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6-K 1 ea0211293-6k_collective.htm REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of August, 2024

 

Commission File Number: 001-42170

 

 

 

Collective Mining Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

 

82 Richmond Street East, 4th Floor

Toronto, Ontario

Canada, M5C 1P1

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒ Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

  

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description of Exhibit
99.1   Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of Collective Mining Ltd. for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024
99.2   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Collective Mining Ltd. for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024
99.3   Certification of Interim Filings Full Certificate of Collective Mining Ltd. in connection with filing of interim financial statements and interim MD&A by CEO dated August 13, 2024
99.4   Certification of Interim Filings Full Certificate of Collective Mining Ltd.in connection with filing of interim financial statements and interim MD&A by CFO dated August 13, 2024

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Date: August 14, 2024 Collective Mining Ltd.
     
  By: /s/ Paul Begin
  Name:   Paul Begin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and
Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

EX-99.1 2 ea021129301ex99-1_collective.htm CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COLLECTIVE MINING LTD. FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024

  

 


 

COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

As at   Note  

June 30,
2024

(Unaudited)

   

December 31,

2023

(Audited)

 
        $     $  
ASSETS                
Current assets:                    
Cash and cash equivalents   12(a)   21,135,511   14,166,196  
Receivables and prepaid expenses   4     395,649       347,166  
          21,531,160       14,513,362  
Non-current assets:                    
Property, plant and equipment   5     688,782       656,219  
Long-term VAT receivable   7     1,979,320       1,799,497  
          2,668,102       2,455,716  
Total assets         24,199,262       16,969,078  

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

                   
Current liabilities:                    
Account payables and accrued liabilities         2,307,375       2,488,257  
Warrants liability   8     581,876       1,638,808  
Current portion of lease liability   9     76,615       32,918  
          2,965,866       4,159,983  
Non-current liabilities:                    
Lease liability   9     123,603       86,779  
          123,603       86,779  
          3,089,469       4,246,762  
Equity:                    
Share capital   13     70,943,679       53,972,765  
Contributed surplus         16,632,727       14,159,006  
Deficit         (66,466,613 )     (55,409,455 )
          21,109,793       12,722,316  
Total liabilities and equity         24,199,262       16,969,078  
                     
Commitments, options agreements and contingencies   18                
Subsequent events   19                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors:

 

(signed) Ari Sussman   (signed) Paul Murphy
Director   Director

  

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

       

For the three months

ended June 30

   

For the six months

ended June 30

 
    Note   2024     2023     2024     2023  
        $     $     $     $  
Expenses                            
Exploration and evaluation   16(a)   (5,181,251 )   (3,443,700 )   (9,019,771 )   (5,485,771 )
General and administration   16(b)     (1,222,105 )     (1,001,862 )     (2,425,283 )     (2,045,267 )
          (6,403,356 )     (4,445,562 )     (11,445,054 )     (7,531,038 )
Other income (expense)                                    
Revaluation of warrants liability   8     94,691       (2,334,229 )     466,205       (3,774,274 )
Foreign exchange gain (loss)         (282,152 )     525,147       (461,787 )     983,627  
Other (expense) income         79             79        
Net loss before finance items and income tax         (6,590,738 )     (6,254,644 )     (11,440,557 )     (10,321,685 )
Finance income (expense)                                    
Interest income         295,166       176,639       512,552       285,269  
Finance costs   16(c)     (36,349 )     (19,427 )     (129,153 )     (34,806 )
Net loss before income tax         (6,331,921 )     (6,097,432 )     (11,057,158 )     (10,071,222 )
Income tax                            
Net loss and comprehensive loss         (6,331,921 )     (6,097,432 )     (11,057,158 )     (10,071,222 )
                                     
Basic and diluted loss per common share         (0.09 )     (0.10 )     (0.17 )     (0.16 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted         67,916,039       60,204,788       66,479,549       61,152,778  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements. 

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

For the six months ended   Note  

June 30,

2024

   

June 30,

2023

 
        $     $  
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities                
Net loss       (11,057,158 ) (10,071,222 )
Items not involving cash and cash equivalents:                    
Revaluation of warrants liability         (466,205 )     3,774,274  
Finance costs expensed   16(c)     92,398       8,153  
Foreign exchange (gain) loss         461,787       (983,627 )
Share-based compensation   16(b)     689,360       771,847  
Depreciation and amortization   16(a),(b)     158,864       111,076  
Net changes in working capital items   17(a)   (476,332 )   (76,646 )
          (10,597,286 )     (6,466,145 )
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities                    
Cash proceeds from issuance of shares   13     13,925,729       21,882,311  
Cash costs related to issuance of shares         (702,386 )     (1,579,306 )
Financing costs paid         (65,849 )      
Cash proceeds from warrant exercises   13     4,351,656       523,974  
Cash received from option exercises   13, 15     589,548       314,311  
Lease payments   9     (56,774 )     (23,691 )
          18,041,924       21,117,599  
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities                    
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment   5     (66,649 )     (169,618 )
          (66,649 )     (169,618 )
                     
Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period         7,377,989       14,481,836  
Cash and cash equivalents, opening balance         14,166,196       8,503,274  
Foreign exchange effect on cash balances         (408,674 )     803,582  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period         21,135,511       23,788,692  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

    Note   Number of shares issued and outstanding     Share capital     Contributed surplus     Deficit     Total  
              $     $     $     $  
Balance January 1, 2024       61,234,906     53,972,765     14,159,006     (55,409,455 )   12,722,316  
Issuance of shares – Offering March 2024   13     4,500,000       13,925,729                   13,925,729  
Fair value of warrants issued               (1,193,634 )                 (1,193,634 )
Share issue costs   13           (702,386 )                 (702,386 )
Exercise of warrants   13     1,836,150       4,351,656       1,784,361             6,136,017  
Exercise of options   13, 15     654,817       589,549                   589,549  
Share-based compensation   16(b)                 689,360             689,360  
Net loss for the period                           (11,057,158 )     (11,057,158 )
Balance June 30, 2024         68,225,873       70,943,679       16,632,727       (66,466,613 )     21,109,793  
Balance January 1, 2023       52,771,782     31,655,207     11,558,338     (36,275,797 )   6,937,748  
Issuance of shares – Offering March 2023   13     7,060,000       21,882,311                   21,882,311  
Share issue costs   13           (1,579,306 )                 (1,579,306 )
Exercise of warrants   13     218,500       523,974       378,369             902,343  
Exercise of options   13, 15     216,874       314,311                   314,311  
Share-based compensation   16(b)                 771,847             771,847  
Net loss for the period                           (10,071,222 )     (10,071,222 )
Balance June 30, 2023         60,267,156       52,796,497       12,708,554       (46,347,019 )     19,158,032  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

  

Tabular dollar amounts represent United States (“U.S.”) dollars, unless otherwise shown. References to C$/CAD and COP are to Canadian dollars and Colombian pesos, respectively.

 

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

Collective Mining Ltd. (“CML”) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) are principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties located in Colombia. The Company principally carries on business through an Ontario corporation and a foreign company branch office in Colombia.

 

The Company’s common shares began trading on the Toronto Stock Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) on May 20, 2021 under the symbol “CNL”. On July 18, 2022, the Company’s shares began trading on the OTCQX® Best Market under the symbol “CNLMF”. Effective September 6, 2023, CML’s common shares were voluntarily delisted from the TSXV and began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under their current stock symbol “CNL”. Additionally, in 2023, the Company was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (the FSE) under the symbol “GG1”. Subsequent to the quarter, CML’s common shares were voluntarily delisted from the OTCQX® Best Market and began trading on the NYSE American LLC under the symbol “CNL”.

 

The registered office for CML is located at 82 Richmond St E 4th Floor Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

To date, the Company has not generated any revenue from mining or other operations as it is considered to be in the exploration stage.

 

2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

 

Statement of Compliance

 

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and Interpretations (collectively “IFRS”) applicable to the preparation of interim consolidated financial statements, including International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”), on a basis consistent with those accounting policies followed by the Company in the most recent audited annual consolidated financial statements.

 

These interim consolidated financial statements do not include all the information required for full annual financial statements. Certain information, in particular, accompanying notes normally included in the audited annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS, has been omitted or condensed. The accounting policies and the significant judgements, estimates and assumptions used in the application of the accounting policies in the preparation of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are those described in notes 2, 3, and 4 of the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and have been consistently applied throughout all periods presented as if these policies had always been in effect.

 

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized by the Audit Committee, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company, on August 13th, 2024.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

3. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

The following revised standard is effective after January 1, 2024, and the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact to the Company.

 

(a) IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements (“IAS 1”) was amended to clarify the classification of liabilities between current and noncurrent to be based on the rights that exist at the end of the reporting period and that such classification is unaffected by the expectations of the entity or events after the reporting date. The changes must be applied retrospectively in accordance with IAS 8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors (“IAS 8”) and are effective after January 1, 2024.

 

4. RECEIVABLES AND PREPAID EXPENSES

 

Receivables and prepaid expenses are made up of the following:

 

As at  

June 30,

2024

    December 31,
2023
 
    $     $  
Prepaid expenses     260,136       280,616  
Advance to suppliers     88,761       48,179  
Other receivables (a)   46,752     18,371  
      395,649       347,166  

 

(a) Other receivables

 

Included in other receivables is $46,752 (December 31, 2023 – $18,371) of Harmonized Sales Tax (“HST”) refund receivable in Canada.

