Collective Mining declares the appointment of Mr. Russell Evans as Executive Vice President of Exploration, effective right away.
Evans contributes global leadership and expertise to Collective in mineral exploration and mining, having occupied top positions at Newmont Mining Limited and Vedanta/Hindustan Zinc Limited. Evans possesses a B.Sc. in Applied Geology (Hons.) from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM).
Evans says, “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.”
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Ned Jalil, CEO of Collective says, “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."
Established by the group that created and sold Continental Gold Inc. to Zijin Mining for around $2 billion in enterprise value, Collective is an exploration firm focused on gold, silver, copper, and tungsten with endeavors in Caldas, Colombia.
The two projects of the Company are situated right within a recognized mining camp that has ten fully permitted and operational mines.
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The primary project of the Company, Guayabales, is centered around the Apollo system, which encompasses the extensive, bulk-tonnage, and high-quality gold-silver-copper-tungsten Apollo system. The Company's goals for the Guayabales Project are to extend the recently identified high-grade Ramp Zone both along strike and to depth, while also drilling several greenfield generated targets on the site.
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Moreover, the Company is exploring its optioned San Antonio Project (potential to acquire up to 100 percent interest) while searching for new discoveries and aims to aggressively extend southward the newly identified high-grade silver system at the Pound target. The San Antonio Project is positioned two to five kilometers east-northeast of the Guayabales Project and may have the potential to share infrastructure due to their close distance.