• Heliostar restarted open-pit mining at the Veta Madre pit at its 100%-owned La Colorada gold mine in Mexico.
• Move supports a plan to secure cash flow through 2027-2028 to fund construction at the Ana Paula project.
• La Colorada reserves total 376,000 ounces of gold at 0.68 g/t across 17.1 million tonnes; mine plan shows six-year life.
• Veta Madre hosts 48,000 ounces at 0.71 g/t in 2.1 million tonnes; a larger pit targets 20,000 additional ounces.
• 2026 guidance maintained at 20,000-22,300 ounces of gold; production to shift to stacking higher-grade ore starting next year.

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