 

5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Equipment and other fixed assets consist of the following:

 

    Land and Buildings     Exploration Equipment and structures     Computer Equipment     Leasehold Improvement     Right of use assets (a)     Total  
    $     $     $     $     $     $  
Opening net book value, January 1, 2024   62,075     335,433     64,636     87,541     106,534     656,219  
Additions           41,563       25,086             124,778       191,427  
Disposals and write-downs                                    
Depreciation (b)     (1,663 )     (54,822 )     (30,457 )     (31,112 )     (40,810 )     (158,864 )
Net book value, June 30, 2024   60,412     322,174     59,265     56,429     190,502     688,782  
                                                 
Balance, June 30, 2024                                                
Cost     65,876       513,804       215,649       219,811       244,628       1,259,768  
Accumulated depreciation     (5,464 )     (191,630 )     (156,384 )     (163,382 )     (54,126 )     (570,986 )
Net book value     60,412       322,174       59,265       56,429       190,502       688,782  

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

    Land and Buildings     Exploration Equipment and structures     Computer Equipment     Leasehold Improvement     Right of use assets (a)     Total  
    $     $     $     $     $     $  
Opening net book value, January 1, 2023       193,363     86,281     121,103     92,829     493,576  
Additions     65,876       222,387       41,343       23,900       119,850       473,356  
Disposals and write-downs                             (64,589 )     (64,589 )
Depreciation (b)     (3,801 )     (80,317 )     (62,988 )     (57,462 )     (41,556 )     (246,124 )
Net book value, December 31, 2023     62,075       335,433       64,636       87,541       106,534       656,219  
                                                 
Balance, December 31, 2023                                                
Cost     65,876       472,243       190,563       219,809       119,850       1,068,341  
Accumulated depreciation     (3,801 )     (136,810 )     (125,927 )     (132,268 )     (13,316 )     (412,122 )
Net book value     62,075       335,433       64,636       87,541       106,534       656,219  

 

(a) Right of use assets

 

Right of use assets as at June 30, 2024, are comprised of two warehouse leases each with an initial term of 3 years plus an extension for an additional term of 1 year, and one office lease with an initial term of 1 year plus an extension for an additional term of 1 year. The value of additions is determined as the present value of lease payments at the inception of the lease (see Note 9).

 

(b) Depreciation

 

Depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 of $81,894 and $158,864, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $56,644 and $111,076 respectively), was recognized within exploration and evaluation expenses and general and administration expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

6. MINERAL INTERESTS

 

(a) Guayabales Project

 

The Guayabales project is comprised of exploration applications, exploration titles, two option agreements and a number of surface rights agreements. The Guayabales Project is located in the Middle Cauca belt in the Department of Caldas, Colombia.

 

The Company entered into two option agreements (the “First Guayabales Option” and the “Second Guayabales Option”) with third parties to explore, develop and acquire property within the Guayabales Project.

 

In October 2023 and May 2024, the Company secured option agreements to purchase surface rights (see Note 18).

 

Details of the two first option agreements are as follows:

 

i. First Guayabales Option

 

On June 24, 2020, the Company entered into the First Guayabales Option. The terms of the agreement are as follows:

 

Phase 1:

 

The Company must incur a minimum of $3,000,000 of exploration and evaluation expenditures in respect of such property within the First Guayabales Option and total option payments of $2,000,000 over a maximum four-year term ending on or before June 24, 2024, to proceed to Phase 2 of the agreement. The Company met these commitments and has entered Phase 2 of the agreement.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

Phase 2:

 

To acquire a 90% interest in the property within the First Guayabales Option, the Company must incur a minimum of $10,000,000 of exploration and evaluation expenditures in respect of such property and total option payments $2,000,000, payable in equal instalments of $166,666 semi-annually over a maximum six-year term, commencing at the end of Phase 1.

 

Phase 3:

 

To acquire the remaining 10% interest in the property within the First Guayabales Option, the Company has the following options:

 

provide notice that the Company has elected to pay a 1% net smelter return (“NSR”) commencing on the first calendar day of each month after 85% of the processing plant capacity has been achieved in exchange for the remaining 10% interest;

 

acquire 0.625% each year to a total of 10% by paying $250,000 semi-annually, commencing at the end of Phase 2, to a total of $8,000,000 in lieu of the NSR; or

 

pay a one-time payment of $8,000,000 in lieu of the NSR.

 

In addition, the Company is required to fund and complete all development and construction activities to bring the project to commercial production.

 

Summary:

 

The following is a summary of the option payments and exploration expenditures required to acquire 100% of the property under the First Guayabales Option:

 

        Option Payments     Exploration Expenditures     Total  
        $     $     $  
Phase 1   June 24, 2020 – June 24, 2024   2,000,000     3,000,000     5,000,000  
Phase 2   June 24, 2024 – June 24, 2030     2,000,000       10,000,000       12,000,000  
Phase 3   To commercial production     8,000,000 1           8,000,000  
          12,000,000       13,000,000       25,000,000  

 

1 Based on the assumption that the Company does not elect to pay the NSR.

 

The Company has the option to terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor. As a result, the Company has not recognized any option payments payable in the future under the agreement in the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company has recognized $2,810,104 and $4,475,233, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $3,377,231 and $5,324,839, respectively), including option payments of $250,000 (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $nil and $250,000, respectively), as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations in respect of the First Guayabales Option.

