# Collective Mining Expands Apollo's Surface Footprint by Drilling 31.70 Metres @ 17.35 g/t AuEq Within 165.75 Metres @ 5.35 g/t AuEq from 8.85 Metres

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/collective-mining-expands-apollo-s-surface-footprint-by-drilling-31-70-metres-17--46ab440d-1336-419e-8338-5c007df0f82c

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/collective-mining-expands-apollos-surface-113000015.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-02-09T11:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Collective Mining Ltd.

- Ticker: CNL

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Unavailable

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Tungsten, Silver, Copper

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-09-21 06:20:15 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Collective Mining has reported high-grade drill results from its Apollo project, featuring a 31.70 metre intercept at 17.35 g/t AuEq. The drilling targets the expansion of a gold-tungsten-rich zone and demonstrates continuous mineralization from surface.

Reasoning: The announcement reports high-grade gold equivalent intercepts \(17.35 g/t AuEq\) over significant widths, contributing to the expansion of the Apollo system's footprint.

- Positive factor: High-grade gold equivalent intercepts

- Positive factor: Significant width of mineralization

- Positive factor: Expansion of surface footprint

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The headline explicitly states the company 'Expands Apollo's Surface Footprint'.

Evidence · text

> Expands Apollo's Surface Footprint

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: The 17.35 g/t AuEq intercept is exceptionally high for an intrusion-related gold system.

Evidence · text

> 31.70 Metres @ 17.35 g/t AuEq

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (2)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/collective-mining-expands-apollo-s-surface-footprint-by-drilling-31-70-metres-17--46ab440d-1336-419e-8338-5c007df0f82c#fact-drill-facts-0)

Apollo · gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Apollo
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: CNL

#### Geometry

- Grade: 17.35
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 31.7 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 17.35
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade gold equivalent intercept reported.

- Positive factor: High grade

Evidence · text

> 31.70 Metres @ 17.35 g/t AuEq

#### Tags used in scoring

**No QA/QC Disclosure**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Metal Equivalent Opaque**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent.

Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/collective-mining-expands-apollo-s-surface-footprint-by-drilling-31-70-metres-17--46ab440d-1336-419e-8338-5c007df0f82c#fact-drill-facts-1)

Apollo · gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Apollo
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: CNL

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.35
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 165.75 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 5.35
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant width of mineralization at moderate high grade.

- Positive factor: Large width

Evidence · text

> 165.75 Metres @ 5.35 g/t AuEq

#### Tags used in scoring

**No QA/QC Disclosure**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Metal Equivalent Opaque**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent.

Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.
