Collective Intercepts 54.55 Metres @ 7.04 g/t Au and 16 g/t Ag with Assay Results Still Pending for Another 370 Meters of Mineralization
High-Grade "Ramp Zone" Expansion Validates District-Scale Potential as Collective Mining Aggressively Drills Toward 2027 Maiden Resource.
The most recent news release (February 24, 2026) reports high-grade gold intercepts from the Ramp Zone at the flagship Apollo system. Hole APC150-D1 intersected 54.55 metres at 7.04 g/t gold and 16 g/t silver. Critically, the company noted that assay results for the remaining 370.25 metres of the same hole are still pending, with visible gold logged in multiple locations. This suggests the potential for one of the company's strongest intercepts to date. Operationally, Collective is aggressively expanding the Ramp Zone with three rigs currently active and two more mobilizing. The company remains exceptionally well-funded with US$135 million in cash to execute a 100,000-metre drill program in 2026.
The news is Material - Positive for the following reasons: - Grade and Continuity: The intercept of 7.04 g/t Au over 54.55m is significantly higher than the average grades of many bulk-tonnage porphyry systems and confirms the high-grade nature of the Ramp Zone. - Visible Gold: The presence of visible gold in the pending 370 metres of core creates a high-probability catalyst for further positive news in the immediate term. - Geological Validation: The Ramp Zone is increasingly showing similarities to the nearby Marmato Deeps deposit (Aris Mining), which supports the thesis of a multi-million-ounce system. - Financial Strength: With US$135M in cash, the company has removed all near-term financing risk, allowing it to focus entirely on exploration and technical studies without dilution at current prices.
Collective Mining is a Canadian exploration company focused on the Middle Cauca belt in Colombia. Its flagship project is the Guayabales Project, which hosts the Apollo system. Apollo is characterized by a large-scale, bulk-tonnage gold-silver-copper-tungsten breccia system that transitions into the high-grade Ramp Zone at depth. The company also holds the San Antonio project, where it recently discovered a gold-copper porphyry system and high-grade silver veins. The management team is highly regarded, having previously discovered and sold Continental Gold to Zijin Mining for C$2 billion.