Miata drills 17.19 m at 3.14 g/t Au, 21.64 m at 1.70 g/t Au at Puma

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Miata Metals Corp. (TSXV: MMET) (FSE: 8NQ) (OTCQX: MMETF) (“Miata” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce additional drill results from its ongoing, 25,000 m diamond drilling program at its Sela Creek Gold Project (“Sela Creek” or the “Project”) in Suriname. The initial 2026 drill results from Puma East establish a significant new gold discovery approximately 3 km southeast of the Company’s increasingly advanced Jons Trend-Big Berg Corridor where ongoing drilling continues to increase confidence in the scale and continuity of the Company’s flagship gold system. The results from Puma East demonstrate that Sela Creek hosts multiple mineralized centres across the Project area.

The first four holes at Puma East intersected broad mineralized intervals containing high-grade gold, while confirming structural controls, alteration, quartz-pyrite veining, and visible gold that closely mirror the geological characteristics of Jons Trend. Highlights: New gold discovery established at Puma East, approximately 3 km southeast of the Jons Trend-Big Berg Corridor First four holes intersected broad mineralized intervals and high-grade gold, highlighted by : 26DDH-PME-002 intersected: 17.19 m at 3.14 g/t Au from 67.31 m , including: 7.09 m at 5.64 g/t Au 0.90 m at 22.80 g/t Au 26DDH-PME-004 intersected a broad mineralized interval of: 21.64 m at 1.70 g/t Au, including : 7.50 m at 2.04 g/t Au 6.30 m at 2.81 g/t Au 26DDH-PME-003 intersected: 4.56 m at 3.39 g/t Au, including 1.49 m at 6.19 g/t Geological characteristics of Puma East closely mirror those of Jons Trend Confirms another mineralized centre within the broader Sela Creek area Two drill rigs remain active at Sela Creek, with several holes pending assays from the Jons Trend – Big Berg corr