In this company update, we sit down with Charles Funk, President and CEO of Heliostar Metals (TSX-V: HSTR | OTCQX: HSTXF), to discuss the company’s current gold current gold operations and exploration in Mexico. Following a 60% increase in production guidance, Charles details how the team is optimizing operations in Mexico and leveraging innovative techniques to maximize production at high gold prices.
Key Discussion Points:
- Production Growth and Guidance: Charles explains how the company has lifted production to 50-55,000 ounces this year from its Sonora and Durango mines, with a clear organic path to reach 300,000 ounces and an ultimate goal of 500,000 ounces by the end of the decade.
- Innovation at La Colorada: A deep dive into the injection leaching process at the La Colorada leach pads, a low-cost method.
- Aggressive Exploration Strategy: With nine drill rigs currently turning, the company is focusing on feasibility drilling at Ana Paula while simultaneously seeking to extend the mine life at San Agustin.
- Strategic Asset Management: The reasoning behind the recent option agreement with Zacatecas Silver for non-core properties.
- Jurisdictional Outlook in Mexico: An honest conversation regarding the current operating environment in Mexico and why Heliostar remains committed to the region despite broader market concerns.
Please email me at Fleck@kereport.com with any follow up questions for the team at Heliostar Metals.
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