 

As at June 30, 2024, and from inception of the agreement, the Company has recognized a total of $23,951,243 as exploration and evaluation expenditures in respect of the minimum expenditures required under the Option agreement and has made total option payments of $2,000,000 required within the agreement.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

ii. Second Guayabales Option

 

On January 4, 2021, the Company entered into the Second Guayabales Option. The terms of the agreement are as follows:

 

Phase 1:

 

The option agreement provides the Company the right to explore the property within the Second Guayabales Option over a four-year term, expiring on January 2, 2025, for total payments over the term of the agreement of $1,750,000.

 

Phase 2:

 

The option agreement provides the Company the right to explore the property within the Second Guayabales Option over a second four-year term between January 2, 2025 to January 2, 2029 for total payments over the term of $1,000,000.

 

Phase 3:

 

Upon completion of Phase 2, the Company is required to pay a total of $4,300,000 over a two-year period ending on January 2, 2031 to acquire 100 percent of the property within the Second Guayabales Option.

 

Summary:

 

The following is a summary of the option payments to acquire the property under the Second Guayabales Option:

 

  $  
Total Phase 1   1,750,000  
Total Phase 2     1,000,000  
Total Phase 3     4,300,000  
      7,050,000  

 

The Company has the option to terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company has recognized $1,236,966 and $1,578,948, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $nil), including option payments of $nil and $250,000, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $nil), as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss in respect of Phase I of the Second Guayabales Option.

 

As at June 30, 2024, and from inception of the agreement, the Company has made total option payments of $1,500,000.

 

iii. Surface Rights Agreements

 

October 2023

 

On October 17, 2023, the Company entered into two option agreements with third parties to acquire surface rights over a four-year period. These option agreements replace and supersede the previous option agreements to acquire surface rights. The option agreements provide the Company the right to explore and acquire the property over a four-year term, expiring on April 30, 2027, for total payments over the term of the agreements of $4,400,000.

 

The Company has the option to terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company has recognized option payments of $400,000, as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

As at June 30, 2024, and from inception of the agreement, the Company has made total option payments of $1,000,000.

 

May 2024

 

On May 23, 2024, the Company entered into three option agreements with third parties to acquire surface rights. The option agreements provide the Company the right to explore and acquire the property. One agreement expires on April 23, 2025, one agreement expires on August 23, 2025 and the other one expires on September 23, 2027. Total payments over the term of the three agreements is $294,000.

 

The Company has the option to terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company has recognized option payments of $163,897, as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

(b) San Antonio Project

 

On July 9, 2020, the Company entered into an option agreement with a third party to acquire the San Antonio Project. The San Antonio project is located approximately 80km south of Medellín. It is situated in the Middle Cauca belt in the Department of Caldas, Colombia.

 

The option agreement provides the Company the right to explore, develop and acquire the property over a seven-year term, expiring on July 9, 2027, for total payments over the term of the agreement of $2,500,000. The Company has the option to pay an additional $2,500,000 to the optionor upon reaching commercial production in exchange for the 1.5% NSR on the property that would otherwise be payable to the optionor.

 

The exploration and development program, including the amount of expenditures, is at the sole discretion of the Company during the term of the agreement.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company has recognized $105,968 and $142,577, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $1,679 and $37,611, respectively), as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

As at June 30, 2024, and from inception of the agreement, the Company has made total option payments of $330,000.

 

As the Company has the option to terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor, the Company has not recognized any option payments payable in the future under the agreement in its consolidated statement of financial position.

 

7. LONG-TERM RECEIVABLE

 

Long-term receivable represents value added taxes in respect of exploration activities that is recoverable in the future based on commercial production, subject to local regulations.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

8. WARRANTS LIABILITY

 

The following represents warrants denominated in Canadian dollars and classified as derivative financial liabilities:

 

    Six month period ended
June 30, 2024
    Year ended
December 31, 2023
 
    Number of warrants     $     Number of warrants     $  
                         
Opening balance   1,836,150     1,638,808     2,391,700     1,462,126  
Subscription Warrants issued – March 2024 (b)     2,250,000       1,193,634              
Warrants exercised     (1,836,150 )     (1,784,361 )     (555,550 )     (1,126,799 )
Fair value revaluation of warrants liability (a) (b)           (466,205 )           1,303,481  
Balance, end of period     2,250,000       581,876       1,836,150       1,638,808  
Current portion     2,250,000       581,876       (1,836,150 )     (1,638,808 )
Long-term portion                        

 

(a) Subscription Warrants – October 2022 Offering

 

On October 25, 2022, the Company closed a Bought Deal Offering (the “October 2022 Offering”) of C$10,762,650 ($7,890,716), conducted by a syndicate of underwriters, and consisted of the sale of 4,783,400 Units at a price of C$2.25 per Unit.

