Miata reports 43.0 m at 2.42 g/t Au from Suriname drilling

Updated Oct 20, 2026 7:01am ET

Markets

The S&P/TSX Composite finished yesterday down 247.92 points, or 0.69%, at 35,928.63. Most global equity markets were weaker early today, with oil prices still elevated; oil was at US$100.74 in overnight trading, up 2.20. The Canadian dollar was firmer in overnight trading, with CAD/USD at 0.71156, up 0.00290. Macklem expects the Bank of Canada to revise its inflation forecast higher. On Wall Street, the Nasdaq Composite finished yesterday up 1.11% at 26,430.89 as AI-related stocks rebounded, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.07%.

Venture & CSE

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite finished yesterday at 846.71, up 1.41 points, while the CSE Composite ended at 139.31, down 0.45. In overnight trading gold was at US$4,138.3, down 21.8, and silver at US$57.270, little changed. Miata Metals (TSXV: MMET) reported assays from 14 diamond drill holes at its Sela Creek project in Suriname, including 43.0 m at 2.42 g/t Au and 4.0 m at 17.11 g/t Au. VR Resources (TSXV: VRR) said the Nevada Bureau of Land Management approved its drill permit expansion for the New Boston project, and drilling may proceed. Northern Discovery Metals (CSE: NOR) announced a non-brokered private placement of flow-through and non-flow-through units to raise up to C$1,500,000. Military Metals (CSE: MILI) won four more years to explore its Slovak antimony-gold project after the cancellation of its licence was overturned.

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