Collective Mining Samples up to 199 g/t Gold, 745 g/t Silver, 2.7% Copper, 18.6% Zinc and 14.4% Lead at the Olympus Target
Collective Mining Samples up to 199 g/t Gold, 745 g/t Silver, 2.7% Copper, 18.6% Zinc and
14.4% Lead at the Olympus Target
Toronto, Ontario, December 14, 2021 – Collective Mining Ltd. (TSXV: CNL) (“Collective” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce further high-grade, polymetallic vein grab sample results from it’s
grassroot generated Olympus target (“Olympus”) within the Guayabales project (“Guayabales”),
Colombia. The new results, which were collected from the western side of Olympus , are additional
from previous grab sample results collected from the eastern portion of Olympus as announced on
December 1, 2021. The Company currently has two diamond drill rigs operating at Guayabales with a
third rig anticipated to begin operating later this month as part of its maiden 10,000 metre drill program.
Highlights (Table 1 and Figures 1 to 4)
• Assay results of grab samples taken from veins located within historical, shallow underground
adits on the western side of Olympus continue to confirm the presence of a significant high-
grade carbonate base metal (“CBM”) sheeted vein system. Four of the samples were also
selected to be assayed for base metals with results as follows:
Table 1: Grab Sample Assay Results from the Western Sector of Olympus**
Sample ID Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Cu % Zn % Pb%
CM3571 198.7 369 0.08 9.03 12.74
CM3581 69.2 254 - - -
CM3582 48.5 206 - - -
CM3570 34.8 745 2.66 0.18 0.45
CM3583 29.8 283 - - -
CM3584 24.1 209 - - -
CM3585 19.7 294 - - -
CM3586 18.9 218 - - -
CM3573 14.4 533 0.42 18.58 7.42
CM3587 10.7 243 - - -
CM3572* 17.7 771 2.62 9.94 14.37
* Gold and Silver assays previously reported on December 1, 2021. Sample was collected from eastern side
of Olympus.
**The reader should be cautioned that grab samples are selective in nature and as a result should not be
relied upon as being representative of average gra des anticipated in any future resource estimate or mining
scenario.
*** Only samples CM003570 through CM003573 were assayed for base metal grades.
• Preliminary logging of the first completed hole into the eastern portion of Olympus highlights
multiple CBM veins hosted with intensely altered porphyry diorite and hydrothermal breccia.
The CBM veins contain pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite and sphalerite sulphides.
• As a result of the grab sample results and the visual logging of the first hole, the Company will
commence diamond drilling with a second rig in December and will soon commence
construction of a third drill pad in early January 2022.
“Olympus is an extremely exciting grass roots discovery for the Company and locates in an area with
no previous drilling or modern exploration work. High-grade polymetallic assay results to date are so
compelling that we have prioritized Olympus for drilling in 2022 with a much expanded and fully funded
drill program currently being finalized ahead of the new year, ” commented Ari Sussman, Executive
Chairman. “Olympus is a very large mineralized system measuring at least 1,000 metres X 600 metres
on surface and the veins and porphyry are coincident with IP chargeability anomalies that can be
followed to depths of up to 800 metres below surface.”
Geological Details of the Olympus Target
The Olympus target is an area with numerous, small and historical artisanal workings exposing vein,
porphyry veinlet and breccia style , gold , silver and base metal mineralisation within s hallow,
underground adit excavations trending NW-SE and E -W. Access for this old, small scale, artisanal
mining is facilitated from a north-easterly trending valley floor surrounded by hills with a +200-metre
elevation differential. The Collective mining team has now undertaken reconnaissance mapping and
sampling on adits located on both sides of the valley . High-grade, gold, silver and base metal
mineralization is related to multiple sulphide and quartz carbonate veinlets and veins hosting massive
pyrite with associated chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena over widths of 10 to 100cm. Available
exposures of vein material are limited due to extensive timber support in these narrow, historical
tunnels. Structural measurements of available vein exposures indicate vein strikes of 320 - 340
azimuth with dips of 60 -70 degrees to the NE. Veins are associated with intense sericite al teration.
Host rocks include mineralised and potassic altered diorites and hydrothermal breccia. The high-grade
grab sample results presented in this press release are all located (with the exception of CM3572)
within the western side of the valley access at Olympus and compliment those announced from the
eastern portion of Olympus on December 1, 2021.