 

Each Unit consisted of one common share of CML and one-half share purchase warrant of CML (each whole warrant, a “Subscription Warrant”). Each Subscription Warrant has an exercise price of C$3.25 with an expiry date on April 25, 2024.

 

The Warrants are classified as derivative financial liabilities as they are denominated in Canadian dollars and the Company’s functional currency is the US dollar. Proceeds from the Offering October 2022 are allocated between Common Shares and Subscription Warrants on the residual fair value method within the unit.

 

The issue date fair value of the Warrants was determined to be C$0.55 per warrant with the resulting allocation of the total proceeds for the Offering October 2022 being:

 

    C$     $  
Warrants liability – Subscription Warrants   1,326,628     972,627  
Share capital – Subscription Shares     9,436,022       6,918,089  
Total gross proceeds     10,762,650       7,890,716  

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized a derivative loss of $237,774 and $145,555, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $2,334,229 and $3,774,274, respectively) in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the revaluation of the Warrants.

 

As at June 30, 2024, there were no outstanding Subscription Warrants – October 2022 Offering and the balance of the warrants was $nil. As at April 25, 2024, all 2,391,700 Subscription Warrants – October 2022 were exercised with total proceeds received of $5,702,773 (C$7,773,025) representing the exercise of all Subscription Warrants.

 

(b) Subscription Warrants – March 2024 Offering

 

On March 4, 2024, the Company closed a strategic investment by a single purchaser on a non-brokered private placement (the “March 2024 Offering”) of C$18,900,000 ($13,925,729). The March 2024 Offering consisted of the sale of 4,500,000 Units at a price of C$4.20 per Unit.

 

Each Unit was comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company (“Common Share”) and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share, subject to standard anti-dilution provisions, at a price of $5.01 until March 4, 2027, however the Company has the right to accelerate the expiry of the Subscription Warrants to the date which is 30 trading days following the date a notice is provided in the event that the Company’s closing price on the TSX remains equal to or higher than $6.00 for 20 consecutive trading days following the date that is 24 months after the Closing Date. 

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

The Warrants are classified as derivative financial liabilities as they are denominated in Canadian dollars and the Company’s functional currency is the US dollar. Proceeds from the March 2024 Offering are allocated between Common Shares and Subscription Warrants based on the residual fair value method within the unit.

 

The issue date fair value of the Warrants was determined to be C$0.72 per warrant with the resulting allocation of the total proceeds for the March 2024 Offering being:

 

    C$     $  
Warrants liability – Subscription Warrants   1,620,000     1,193,634  
Share capital – Subscription Shares     17,280,000       12,732,095  
Total gross proceeds     18,900,000       13,925,729  

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized a derivative gain of $812,960 and $611,760, respectively, in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss for the revaluation of the Warrants.

 

Fair value for the Subscription Warrants was determined using the binomial option pricing model following weighted average assumptions as at June 30, 2024:

 

Weighted average share price   C$3.18  
Weighted average risk-free interest rate     4.01 %
Weighted average dividend yield     Nil  
Weighted average stock price volatility     41.38 %
Weighted average period to expiry (years)     2.68  

 

9. LEASE LIABILITIES

 

As at  

June 30,

2024

    December 31,
2023
 
    $     $  
Opening balance   119,697     76,611  
New leases during the period     124,778       119,850  
Termination of lease agreement           (62,860 )
Lease payments     (56,774 )     (54,442 )
Interest accretion expense     26,549       21,792  
Foreign exchange     (14,032 )     18,746  
Balance, end of period     200,218       119,697  
Current portion     76,615       (32,918 )
Long-term portion     123,603       86,779  

 

The lease liabilities were measured on inception of the lease at the present value of the lease payments over the lease term, discounted using a weighted average discount rate of 29.02%, based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate.

 

Interest accretion expense or amortization of the discount on the lease liability is charged to the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss using the effective interest method.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company made lease payments of $56,385 and $102,835 (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $20,868 and $42,128, respectively) for contracts with terms of 12 months or less and which were recognized as lease expense within exploration and evaluation expenses.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Related parties include management, the Board of Directors, close family members and enterprises that are controlled by these individuals as well as certain persons performing similar functions.

 

Compensation of key management personnel

 

Key management includes independent directors, the executive chairman of the board of directors (the “Chairman”), the president and chief executive officer (“CEO”) and the chief financial officer (“CFO”). The remuneration of members of key management personnel were as follows:

 

For the six months ended June 30   2024     2023  
    $     $  
Management salaries and benefits   390,000     346,269  
Share-based payments     171,993       260,450  
      561,993       606,719  

 

11. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Financial Instrument Disclosures

 

Details of the significant accounting policies and methods adopted (including the criteria for recognition, the bases of measurement and the bases for recognition of income and expenses) for each class of financial asset and financial liability are disclosed in Note 4 of the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

Fair value measurement

 

Fair market value represents the amount that would be exchanged in an arm’s length transaction between willing parties and is best evidenced by a quoted market price, if one exists.

