Heliostar Reports Multiple Hits at Aquila, Including 6.51 G/T Gold Over 3 Metres at the Unga Project, Alaska
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Heliostar Reports Multiple Hits at Aquila, Including 6.51
G/T Gold Over 3 Metres at the Unga Project, Alaska
Vancouver, Canada, September 7 th, 2021 – Heliostar Metals Limited (TSX.V: HSTR, OTCQX: HSTXF, FRA: RGG)
("Heliostar" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results from the first seven Reverse Circulation (RC) holes
completed at the Aquila target in 2021, part of the large-scale, multi target Unga project, Alaska.
The 2021 drilling focused on the Amethyst Vein with these results expanding the footprint of Aquila both along
strike and at depth from last year’s discovery hole (see news release dated February 23 rd, 2021). Assays for six
additional holes from Aquila remain pending.
Highlights
• Two zones of gold mineralization over 220 metres of strike, both open along strike and to depth
with three of the seven reported holes intersecting 5-10 grams per tonne (g/t) gold intercepts
AQRC21-09
• 6.51 g/t gold over 3.05 m from 28.96 metres (m) downhole;
AQRC21-01
• 2.45 g/t gold over 7.62 m from 60.96 m including;
• 9.91 g/t gold over 1.52 m from 65.53m
AQRC21-05
• 5.57 g/t gold over 1.52 m from 73.15 m;
Note: All numbers are rounded and widths represent drilled lengths. True thickness is estimated at 70-90% of drilled thickness.
Heliostar VP of Exploration, Sam Anderson, commented: “The Aquila target is delivering with these results
defining another centre of mineralization at Unga. The phase one 2021 program has now defined shallo w gold
footprints over large areas at both Apollo and now Aquila, and assays remain pending for these and other targets
at the project. The geological interpretation is that Aquilla is just the top of a mineralized zone and our next step
is to undertake diamond drilling to define the full extent of mineralization at depth and along strike. Unga is an
extremely large, 250 square kilometre, land package and this current drill program is designed to rapidly test the
highest probability targets with RC drilling ahead of a systematic diamond drilling program with a goal of growing
the projects existing resource to greater than 1,000,000 ounces of gold.”
Aquila Target
The Aquila Target is a zone of outcropping epithermal quartz veins that lies within the Shumigan vein corridor,
and is one of the four highest priority targets on the Unga project. Heliostar chose this area for first-pass drilling
in 2020 due to the occurrence of multiple, outcropping quartz veins and high-grade mineralization at surface in
an area of limited historic drilling (Figure 1).
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Figure 1: Aquila plan map with veins, gold in rock chip samples and drill hole locations shown
The 1980’s drill program suffered from poor core recovery and the drill results did not match the surface
sampling. Heliostar drilled five holes in 2020 , returning high percentages of core recovery and results of 4.46g/t
gold over 3.6m and 2.24 g/t gold over 17.37m from hole AQ20-01 (the only hole to test to the Amethyst V ein;
see news release dated February 23rd, 2021).
In 2021, all thirteen RC holes completed at Aquila intersected the Amethyst Vein, which now has a drill defined
minimum strike length of 425 metres. Two separate zones along the vein contain higher -grade gold
mineralization and both remain open for expansion with follow-up diamond drilling.
Drill holes AQRC21-01 to 05, were drilled beneath and immediately along strike in each direction from last year’s
discovery hole (AQ20-01). These new results extend mineralization 60 metres down plunge and 25 metres along
strike where it remains open with assays pending.
Holes AQRC21 -01 (1.52 metres at 9.91g/t gold) and AQRC21 -03 (1.52 metres at 0.66 g/t gold) were drilled
beneath the discovery hole. Hole AQRC21-05 (1.52m at 5.57g/t gold) is 25 metres to the northeast and is open
at depth and along strike. Two holes intersected the vein further to the northeast and assays are pending.
Approximately 220 metres to the southwest, the Amethyst Vein forms an other zone of mineralization in hole
AQRC21-09 (3.05m at 6.51 g/t gold) near the intersection of a sub-parallel vein. This intersection remains open
as well.
Based on the high gold to silver ratio, the high precious metals to base metal ratio, relative elevation of the Aquila
target to SH-1 Resource and the Apollo target, and the colloform and drusy quartz textures observed within the
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veins, it is reasonable to infer current drilling is at a shallow level within the mineralized system. As such, the
company interprets that the Aquila target has excellent potential for further expansion.
Figure 2: Aquila cross section looking to the east.
