Steven Suk
All right. Hello, everybody, and thank you for joining us.
I'm Steven Suk, Vice President Investor Relations and Development of Heliostar Metals. Thanks for joining us for our Q3 quarterly update for the results ended the three months on September 30th.
With me today are our CEO, Charles Funk, our COO, Greg Bush, and our CFO, Vitalina Lysioun, all to present the results as we go through the deck. We will have an opportunity for Q&A as well, please put your questions in the chat and it will be addressed at the end of the presentation.
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### Key Highlights from the Call
- **Speakers Present:** - Steven Suk (Vice President, Investor Relations & Development) - Charles Funk (CEO) - Greg Bush (COO) - Vitalina Lysioun (CFO) - **Financial & Operational Results (Q3 2025):** - Production reached 9,165 gold equivalent ounces (GEOs) with 7,709 GEOs sold. - Realized sales price of $3,486/oz, resulting in a profit margin of $1,661/oz.
- Cash balance stood at $35 million with no debt, alongside just under 1,700 gold ounces in inventory. - Cash costs were $1,500/GEO, with an ASIC of $1,825/oz (adjusted for expensed exploration and corporate G&A).
- Mine operating earnings were $14.2 million for the quarter. - **Operations & Projects Update:** - **La Colorada:** Production was in line with guidance (5,500 equivalent ounces), with re-leaching performing well.
Upgraded technical report filed for Creston and Veta Madre. Mine permit expected in Q1 for Veta Madre.
- **San Agustin:** Transitioning from residual re-leaching to restart mining on the Corner area; stripping underway and first gold production expected by late December. - **Ana Paula:** Underground Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) completed, outlining a ~100,000 oz/year production rate with an AISC just over $1,000/oz.
A 20,000 m drill program is underway with 3 rigs to upgrade inferred resources into measured and indicated categories for the feasibility study. - **Cerro del Gallo:** Updated Preliminary Feasibility Study (PFS) planned for release in December.
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