 

Fair value measurement is determined based on the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices); and

 

Level 3: Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs).

 

The carrying values for financial assets and liabilities for cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values as at June 30, 2024.

 

Other financial liabilities as at June 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023 – $1,638,808) were as follows:

 

As at June 30, 2024   FVTPL     FVOCI     Amortized Cost     Total  
    $     $     $     $  
Financial liabilities          
Warrants liability (level 2)   581,876       –       –     581,876  

 

There were no transfers between the fair value hierarchy during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

12. FINANCIAL AND CAPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT

 

(a) Financial Risk Management

 

The Company’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks, which include currency risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk.

 

Risk management is carried out by the Company’s management with guidance from and policies approved by the Board of Directors.

 

Financial Risk Factors

 

Foreign currency risk

 

Foreign currency risk arises from future commercial transactions and recognized assets and liabilities denominated in currency that is not the entity’s functional currency. The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. The Company conducts some of its operating, financing and investing activities in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company is therefore subject to gains and losses due to fluctuations in these currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposure to foreign exchange risk.

 

As at June 30, 2024, the exchange rates were COP:US$4,148.04, based on Banco de la Republica – Colombia, and CAD:US$0.7306, based on Bank of Canada, respectively (December 31, 2023, COP:US$3,822.05 and CAD:US$0.7561, respectively).

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the average was COP:US$3,920.48 and CAD:US$0.7361, respectively (six months ended June 30, 2023, COP:US$4,595.11 and CAD:US$0.7410, respectively).

 

The Company had the following foreign currency balances:

 

As at June 30, 2024   Foreign
Currency
  Foreign Balance     $  
Cash and cash equivalents   COP (000’s)   356,951     86,053  
Cash and cash equivalents   CAD     24,826,439       18,138,701  
Receivables   COP (000’s)     1,145,785       276,223  
Long-Term VAT Receivable   COP (000’s)     8,210,299       1,979,320  
Receivables   CAD     63,989       46,752  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   COP (000’s)     (7,177,417 )     (1,730,315 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   CAD     (76,237 )     (55,701 )
Warrants liability   CAD     (796,355 )     (581,876 )
Lease liability   COP (000’s)     (830,517 )     (200,219 )

 

As at December 31, 2023   Foreign
Currency
  Foreign Balance     $  
Cash and cash equivalents   COP (000’s)     1,380,749       361,259  
Cash and cash equivalents   CAD     13,041,560       9,860,548  
Receivables   COP (000’s)     698,996       182,885  
Long-Term VAT Receivable   COP (000’s)     6,877,768       1,799,497  
Receivables   CAD     24,298       18,371  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   COP (000’s)     (5,973,328 )     (1,562,860 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   CAD     (208,325 )     (157,512 )
Warrants liability   CAD     (2,167,487 )     (1,638,808 )
Lease liability   COP (000’s)     (457,494 )     (119,698 )

 

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk on fluctuations on the balances that are denominated in Canadian dollars and Colombian pesos. As at June 30, 2024, had both the Canadian dollar and the Colombian peso strengthened/weakened by 10% against U.S. dollar with all other variables held constant, the Company’s would have reported an increase/reduction in the net loss for the period ended June 30, 2024, of $1,645,000 and $2,012,000, respectively.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with a counter party’s inability to fulfil its payment obligations. The Company's credit risk is primarily attributable to cash and cash equivalents and receivables. The Company has no significant concentration of credit risk arising from its properties. The majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held with banks in Canada and Colombia. Funds held in banks in Colombia are limited to yearly forecasted Colombian denominated expenses. The Company limits material counterparty credit risk on these assets by dealing with financial institutions with credit ratings of at least “A” or equivalent, or those which have been otherwise approved. Receivables mainly consist of receivables for refundable commodity taxes in Canada and Colombia. Management believes that the credit risk concentration with respect to remaining amounts receivable is minimal.

 

Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not have sufficient cash resources to meet its financial obligations as they come due. The Company regularly evaluates its cash position to ensure preservation and security of capital as well as maintenance of liquidity. The Company manages its liquidity risk by proactively mitigating exposure through cash management, including forecasting its liquidity requirements with available funds and anticipated investing and financing activities.

 

As at June 30, 2024, the cash balance was $21,135,511. However, the cash balance is not sufficient to meet all of its future obligations in respect of the option contracts in Note 18 if the Company elects to exercise all its options in respect of all the contracts. Thus, continued operations of the Company are dependent on its ability to develop a sufficient financing plan, receive continued financial support from existing shareholders and/or new shareholders or through other arrangements, complete sufficient public equity financing, or generate profitable operations in the future.

 

Interest rate risk

 

Interest rate risk is the impact that changes in interest rates could have on the Company’s earnings and liabilities. The Company’s cash balances are not subject to significant interest rate risk as balances are current.

