Heliostar Drills 69 Metres Grading 10.1 g/t Gold in the High Grade Panel at Ana Paula

Heliostar reported high-grade drill results from its Ana Paula High Grade Panel, including 69.15 m @ 10.09 g/t Au and 43.8 m @ 13.91 g/t Au (incl. 19.85 m @ 22.51 g/t). The 2025–26 program has completed 88 holes (31,184 m) with more assays pending and is aimed at converting inferred resources for the 2027 Feasibility Study to support a targeted 2028 mine start. Market impact: results are positive for Heliostar’s development trajectory and should be supportive of the company’s equity and junior-gold sector sentiment, reinforcing the company’s previously modeled ~100,000 oz/yr profile and its longer-term 500,000 oz/yr ambition. Broader impact on the gold price (XAUUSD) is likely limited in the near term, though sustained high-grade conversions across projects could modestly bolster gold-sector fundamentals and investor appetite for exploration-stage producers.