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Importantly, the Lord Byron open pit is located less than 10km from our operational Fish underground mine, with surface infrastructure items already in place as a result of the construction of Fish resulting in streamlined, low capex development.“This allows Brightstar to rapidly commence development of the Lord Byron open pit to coincide with our proposed mill construction, due to commence in H1 CY26.“Recent exploration efforts at Lord Byron point to material upside to the current mineral resource and potential for additions to the current mine plan. Drill hole LBRC25001 returned a spectacular result of 32m @ 7.16g/t [gram per tonne] Au [gold], which was directly below the bottom of the proposed Lord Byron south open pit.”The Lord Byron project has a history of mining activity, having been operated by Crescent Gold in 2011–12, before passing on to Focus Minerals in 2012.In 2019, Lord Byron Mining acquired the project and initiated a mining campaign in 2020.In 2023, Linden Gold Alliance purchased the Jasper Hills Gold Project, which includes the Lord Byron and Fish open-pit mines.Brightstar acquired Linden Gold in June 2024, fast-tracking approvals and permitting, leading to the commencement of the Fish underground mine in January 2025.Meanwhile, Brightstar continues its exploration efforts, with ongoing reverse circulation and diamond drilling at Sandstone supporting a pre-feasibility study as part of company’s 100,000m exploration programme.Terms and Privacy PolicyPrivacy & Cookie SettingsMore InfoS&P Futures6,751.25 -1.25 (-0.02%)Dow Futures46,778.00 +54.00 (+0.12%)Nasdaq Futures25,005.00 +2.00 (+0.01%)Russell 2000 Futures2,482.00 +0.10 (+0.00%)VIX16.07 -0.03 (-0.19%)Gold3,823.40 +48.30 (+1.28%)PortfolioSign in to access your portfolioSign inTop gainersMTSR Metsera, Inc. 53.58 +20.26 (+60.80%)DGNX Diginex Limited 17.75 +4.15 (+30.51%)QMMM QMMM Holdings Limited 105.90 +23.06 (+27.84%)GGAL Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. 32.03 +5.58 (+21.10%)BBAR Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. 9.85 +1.66 (+20.27%)Top losersCOMP Compass, Inc. 7.92 -1.48 (-15.74%)QUBT Quantum Computing Inc. 20.21 -3.06 (-13.15%)OPEN Opendoor Technologies Inc. 8.38 -1.19 (-12.43%)PTRN Pattern Group Inc. 14.00 -1.63 (-10.43%)BMNR Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. 55.10 -6.19 (-10.10%)Most activeNVDA NVIDIA Corporation 183.61 +7.01 (+3.97%)OPEN Opendoor Technologies Inc. 8.38 -1.19 (-12.43%)SNAP Snap Inc. 8.53 +0.37 (+4.53%)PLUG Plug Power Inc. 2.6500 +0.4700 (+21.56%)BBAI BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. 7.08 +0.23 (+3.36%)Earnings eventsMy earnings eventsEarnings eventsTrending tickersBETR Better Home & Finance Holding Company 49.98 +15.89 (+46.61%)PLUG Plug Power Inc. 2.6500 +0.4700 (+21.56%)RIVN Rivian Automotive, Inc. 15.24 +0.86 (+5.98%)APLD Applied Digital Corporation 24.45 +3.97 (+19.38%)NVDA NVIDIA Corporation 183.61 +7.01 (+3.97%)Top economic eventsPowered by Money.com - Yahoo may earn commission from the links above.