GoldStone Resources Limited the AIM quoted gold exploration and development company focused on bringing the Homase Mine within its Akrokeri-Homase Gold Project ("AKHM") in Ghana into production, announces an operational update. During July and August 2021, they successfully commissioned the Carbon in Solution ("CIS') plant on-site and mined the first four benches of the Krodua Pit within the Homase Mine. All indications are that the grade and tonnes mined to date are within expectations. Despite some initial commissioning issues with stacking and agglomeration, which have impacted their targeted mining schedule, the Heap Leach pad crushing and conveyor systems are now operating as planned. The Company has mined 133,000 tonnes of ore and 385,700 tonnes of waste and stacked 87,300 tonnes of ore on the Heap Leach pads. The Company is pleased with the initial permeability and dissolution of the leachate, and the CIS plant is operating well and at expected recovery rates to produce loaded carbon. The Company is continuing to make any improvements necessary to the CIS plant and investigating further ramping up the speed of stacking and the subsequent processing. As previously announced, the Company had been seeking to elute the gold from the loaded carbon at a nearby rented facility, however approval from the Minerals Commission of Ghana for use of this facility has not yet been forthcoming. In light of this, the Company is now accelerating its plans to complete its own elution facility on site, which they are endeavouring to complete in the shortest possible timeframe. A further update with respect to timing of the commissioning of the elution facility will be provided in due course. As per the Company's announcement of 2 September 2021, the Board notes that it remains in ongoing discussions with Asia Investments Management Services Limited (‘AIMS’) with respect to the USD 3m secured gold loan which matures on 19 September 2021 and associated interest payments.