Collective Mining Announces Appointment of Russell Evans as Executive Vice President, Exploration TORONTO ,
Collective Mining Announces Appointment of
Russell Evans as Executive Vice President,
Exploration
TORONTO
,
March 1, 2026
/CNW/ -
Collective Mining Ltd.
(NYSE: CNL) (TSX: CNL)
("Collective"
or the "Company")
is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Russell Evans as Executive Vice
President Exploration, effective immediately.
Mr. Evans brings international leadership and experience to Collective in mineral exploration and
mining, having held senior roles at Newmont Mining Limited and Vedanta/Hindustan Zinc Limited. Mr.
Evans holds a B.Sc. degree in Applied Geology (Hons.) from University of Technology in Sydney,
Australia, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM).
Mr. Evans commented: "I am excited to join Collective at such an important point in the Company's
growth. Apollo is demonstrating the hallmarks of a significant, scalable mineral system, with strong
district-scale expansion potential. I look forward to leading the exploration team as we continue to
refine the geological framework, prioritize targets and responsibly execute our ambitious, advanced
exploration program aimed at unlocking the full potential of the Guayabales and San Antonio
projects.
Ned Jalil, CEO of Collective stated: "We are delighted to welcome Russell as we enter into an
exciting phase of disciplined project execution in Colombia. His global experience and proven track
record of executing successful exploration programs will further strengthen our ability to
systematically expand the Apollo system and unlock additional opportunities across our Guayabales
and San Antonio projects. As we advance our 2026 drill program, Russell's leadership will play a key
role in continuing to build a premier mineral district."
About Collective Mining Ltd.
To see our latest corporate presentation and related information, please visit
www.collectivemining.com
.
Founded by the team that developed and sold Continental Gold Inc. to Zijin Mining for approximately
$2 billion in enterprise value, Collective is a gold, silver, copper and tungsten exploration company
with projects in Caldas, Colombia. The Company's two projects are 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 gold-silver-copper-tungsten Apollo system. The Company's
objectives at the Guayabales Project are to expand the newly discovered high-grade Ramp Zone
along strike and to depth and drill a series of greenfield generated targets on the property.
Additionally, the Company is drilling its optioned San Antonio Project (can earn up to 100% interest)
as it hunts for new discoveries and looks to aggressively extend to the south the recently discovered
high-grade silver system made at the Pound target. The San Antonio Project is located between two
to five kilometers east-northeast of the Guayabales Project and could potentially share infrastructure
given their proximity to each other.
Management, insiders, a strategic investor and close family and friends own 45.3% of the
outstanding shares of the Company and as a result, are fully aligned with shareholders. The
Company is listed on both the NYSE American and TSX under the trading symbol "CNL".
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the
meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based
on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that
involves discussion with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,
assumptions, future events or performance (often, but not always using phrases such as "plans",
"expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or
"believes" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that
certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be
achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news
release, forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to the anticipated advancement of
mineral properties or programs; future operations; future recovery metal recovery rates; future
growth potential of Collective; and future development plans.
These forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in
good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding future events including the direction of our
business. Management believes that these assumptions are reasonable. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, among others: risks related to the speculative nature of the
Company's business; the Company's formative stage of development; the Company's financial
position; possible variations in mineralization, grade or recovery rates; actual results of current
exploration activities; conclusions of future economic evaluations; fluctuations in general
macroeconomic conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in spot and forward prices
of gold, precious and base metals or certain other commodities; fluctuations in currency markets;
change in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls regulations and political or
economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration,
development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or
unexpected formation pressures, cave-ins and flooding); inability to obtain adequate insurance to
cover risks and hazards; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on
mining; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous
populations; availability of increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative
nature of mineral exploration and development (including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses,
permits and approvals from government authorities); and title to properties, as well as those risk
factors discussed or referred to in the annual information form of the Company dated March 24,
2025. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release
and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or results, except as may be required by applicable
securities laws. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements and there may be other factors that cause results not to be anticipated, estimated or
intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Collective Mining Ltd.
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