Company Description
Collective Mining Ltd. (NYSE American: CNL, TSX: CNL) is a mineral exploration and development company focused on discovering and advancing precious and base metal projects in the Department of Caldas, Colombia. According to the company’s disclosures, it is a gold, silver, copper and tungsten exploration company with options to acquire 100% interests in two projects located within an established mining camp that hosts ten fully permitted and operating mines.
The company’s business centers on identifying, exploring and advancing large-scale mineral systems. Collective Mining states that it is responsible for discovering, permitting and constructing a gold mine in Colombia and is rapidly advancing exploration on copper‑gold‑molybdenum porphyry targets in Caldas. Its work is supported by extensive diamond drilling, technical studies and quality assurance and quality control programs carried out on core samples.
Flagship Guayabales Project and Apollo System
Collective Mining’s flagship asset is the Guayabales Project, described as a district‑scale, multi‑target and infrastructure‑rich project in Caldas, Colombia. Guayabales is anchored by the Apollo system, which the company characterizes as a large‑scale, bulk‑tonnage and high‑grade gold‑silver‑copper‑tungsten system. Apollo begins at or near surface and, based on drilling reported by the company, has mineralization traced over more than 1,200 vertical metres and, in later updates, to more than 1,300 vertical metres and beyond.
Within Apollo, Collective Mining has outlined multiple mineralized domains. These include near‑surface zones of gold‑silver‑copper‑tungsten mineralization and deeper parts of the system that the company classifies as a partially Reduced Intrusion Related System enriched in gold, silver, copper and tungsten. The company has reported numerous long mineralized intercepts at Apollo from its drilling programs, reflecting its focus on bulk‑tonnage potential and grade distribution within the system.
High‑Grade Ramp Zone at Apollo
A key focus within Apollo is the Ramp Zone, located at the bottom of the system at approximately 1,000 metres above sea level. Collective Mining describes the Ramp Zone as a reduced intrusion‑related gold system that is open in all directions and has been extended through successive drilling campaigns. Drill results released by the company show that the Ramp Zone has been traced over hundreds of metres along strike and vertically, with reported intervals containing high‑grade gold and associated silver.
The company notes that mineralization in the Ramp Zone occurs within a breccia host rock and is associated with sulphide assemblages containing pyrite and pyrrhotite with minor bismuth, tellurium and locally arsenopyrite. It also reports that this breccia host provides porosity for metal‑bearing fluids. The Ramp Zone is a major target for expansion drilling, with multiple deep‑capacity diamond rigs dedicated to extending its strike and depth.
Hanging Wall Vein Zone and Additional Targets at Guayabales
Beyond the breccia‑hosted portion of Apollo, Collective Mining has reported the discovery of a Hanging Wall Vein Zone, consisting of sheeted gold‑ and silver‑rich veinlets in the hanging wall to the known Apollo system. Drilling disclosed by the company indicates that this zone approaches surface, extends Apollo’s footprint to the north and has been intersected over significant vertical intervals. The company has indicated that this newly defined zone has the potential to materially increase the overall mineral inventory of Apollo.
Guayabales also hosts additional targets. At the X target, Collective Mining reported a new greenfield silver‑rich discovery, where initial drilling intersected multiple zones of silver‑dominant veins over an area measuring approximately 500 metres by 500 metres, with mineralization open in all directions. The company has also discussed other targets such as ME and Trap in its Guayabales exploration programs, where it is testing geophysical and geochemical anomalies and CBM (carbonate‑base metal) vein systems.
Tungsten‑Rich Zones and Critical Minerals Aspect
Within Apollo, Collective Mining has highlighted tungsten‑rich zones near surface, where previous drilling returned intervals with significant WO3 (tungsten trioxide) grades together with gold, silver and copper. The company states that Apollo hosts Colombia’s first hard rock tungsten discovery and notes that relevant authorities have expressed interest in the system’s critical minerals potential. It has initiated a multi‑hole drill program to expand and increase confidence in these tungsten‑rich zones, with visual core logging indicating scheelite (a tungsten mineral) and copper sulphide minerals.
San Antonio Project and Pound Porphyry Discovery
Collective Mining’s second core asset is the San Antonio Project, located approximately two to five kilometres east‑northeast of Guayabales in Caldas, Colombia. The company describes San Antonio as hosting multiple targets, including the Pound target, where drilling has outlined a gold‑copper‑silver‑molybdenum porphyry system. At Pound, the company reports that drilling has identified three mineralized phases: a large phyllic‑altered porphyry halo with low‑grade gold, a late‑stage gold‑ and silver‑rich sheeted veinlet system (CBM veins), and a deeper gold‑copper‑silver‑molybdenum porphyry zone with potassic alteration.