Surface and shallow underground geological mapping within the broader Olympus area demonstrates
that the high-grade polymetallic veins are superimposed on highly altered quartz diorite and diorite
porphyry intrusive covering a 1,000 metre by 600 metre area. Gold , silver and base metal
mineralization is also associated with multiple sheeted and stockwork veinlets hosted within the
porphyry bodies and in hydrothermal breccia. The phyllic alteration (sericite-Illite) event related to the
polymetallic veining is superimposed on and has degraded an earlier potassic alteration event (biotite
and magnetite). The Company interprets the multiple styles of minerali zation encountered at the
Olympus target are related to mineralized porphyry systems.
A hi-resolution and deep penetrating IP survey was recently undertaken by Arce Geofisicos on behalf
of Collective over the Olympus target area using their proprietary AGDAS technology. This work has
outlined multiple chargeability anomalies locating within the Olympus target area, which extend to
depths of up to eight hundred metres below surface. The chargeability anomalies are in part coincident
with the high-grade, sulphide, sheeted vein systems and extend to the north so that the Olympus target
area now has dimensions of 1 ,000 metres north-south by 600 metres east-west. The IP anomalies
have a funnel shape in 3D and are interpreted by the Company to relate to disseminated and vein
sulphide system s associated with a large porphyry body. The target remains open for further
expansion.
The drilling program planned for Olympus from the first pad will intersect the high-grade veins on the
eastern portion of the target area with various angled holes and includes drill testing of the IP
anomalies. The Company has completed the first drill hole and confirmed the intersection of multiple,
sheeted CBM veins hosting massive pyrite as well as galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. A second
angled hole is presently in progress.
Following on from the receipt of the grab sampling results, the visual logging of the first hole and the
coincident IP chargeability anomalies, t he Company is expanding the Olympus diamond drilling
programme to three rigs. The second rig will commence drilling on the southern extension of the vein
and breccia systems in December 2021. A third drill pad is under construction to test the western
portion of the vein system and will commence drilling in January 2022.
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 samples have been prepared and analyzed at SGS 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.
About Collective Mining Ltd.
Collective Mining is an exploration and development company focused on identifying and exploring
prospective mineral projects in South America. Founded by the team that developed and sold
Continental Gold Inc. to Zijin Mining for approximately $2 billion in enterprise value, the mission of the
Company is to repeat its past success in Colombia by making a significant new mineral discovery and
advancing the projection to production. Management, insiders and close family and friends own
approximately 40% of the outstanding shares of the Company and as a result are fully aligned with
shareholders. Collective currently holds an option to earn up to a 100% interest in two projects located
in Colombia. As a result of an aggressive exploration program on both the Guayabales and San
Antonio projects a total of eight major targets have been defined. The Company is fortuitous to have
made significant grass root discoveries on both projects with discovery holes of 104 metres @ 1.3 g/t
AuEq and 710 metres @ 0.53 AuEq at the Guayabales and San Antonio projects, respectively. (See
press releases dated October 18th and 27th for AuEq calculation.)
Contact Information
Collective Mining Ltd.
Steve Gold, Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Tel. (416) 648-4065
To schedule a one-on-one meeting with management please use the following link:
https://calendly.com/collectivemining/30min?month=2021-11
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain forward -looking statements, including, but not limited to,
statements about the drill programs, including timing of results, and Collective’s future and intentions.
Wherever possible, words such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”,
“anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict” or “potential” or the negative or other variations of these
words, or similar words or phrases, have been used to identify these forward -looking statements.
These statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are ba sed on information currently
available to management as at the date hereof.
Forward-looking statements involve significant risk, uncertainties, and assumptions. Many factors
could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from the results
discussed or implied in the forward -looking statements. These factors should be
considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.
Although the forward- looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what
management believes to be reasonable assumptions, Collective cannot assure readers that actual
results will be consistent with these forward -looking statements. These forward- looking statements
are made as of the date of this news release, and Collective assumes no obligation to update or revise
them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
Figure 1: Plan View of the Guayabales Project and the Olympus Target
Figure 2: Plan View of Olympus with Proposed Drill Holes Traces Superimposed
Figure 3: Olympus Section View Showing Drill Hole Traces into a Chargeability High
Figure 4: Photos of High-Grade Polymetallic Grab Samples Taken at Olympus
CBM vein samples with an abundance of pyrite, sphalerite and galena hosted within quartz/carbonate veining.
Top right: Sample 3570, top left: sample 3571, bottom right: sample 3572, bottom left: sample 3573