 

(b) Capital Management

 

The Company manages its capital to maintain its ability to continue as a going concern in order to pursue the exploration and evaluation of its mineral interests. The Company mainly relies on equity issuances to raise new capital. The capital structure of the Company includes the components of equity as well as cash and cash equivalents.

 

On November 10, 2021, the Company filed a short form base shelf prospectus which will allow the Company to issue common shares, warrants, subscriptions receipts, units of debt securities among others for up to an aggregate total of C$100,000,000. The initial base shelf prospectus was effective until December 2023.

 

In connection with the initial base shelf prospectus:

 

- On October 25, 2022, the Company closed the October 2022 Offering for a total of $7,891,000 (C$10,763,000) which consisted of the sale of 4,783,400 units at a price of C$2.25 per unit.

 

- On March 22, 2023, the Company closed the March 2023 Offering for a total of $21,882,311 (C$30,005,000) which consisted of the sale of 7,060,000 shares at a price of C$4.25 per share.

 

On December 6, 2023, the Company filed a new short form base shelf prospectus which will allow the Company to issue common shares, warrants, subscriptions receipts, units or debt securities, or a combination thereof up to an aggregate total of C$200,000,000. The new base shelf prospectus replaces the one approved on November 10, 2021, and remains effective until January 2026.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

The Company prepares annual estimates of exploration and administrative expenditures and monitors actual expenditures compared to estimates to ensure that there is sufficient capital on hand to meet ongoing obligations. The Company maintains its cash in highly liquid short-term deposits which can be liquidated immediately without interest or penalty.

 

The Company’s overall strategy with respect to capital risk management has remained consistent for the period ended June 30, 2024.

 

13. SHARE CAPITAL

 

(a) Authorized

 

Authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value. All issued shares are fully paid. No dividends have been paid or declared by the Company since inception.

 

(b) Issued

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company issued shares resulting from the following transactions:

 

2024 Transactions

 

i. On March 4, 2024, the Company issued 4,500,000 common shares upon closing of the March 2024 Offering. Proceeds from the March 2024 Offering of C$18,900,000 ($13,925,729) were allocated between Common Shares and Warrants on a pro-rata basis of their fair value within the unit of which $12,732,095 was allocated to Common Shares (See Note 8(b)). Common Share issue costs of $702,386 (See Note 8(b)) were recognized as a reduction in share capital.

 

ii. The Company issued 654,817 common shares resulting from the exercise of stock options (See Note 15).

 

iii. The Company issued 1,836,150 common shares resulting from the exercise of warrants (See Note 8(a)).

 

2023 Transactions

 

iv. On March 22, 2023, the Company issued 7,060,000 common shares, at a price of C$4.25 per share, resulting from the closing of a Bought Deal Offering (the “March 2023 Offering”) for a total of $21,882,311 (C$30,005,000). Share issue costs of $1,579,306 were cash based and were recognized as a reduction in share capital.

 

v. The Company issued 216,874 common shares resulting from the exercise of stock options (See Note 15).

 

vi. The Company issued 218,500 common shares resulting from the exercise of warrants.

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

  

14. Earnings per share

 

(a) Basic

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share are calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding as follows:

 

For the six months ended June 30   2024     2023  
             
Net loss   (11,057,158 )   (10,071,222 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding     66,479,549       61,152,778  
Basic net loss per common share   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.16 )

 

(b) Diluted

 

The Company incurred a net loss for each of the periods of three months and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023; therefore, all outstanding stock options and share warrants have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share since the effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

15. SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

 

The Company adopted a stock option plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to the Securities Act of Ontario (the “Act”). The aggregate maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and all other security-based compensation arrangements (together “Share Compensation Arrangements”) at any given time is 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares as at the date of the grant of the Share Compensation Arrangement. Any shares subject to a stock option under the Plan which have been exercised, cancelled, repurchased, expired or terminated in accordance with the Plan will again be available under the Plan.

 

Under the Plan, the Company may grant to directors, officers, employees, and consultants stock options to purchase common shares of the Company. Stock options granted under the Plan will be for a term not to exceed 10 years.

 

The continuity of stock options during the period were as follows:

 

    2024     2023  
    Number of stock options     Weighted average exercise price     Number of stock options     Weighted average exercise price  
          C$           C$  
Outstanding, beginning of period   4,177,217   3.10     4,019,167     2.25  
Granted                 155,000       6.20  
Exercised     (654,817 )     (1.23 )     (216,874 )     (1.96 )
Forfeited                 (183,126 )     (2.61 )
Outstanding, June 30     3,522,400       3.45       3,774,167       2.41  

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

  

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable as at June 30, 2024:

 

      Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
Range of Price (C$)     Number of
Options
Outstanding
    Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
    Weighted
average
exercise
price (C$)
    Number of
options
exercisable
    Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
    Weighted
average
exercise
price (C$)
 
$2.00 – $3.00     2,174,900     2.82     2.87     1,959,900     2.74     2.88  
$3.01 – $4.00       142,500       2.10       3.95       142,500       2.10       3.95  
$4.01 – $7.00       1,205,000       4.36       4.44       127,500       4.04       5.50  
        3,522,400       3.32       3.45       2,229,900       2.78       3.10  

 

Options outstanding as at June 30, 2024 have vesting terms of every six or eight months over a two-year period and have terms of three to five years.

