gold from the four Jons Trend composite samples is predominantly free-milling and non-refractory”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: Testing used gravity separation followed by a 48-hour bottle roll leach.
Evidence · text
“Gold was recovered using gravity separation followed by a 48-hour bottle roll leach.”
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route ("gravity")
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
bottle rollSela Creek Gold Project · goldRecovery: 94.6 %Head Grade: 8.22Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sela Creek Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- suriname
- Reported Region
- Suriname
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
Test Work
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- combined gravity and 48-hour bottle roll leach
- Sample
- Jons Trend composite drill core sample 1
- Leach Time
- 48 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 8.22
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade and high recovery in initial testing.
Positive factors
- High recovery
- Free-milling
Evidence · text
“94.6% average gold recovery achieved from initial metallurgical testing of four Jons Trend composite drill core samples using combined gravity and 48-hour bottle roll leach processing”
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 Gold Project · goldRecovery: 94.6 %Head Grade: 0.93Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sela Creek Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- suriname
- Reported Region
- Suriname
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
Test Work
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- combined gravity and 48-hour bottle roll leach
- Sample
- Jons Trend composite drill core sample 2
- Leach Time
- 48 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.93
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade but high recovery confirms metallurgical viability.
Positive factors
- High recovery
Evidence · text
“The submitted composite sample had lab grades of 8.22 g/t Au, 0.93 g/t Au, 2.03 g/t Au and 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
bottle rollSela Creek Gold Project · goldRecovery: 94.6 %Head Grade: 2.03Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sela Creek Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- suriname
- Reported Region
- Suriname
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
Test Work
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- combined gravity and 48-hour bottle roll leach
- Sample
- Jons Trend composite drill core sample 3
- Leach Time
- 48 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 2.03
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade with high recovery.
Positive factors
- High recovery
Evidence · text
“The submitted composite sample had lab grades of 8.22 g/t Au, 0.93 g/t Au, 2.03 g/t Au and 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
bottle rollSela Creek Gold Project · goldRecovery: 94.6 %Head Grade: 1.34Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Sela Creek Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- suriname
- Reported Region
- Suriname
- Ticker
- MMET.CN
Test Work
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- combined gravity and 48-hour bottle roll leach
- Sample
- Jons Trend composite drill core sample 4
- Leach Time
- 48 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.34
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade but high recovery confirms metallurgical viability.
Positive factors
- High recovery
Evidence · text
“The submitted composite sample had lab grades of 8.22 g/t Au, 0.93 g/t Au, 2.03 g/t Au and 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
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