# Collective Mining Intersects 467.35 Metres at 1.63 g/t AuEq from 170.10 Metres at Apollo and Expands the System to the Southeast *2025-12-30T06:30:00-05:00* Collective Mining Intersects 467.35 Metres at 1.63 g/t AuEq from 170.10 Metres at Apollo and Expands the System to the Southeast Collective Mining Intersects 467.35 Metres at 1.63 g/t AuEq from 170.10 Metres at Apollo and Expands the System to the Southeast Canada NewsWire - **Five diamond drill holes targeting various undrilled segments of the brecciated portion of Apollofrom surface to 1,000 metres depth, intersected broad zones of mineralization with key highlights including: ** - **261.35 metres @ 1.63 g/t gold equivalent from 432.90 metres including 43.80 metres @ 4.55 g/t gold equivalent (APC144-D1)** - **467.35 metres @ 1.63 g/t gold equivalent from 170.10 metres including 48.10 metres @ 3.02 g/t gold equivalent (APC142-D2) ** - **A directional mother hole drilled outside the main brecciated portion of the Apollosystem intersected near surface mineralization in the Hanging Wall Vein Zone approximately 200 metres south of prior intercepts into this zone, returning: ** - **19.40 metres @ 1.55 g/t gold equivalent from 39.60 metres (APC-142D) ** - **At the Plutus target, located ****approximately one kilometre ****east of Apollo, a reconnaissance drill hole located in an area with no prior drilling has discovered a lower grade porphyry system beginning from surface, intersecting: ** - **127.20 metres @ 0.41 g/t gold equivalent from surface consisting of 0.21 g/t Au, 0.11% Cu, 5 g/t Ag, 0.003% Mo (PNC-8)** TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2025/CNW/ -**Collective Mining Ltd. **(NYSE: CNL) (TSX: CNL)**("Collective" or the "Company")**is pleased to announce assays results for ten diamond drill holes at the Guayabales project. Six holes were designed to test the Apollosystem ("Apollo") while the remaining four holes tested greenfield targets across the rest of the project area, which resulted in the discovery of outcropping lower grade porphyry mineralization at the Plutus target ("Plutus"). The Company's flagship discovery is the Apollosystem and is classified geologically as a large, partially Reduced Intrusion Related System enriched in gold, silver, copper and tungsten. Drilling to date at Apollohas outlined continuous mineralization from surface to **more than 1,400 vertical metres **and is open along strike to the north and at depth**. **Apolloanchors the Company's flagship Guayabales Project—a district-scale, multi-target and infrastructure-rich project in Caldas, Colombia. To date, Collective has completed**155,500 metres**of diamond drilling across the Guayabales and San Antonioprojects, including**108,500 metres**at Apollo. The Company **intends to drill between 80,000-100,000 metres in 2026**with a maximum of 14 diamond drill rigs operating at any one time. Multiple high-priority holes remain in the lab, with additional assay results anticipated in the near term. With**US$135 million**in cash (as of December 1, 2025), the Company is fully funded for its planned, aggressive 2026 program. Ari Sussman, Executive Chairman, commented: "These latest results underscore the remarkable scale and continuity of the Apollosystem, with strong infill drilling enhancing our internal block model and extending mineralization in key areas. The intersection of the Hanging Wall Vein Zone in a step-out hole and the new porphyry-style discovery at Plutus further highlights the district-scale potential of the Guayabales Project. With substantial cash on hand and an expanding fleet of drill rigs, we are well positioned to deliver significant value through continued aggressive exploration in 2026." **Details (see Table 1 and Figures 1,2 and 4)** Five directional holes collared from mother holes APC-142D and APC-144D were drilled from the southwest and northeast respectively and targeted various gaps in the Company's internal block model within the top 1,000 metres of the Apollosystem. Results from this drilling have either improved the block model grades, extended the mineralized volume into areas with no prior drilling or upgraded confidence in the estimation. Drill holes collared from mother hole APC-142D at Pad 31 directed to the southwest cut long continuous intervals of mineralization, including multiple higher-grade zones and added volume to the internal block model by infilling various gaps with results as follows: - **591.85 metres @ 1.08 g/t gold equivalent from 59.15 metres (APC142-D1) including** - 13.05 metres @ 2.64 g/t gold equivalent from 59.15 metres - 25.15 metres @ 3.31 g/t gold equivalent from 110.20 metres - 10.65 metres @ 3.24 g/t gold equivalent from 184.75 metres - 15.95 metres @ 2.25 g/t gold equivalent from 337.90 metres - 42.95 metres @ 2.40 g/t gold equivalent from 520.00 metres - **467.35 metres @ 1.63 g/t gold equivalent from 170.10 metres (APC142-D2) including** - 26.20 metres @ 3.10 g/t gold equivalent from 170.10 metres - 33.75 metres @ 3.11 g/t gold