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3. Collective Mining Ltd. (NYSEAMERICAN:CNL)

Year-to-Date Performance as of March 21: 136.30%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 3

Collective Mining Ltd. (NYSEAMERICAN:CNL) is an exploration and development company that focuses on gold projects in South America. Its primary asset is the Guayabales project in Colombia, where it explores for gold, silver, copper, and tungsten deposits.

The company’s primary focus is the Apollo system within its Guayabales Project, where it’s uncovering significant high-grade gold. The Ramp Zone, which is a recent discovery, is a major highlight. Its drill hole, under the name of APC105-D1, hit 75.80 meters at 8.01 g/t gold equivalent, which is the company’s best result yet. This zone spans at least 75 meters in strike, up to 480 meters in width, and 150 meters vertically, and it’s still expanding.

The company is also exploring high-grade sub-zones within Apollo, with drill hole APC104-D5 returning 106.35 meters at 9.05 g/t gold equivalent within a larger 497.35-meter interval at 3.01 g/t gold equivalent. This is Apollo’s best hole to date based on gold accumulation. Other holes also showed strong results and validated the company’s geological model. Collective Mining Ltd. (NYSEAMERICAN:CNL) is also conducting a 60,000-meter drill program in 2025. It currently has 7 drill rigs operating, with 2 more expected soon.

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