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Heliostar Announces Brokered Private Placement

Financings

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Heliostar Announces Brokered Private Placement

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Vancouver, Canada, June 28, 2023 – Heliostar Metals Ltd. (TSX.V: HSTR, OTCQX: HSTXF, FRA: RGG1)

(“Heliostar” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Clarus

Securities Inc. (the “ Lead Agent”) to act as lead agent and sole bookrunner on behalf of a syndicate of

agents including PI Financial Corp. and Roth Canada, Inc. (together with the Lead Agent, the “Agents”) in

connection with a “best efforts” private placement (the “ Offering”) of up to 13,513,513 units of the

Company (the “ Units”) at a price of $0.37 per Unit (the “ Issue Price ”) for gross proceeds of up to

$5,000,000. The Units will be offered through the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of

National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (the “Listed Issuer Financing Exemption”).

Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (each, a “ Common Share”) and one-

half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle

the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share for a period of 18 months following the Closing Date

(as defined below), at an exercise price of $0.50 for a period of six months following the Closing Date,

after which time the exercise price will increase to $0.70 for the remaining term of the Warrant.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to continue the exploration and

development work on its Ana Paula Project in Guerrero, Mexico , as well as general corporate working

capital purposes.

The Offering is scheduled to close on or about July 11, 2023 (the “Closing Date”) and is subject to certain

conditions, including but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the conditional

approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and in accordance with Listed Issuer

Financing Exemption, the Units will be offered for sale to purchasers resident in Canada, except Québec,

and other qualifying jurisdictions, pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption. Since the Offering is

being completed pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption, the securities issued in the Offering

will not be subject to a hold period pursuant to applicable Canadian securities laws.

There is an offering document prepared in the form prescribed by Form 45-106F19 related to the Offering

(the “Offering Document”) that can be accessed under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and on

the Company’s website at www.heliostarmetals.com. Prospective investors should read the Offering

Document before making an investment decision.

The securities offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 , as amended (the

“U.S. Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold to, or for the account or benefit of, persons in the

“United States” or “U.S. persons” (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act)

absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or compliance with

an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This news release shall not constitute an

offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any

jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

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Stewart Harris, P.Geo., a Qualified Person, as such term is defined by National Instrument 43 -101 –

Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects , has reviewed the scientific and technical information that

forms the basis for this news release and has approved the disclosure herein.

About Heliostar Metals Ltd.

Heliostar is a junior mining company with a portfolio of high-grade gold projects in Mexico and Alaska.

The Company is focused on developing the 100% owned Ana Paula Project in Guerrero, Mexico. In

addition, Heliostar is working with the Mexican government to permit the San Antonio Gold Project in

Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Company continues efforts to explore the Unga Gold Project in Alaska.

The Ana Paula Project deposit contains proven and probable mineral reserves of 1,081,000 ounces of gold

(630,000 proven and 451,000 probable ounces) at 2.38 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold and 2,547,000 ounces

of silver at 5.61 g/t silver (1,322,000 proven and 1,226,000 probable ounces). The project measured and

indicated resources of 1,46 8,800 ounces of gold (703,800 measured and 765,000 indicated ounces) at

2.16 g/t gold and 3,600,000 ounces of silver (1,637,000 measured and 1,963,000 indicated ounces) at 5.3

g/t silver. The project is permitted for open -pit mining and contains significant existing infrastructure

including a portal and a 412-metre-long decline.

For additional information please contact:

Charles Funk

Chief Executive Officer

Heliostar Metals Ltd.

Email: [email protected]

Rob Grey

Investor Relations Manager

Heliostar Metals Ltd.

Email: [email protected]

Cautionary Statement

This news release includes certain "forward -looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities

legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risk factors relating to the ti mely

receipt of all regulatory and third party approvals for the Offering, including that of the TSX Venture

Exchange, that the Offering may not close within the timeframe anticipated or at all or may not close on the

terms and conditions currently anticip ated by the Company for a number of reasons including, without

limitation, as a result of the occurrence of a material adverse change, disaster, change of law or other failure

to satisfy the conditions to closing of the Offering; the inability of the Company to apply the use of proceeds

from the Offering as anticipated; the size of the Offering, the issuance of the Units pursuant to the Listed

Issuer Financing Exemption, the Company's objectives, goals or future plans, statements, exploration results,

potential mineralization, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration and mine development plans,

timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of market conditions. Forward-looking statements

are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are

subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and

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future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All

statements that address future plans, activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects

or anticipates will or may occur are forward -looking information. There can be no assurance that such

statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those

anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward -looking

statements. When considering this forward-looking information, readers should keep in mind the risk factors

and other cautionary statements in the Company’s disclosure documents filed with the applicable Canadian

securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The risk factors and other factors noted in the

disclosure documents could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in any

forward-looking information. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any

forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as

required by law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy o f this news

release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or

disapproved the information contained herein.