Pro-mining jurisdiction with favourable tax and mining laws
Multiple producing mines in-country operated by large cap miners
Artisanal mining uncovering large-scale potential that needs modern exploration testing
Pre-drilling ground work complete
LiDAR survey complete
Comprehensive drilling program expected to commence soon
Strong relationships with local stakeholders
Expanding partnership with largest drilling company in Suriname for upcoming drill program
Suriname has low drilling costs, access to talented labour, and efficient lab processing times
Miata holds over 400km² between two gold assets within the greenstone belt of Suriname. Both the Sela Creek and Nassau Projects host
significant, large-scale artisanal gold mining indicative of potentially district-scale ore bodies.
Both projects have been artisanal mined for over 100 years and have comprehensive databases to support their sub-surface potential.
Dr. Jaap Verbaas is a seasoned geologist with extensive expertise in field geology, specializing in orogenic gold and Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) deposits. His work encompasses both brownfields and grassroots exploration, with a strong focus on modeling geological processes such as alteration, metasomatism, igneous fractionation, accumulation, and metamorphic petrology.
Dr. Verbaas also possesses significant capabilities in structural geology, geochronology, and technical terrain analysis. He earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Structural Geology and Metamorphic Petrology from Utrecht University, followed by a Ph.D. in Proterozoic Geology of the Yukon Territory from Simon Fraser University.
This robust academic foundation, combined with his hands-on experience, equips Dr. Verbaas to identify and capitalize on valuable geological opportunities in the industry.