Collective Mining Expands the Apollo System in Three Locations with Drill Results Including 560.05 Metres at 1.83 g/t Gold Equivalent

TORONTO, March 12, 2024 /CNW/ - Collective Mining Ltd. (TSX: CNL) (OTCQX: CNLMF) (FSE: GG1) ("Collective" or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results for two holes drilled into the Apollo Porphyry System ("Apollo") at the Guayabales Project in Caldas, Colombia. Both holes increased the overall dimensions of Apollo with APC-92 expanding the southern portion of the system to the east and the west while APC-93 expanded the system in the north.

Figure 1: Plan View of the Apollo and Olympus/Olympus Deeps Targets and Drill Holes Announced in This Release (CNW Group/Collective Mining Ltd.)

Figure 2: Core Photo Highlights from Drill Hole APC-93 (CNW Group/Collective Mining Ltd.)

Figure 3: Plan View of the Guayabales Project Highlighting the Apollo Target Area (CNW Group/Collective Mining Ltd.)

The company presently has three drill rigs operating at the project with holes being drilled at the Apollo, Olympus Deeps and Trap targets respectively. A fourth rig has been mobilized to the Box target with drilling expecting to begin in April.

Ari Sussman, Executive Chairman commented: "We continue to see exciting results across the various targets at our Guayabales project as our aggressive 40,000 metre drill program for 2024 takes shape.  Our exploration goal for the year is to evolve the Guayabales project into a major mining camp by continuing to expand Apollo, proving that both the recently discovered Trap and Olympus Deeps porphyry systems have potential for significant scale and to make one more new discovery at either the Box, Tower, or X targets. No doubt, this is a bold goal, but given the exceptional geology of the project and the prowess of our operating team on the ground, I am confident that we will be able to deliver. With yet another 1,000+ gram x metre intercept under our belt, Apollo continues to flex its muscle as an evolving world-class high-grade and bulk tonnage gold-silver-copper-tungsten system."

Please click here to watch a video hosted by David Reading, Special Advisor to the Company and a QP under NI 43-101 review sections of core from drill hole APC-93.

Highlights (see Table 1 and Figures 1-3)

• Hole APC-93 was drilled from Pad 14 to the north and was designed to both expand Apollo to the north and then intercept the Olympus Deeps porphyry system approximately 120 metres to the east of discovery hole APC88-D1 which cut 202.35 metres @ 2.16 g/t AuEq (see press release dated January 30, 2024 for further details). A broad zone of high-grade and continuous mineralization was intersected across the Apollo brecciated porphyry system with assays results as follows:
  • 560.05 metres @ 1.83 g/t gold equivalent from 127.25 metres including:
    • 112.00 metres @ 4.52 g/t gold equivalent from 219.60 metres, and;
    • 110.75 metres @ 2.73 g/t gold equivalent from 396.90 metres
• This intercept across Apollo is the seventh largest grade accumulation drilled by the Company to date averaging 1,026 g/t gold equivalent on a gram X metre basis.
• Assay results for the final 455.90 metres of drill hole APC-93 are still pending as the core is being batched for assay with current hole OLD-1, both of which were designed to test the Olympus Deeps porphyry system.  APC-93 cut approximately 160 metres of mineralization in the Olympus Deeps porphyry system and confirmed a northwest trend to the mineralization. OLD-1 entered Olympus Deeps style mineralization at 912 metres down hole and is currently still in mineralization at 1,141 metres. Assay results for the balance of hole APC-93 and OLD-1 are expected in approximately 4-6 weeks.
• Drill hole APC-92 was drilled to the west-south-west from Pad 14 and increased the dimensions of Apollo to the east and west in the southern block portion by cutting two intervals separated by a post mineral dyke with assay results as follow:
  • 55.15 metres @ 2.50 g/t gold equivalent and;
    • 151.20 metres @ 1.12 g/t gold equivalent from 93.85 metres including:
  • 86.00 metres @ 0.55 g/t gold equivalent from 321.40 metres

Table 1: Assays Results for APC-92 and APC-93

Hole #	From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Au g/t	Ag g/t	Cu %	Mo ppm	WO3 ppm	AuEq g/t*
APC-92	93.85	245.05	151.20	0.81	12	0.09	13	55	1.12
Incl	189.90	245.05	55.15	1.88	23	0.19	13	121	2.50
and	321.40	407.40	86.00	0.26	7	0.09	21	88	0.55
APC-93	127.25	687.30	560.05	1.18	34	0.13	4	52	1.83
incl	219.60	331.60	112.00	2.40	110	0.43	5	59	4.52
and incl	396.90	507.65	110.75	2.49	16	0.04	5	43	2.73

*AuEq (g/t) is calculated as follows: (Au (g/t) x 0.97) + (Ag (g/t) x 0.016 x 0.88) + (Cu (%) x 1.69 x 0.90) + (Mo (%) x 8.57 x 0.85) + (WO3 (%) x 6.32 x 0.72) utilizing metal prices of Cu – US$3.95/lb, Ag – US$25/oz, Mo - US$20/lb , WO3 - US$32,500/t and Au – US$1,600/oz and recovery rates of 97% for Au, 88% for Ag, 85% for Mo, 72% for WO3 and 90% for Cu. Recovery rate assumptions for gold are based on metallurgical results announced on October 17, 2023. Recovery rates for copper, molybdenum, tungsten and silver are speculative as limited metallurgical work has been completed to date on these metals. True widths are unknown, and grades are uncut.

About Collective Mining Ltd.
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Founded by the team that developed and sold Continental Gold Inc. to Zijin Mining for approximately $2 billion in enterprise value, Collective is a copper, silver, gold and tungsten exploration company with projects in Caldas, Colombia. The Company has options to acquire 100% interests in two projects located directly within an established mining camp with ten fully permitted and operating mines.

The Company's flagship project, Guayabales, is anchored by the Apollo system, which hosts the large-scale, bulk-tonnage and high-grade copper-silver-gold-tungsten Apollo porphyry system. The Company's 2024 objective is to expand the Apollo system, prove that the recent discoveries at the Olympus and Trap targets evolve into large scale systems and make a new discovery at either the Box, Tower or X targets.

Management, insiders and close family and friends own nearly 42% of the outstanding shares of the Company and as a result, are fully aligned with shareholders. The Company is listed on the TSX under the trading symbol "CNL", on the OTCQX under the trading symbol "CNLMF" and on the FSE under the trading symbol "GG1".

Qualified Person (QP) and NI43-101 Disclosure

David J Reading is the designated Qualified Person for this news release within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") and has reviewed and verified that the technical information contained herein is accurate and approves of the written disclosure of same. Mr. Reading has an MSc in Economic Geology and is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and of the Society of Economic Geology (SEG).

Technical Information

Rock, soils and core samples have been prepared and analyzed at ALS laboratory facilities in Medellin, Colombia and Lima, Peru. Blanks, duplicates, and certified reference standards are inserted into the sample stream to monitor laboratory performance. Crush rejects and pulps are kept and stored in a secured storage facility for future assay verification. No capping has been applied to sample composites. The Company utilizes a rigorous, industry-standard QA/QC program.

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