Collective Mining has disclosed that drilling at Pound has intersected long intervals of gold‑equivalent mineralization and that the system remains open in all directions. The company notes that the porphyry system at Pound lies within a broader mineralized halo and that targets such as COP, COP West, Euro and Euro West are also encompassed within this halo. San Antonio benefits from proximity to infrastructure, including the Pan American Highway and hydro‑power lines, as described in the company’s news releases.
Exploration Strategy and Drilling Programs
The company emphasizes an aggressive exploration strategy across both Guayabales and San Antonio. It regularly reports the number of diamond drill rigs operating and the total metres of drilling completed at each project. At various times, Collective Mining has indicated that up to ten or eleven rigs were active, with a significant portion focused on Apollo and the Ramp Zone and several rigs allocated to the Pound target and other San Antonio prospects.
At Guayabales, drilling objectives include defining shallow mineralization at Apollo, expanding and identifying new high‑grade sub‑zones, advancing the Ramp Zone at depth and along strike, and testing greenfield targets such as X and ME. At San Antonio, objectives include expanding the Pound porphyry system, testing additional porphyry‑related targets and following up on visual mineralization observed in drill core.
Technical Standards and Quality Assurance
Collective Mining reports that its exploration programs follow National Instrument 43‑101 standards for disclosure of mineral projects. The company identifies qualified persons responsible for reviewing and approving technical information in its news releases. It also describes its sampling and analytical procedures, including cutting diamond drill core at its core facility in Caldas, Colombia, sampling at defined intervals, and sending samples to ALS laboratories in Medellin, Colombia and Lima, Peru.
The company states that ALS is an independent accredited laboratory and that gold assays are obtained by fire assay with atomic absorption or gravimetric finish, while copper, silver and multi‑element suites are analyzed by ICP‑AES and ICP‑MS following four‑acid digestion. Collective Mining notes that it inserts blanks, duplicates and certified reference standards into the sample stream to monitor laboratory performance and stores crush rejects and pulps in a secure facility for potential future verification.
Corporate Background and Ownership
According to the company’s public statements, Collective Mining was founded by the team that developed and sold Continental Gold Inc. to Zijin Mining for approximately US$2 billion in enterprise value. The company highlights that management, insiders, a strategic investor and close family and friends collectively own a substantial portion of its outstanding shares, with disclosed figures in its news releases indicating ownership of more than forty percent of the share capital at various times. It presents this ownership structure as aligning the interests of insiders with those of other shareholders.
Collective Mining is a foreign private issuer under U.S. securities regulations and files reports on Form 6‑K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the multi‑jurisdictional disclosure system (Form 40‑F). It has also filed a National Instrument 43‑101 technical report for the Guayabales Gold‑Silver‑Copper‑Tungsten Project, as noted in a Form 6‑K referencing the technical report and related consents.
Regulatory Filings and Trading
The company’s shares trade on the NYSE American and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CNL. As a foreign private issuer, Collective Mining furnishes current reports on Form 6‑K that include press releases, interim financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, certifications of interim filings, and technical reports. These filings provide investors with updates on exploration results, financings, material changes and other corporate developments.
In addition to press‑release‑based 6‑K filings, the company has furnished a 6‑K containing its NI 43‑101 technical report for Guayabales and related expert consents. It has also filed interim financial statements and MD&A on Form 6‑K, along with certifications of those filings by senior officers, as part of its ongoing disclosure obligations.
Project Setting and Mining Camp Context
Collective Mining’s projects are located in an established mining camp in Caldas, Colombia, near the Marmato area. The company notes that this camp hosts ten fully permitted and operating mines and that its Guayabales and San Antonio projects are situated within this context. It emphasizes access to infrastructure such as roads, hydropower and skilled labour in the region.
In its public communications, the company has also addressed aspects of Colombian mining law and the concept of incomplete cells within the mining cadaster, explaining how such gaps between claims arise and how authorities are working to integrate them into existing titles. It has stated that its mining titles are valid and in good standing and that it has acquired or entered into agreements to acquire surface rights covering the known dimensions of the Apollo system.
Risk Considerations and Forward‑Looking Information
Collective Mining’s news releases contain forward‑looking statements regarding anticipated advancement of mineral properties, future operations, potential metal recovery rates, growth potential and development plans. The company notes that these statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the dates of the releases and that actual results may differ due to various risks and uncertainties. It highlights that references to visual mineralization in drill core are indicative only and that definitive conclusions about metal content depend on assay results from accredited laboratories.
Summary
In summary, Collective Mining Ltd. is an exploration‑stage company focused on gold, silver, copper and tungsten in Caldas, Colombia, with two principal projects: Guayabales, anchored by the Apollo system and its Ramp Zone, Hanging Wall Vein Zone and additional targets; and San Antonio, where the Pound target hosts a gold‑copper‑silver‑molybdenum porphyry system within a large mineralized halo. The company supports its exploration with extensive drilling, NI 43‑101‑compliant technical work and regular disclosure through press releases and Form 6‑K filings.