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Back to EpisodesHeliostar - Operations, Development & Exploration Update: La Colorada Open-Pit Expansion, Goldstrike Exploration
Description
In this Company Update, I sit down with Charles Funk, President and CEO of Heliostar Metals (TSX-V: HSTR, OTCQX: HSTXF, FRA: RGG1), to review the company's expanding production profile, operational milestones, and ongoing exploration programs.
- GDXJ Index Inclusion: Charles outlines what Heliostar’s formal addition to the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF means for market exposure, institutional visibility, and liquidity.
- Transition to Open-Pit Mining: We explore the operational change at La Colorada from residual heap leaching to mining higher-grade open-pit ore at Veta Madre, highlighting expected margins and production timelines.
- Regional Exploration Upside: The conversation turns to upcoming drilling across untested brownfield and regional targets in Mexico to support multi-year resource growth.
- High-Grade Antimony in Utah: Charles discusses the opportunity uncovered at the Goldstrike Project, where critical mineral potential could alter project economics and permitting dynamics.
- Advancing Flagship Ana Paula: An update on feasibility work and key milestones on the road toward the company's targeted 500,000-ounce annual production profile.
Please email me at Fleck@kereport.com with any follow up questions for the team at Heliostar Metals.
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