Mineralization at Aquila comprises quartz, calcite and amethyst veins that frequently contain brecciated clasts
of earlier quartz vein material and wall rock. Quartz veins commonly exhibit cockscomb and colloform
epithermal textures, and has experienced m ultiple pulses of brecciation and vein formation. Mineralization is
associated with minor amounts of finely disseminated sphalerite and galena in the vein, and occasional pyrite
along the vein margins.
The current drill results support Aquila being a priority target in the next drill program at Unga. The success also
supports the use of RC drilling for cost -effective reconnaissance exploration, with the company completing
significantly more metres per dollar with the RC rig than it would have using conventional diamond drilling.
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This approach allowed testing and refinement of targets quickly and efficiently and allowed the exploration team
to overcome historic issues with poor recovery. Furthermore, the exploration approach enabled identification
of specific targets, both at depth and along strike, future diamond drilling at a significantly lower cost per metre
drilled than had the program been executed solely with diamond drilling.
Drillhole From To Interval Gold Silver Comment (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t)
AQRC21-01 60.96 68.58 7.62 2.45 4.61
Including 64.01 67.06 3.05 5.43 8.55
Including 65.53 67.06 1.53 9.91 14.75
AQRC21-03 89.92 91.44 1.52 0.66 2.57
AQRC21-05 13.72 15.24 1.52 0.96 0.56
And 73.15 74.68 1.52 5.57 29.50
AQRC21-09 28.96 32.00 3.04 6.51 8.22
Including 30.48 32.00 1.52 12.5 11.7
And 60.96 70.10 9.14 0.25 2.98
Table 1: Table of significant intersections from the Aquila Target. True thickness is estimated at 70-90% of downhole
lengths.
Prospect Drillhole Easting Northing Elevation Azimuth
(°)
Inclination
(°)
Total
Depth (m)
Aquila AQRC21-01 394860 6117034 180 300 -45 137.2
AQRC21-02 394838 6117051 188 300 -45 158.5
AQRC21-03 394880 6117022 178 300 -45 131.1
AQRC21-04 394826 6117030 188 300 -45 70.1
AQRC21-05 394882 6117051 179 300 -45 100.6
AQRC21-06 394795 6116951 178 300 -45 100.6
AQRC21-07 394770 6116927 178 300 -45 91.4
AQRC21-08 394745 6116894 175 300 -45 70.1
AQRC21-09 394719 6116865 171 300 -45 70.1
AQRC21-10 394677 6116822 165 300 -45 76.2
AQRC21-11 394624 6116791 163 300 -45 91.4
AQRC21-12 394884 6117108 188 305 -45 100.6
AQRC21-13 394926 6117128 186 305 -45 70.1
Table 2: Aquila drill hole details. NAD83, Zone 4 Coordinate system.
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Figure 3: Plan Map of Unga project with priority targets labelled
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Drill samples were shipped to ALS Limited in Whitehorse, Yukon for sample preparation and for analysis at the
ALS laboratory in North Vancouver. The ALS Whitehorse and North Vancouver facilities are ISO/IEC 17025
certified. Silver and base metals were analyzed using a four-acid digestion with an ICP finish and gold was assayed
by 30-and 50 gram fire assay with atomic absorption (“AA”) spectroscopy finish and overlimits were analyzed by
50g fire assay with gravimetric finish.
Control samples comprising cer tified reference samples, duplicates and blank samples were systematically
inserted into the sample stream and analyzed as part of the Company’s quality assurance / quality control
protocol.
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approved by Stewart Harris, P.Geo., Exploration Manager for the Company. Mr. Harris is a Qualified Person as
defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101.
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About Heliostar Metals Ltd.
Heliostar is a well -financed junior exploration and development company with a portfolio of high -grade gold
projects in Alaska and Mexico.
The company’s flagship asset is the 100% controlled Unga Gold Project on Unga and Popof Islands in Alaska. The
project hosts an intermediate sulfidation epithermal gold deposit, located within the district-scale property that
encompasses 240 km2 across the two islands. Additional targets on the property include porphyry copper-gold
targets, high sulphidation targets and intermediate sulphidation epithermal veins.
On Unga Island, priority targets include: the SH -1 and Aquila, both on the Shumagin Trend, the former Apollo -
Sitka mine, which was Alaska’s first underground gold mine, and the Zachary Bay porphyry gold-copper prospect.
Gold mineralization at the Centennial Zone is located on neighbouring Popof Island within four kilo metres of
infrastructure and services at Sand Point.
In Mexico, the company owns 100% of three early-stage epithermal projects in Sonora that are highly prospective
for gold and silver. Cumaro forms part of the El Picacho district, while the Oso Negro and La Lola projects are
early-stage projects considered prospective for epithermal gold-silver mineralization.
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Charles Funk
Chief Executive Officer
Heliostar Metals Limited
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Rob Grey
Investor Relations Manager
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