 

The following is a summary of the stock options granted during the period, the fair values and the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing formula:

 

For the six months ended June 30   2024     2023  
             
Number of options granted     Nil       155,000  
Weighted average share price on grant date     Nil       C$6.20  
Weighted average risk-free interest rate     Nil       3.52 %
Weighted average dividend yield     Nil       Nil  
Weighted average stock price volatility, based on historical volatility for comparable companies     Nil       61 %
Weighted average period to expiry (years)     Nil       4.84  
Weighted average grant date fair value per share     Nil     $ 2.03  

  

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company has recognized $330,765 and $689,360, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $329,377 and $771,847, respectively), as general and administration expense in the consolidated statement of operations in respect of the amortization of the share-based compensation.

 

16. EXPENSES BY NATURE

 

(a) Exploration and evaluation

 

Exploration and evaluation expense is made up of the following:

 

   

Three months

ended June 30

   

Six months

ended June 30

 
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
    $     $     $     $  
Drilling services   1,810,835     1,288,840     3,040,470     2,096,047  
Option payments and fees (i)     937,605       293,888       1,223,463       345,382  
Salaries and benefits     621,979       421,419       1,105,431       767,410  
Assaying     535,456       567,302       1,031,962       872,579  
Field costs, surveys and other     459,025       252,004       864,563       406,612  
Transportation and meals     258,746       170,841       490,037       284,942  
Consulting and professional fees     224,827       248,530       445,691       390,840  
Geophysics     62,466       17,206       349,269       20,066  
Security     86,614       63,872       182,197       110,570  
Community expenses     111,596       67,461       148,811       87,555  
Depreciation and amortization     72,102       52,337       137,877       103,768  
      5,181,251       3,443,700       9,019,771       5,485,771  

 

i. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized option payments of $813,897 and $1,063,897, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $nil and $250,000, respectively).

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

(b) General and administration

 

General and administration expense is made up of the following:

 

   

Three months

ended June 30

   

Six months

ended June 30

 
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
    $     $     $     $  
Share-based compensation   330,765     329,377     689,360     771,847  
Salaries and benefits     378,424       315,178       775,163       579,487  
Consulting and professional fees     133,213       81,103       216,402       179,397  
Office administration     82,892       117,328       174,750       191,631  
Travel and entertainment     136,068       85,086       224,874       199,809  
Regulatory and compliance fees     80,247       40,404       142,533       51,090  
Depreciation     9,807       4,307       20,987       7,308  
Investor relations     57,439       25,487       150,204       60,951  
Director’s fees and expenses     13,250       3,592       31,010       3,747  
      1,222,105       1,001,862       2,425,283       2,045,267  

 

(c) Finance costs

 

Finance costs is made up of the following:

 

   

Three months

ended June 30

   

Six months

ended June 30

 
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
    $     $     $     $  
Finance issue expense (i)                 65,849        
Interest accretion expense (ii)   14,288     4,316     26,549     8,516  
Other finance expense     22,061       15,111       36,755       26,290  
      36,349       19,427       129,153       34,806  

 

i. Represents the portion of the March 2024 Offering financing costs allocated to the Subscription Warrants.

 

ii. Interest accretion expense or amortization of the discount is in respect of the lease liability, also representing the interest portion of lease payments (See Note 9).

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

17. CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Operating Activities

 

Net changes in working capital items:

 

   

Three months

ended June 30

   

Six months

ended June 30

 
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
    $     $     $     $  
Receivables and prepaid expenses   (47,917 )   (324,991 )   (228,306 )   (453,723 )
Accounts payables and accrued liabilities     (864,228 )     727,246       (248,026 )     376,975  
      (912,145 )     402,255       (476,332 )     (76,748 )

 

18. COMMITMENTS, OPTION AGREEMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Commitments

 

As at June 30, 2024, the Company had the following contractual commitments and obligations:

 

    Total     Less than 1 Year     Years 2 – 5     After 5 Years  
    $     $     $     $  
Other lease commitments (a)   151,724     151,724          –      
Service contracts (b)   3,013,910     3,013,910           –  
      3,165,634       3,165,634              

 

(a) Lease liability commitments represent contractual lease payments payable over future periods in respect of lease liabilities recognized.

 

(b) Service contracts represent commitments in respect of geophysics and drilling.

 

Option Agreements

 

The Company has the option to terminate its option agreements at any time. Future expenditures are therefore dependent on the success of exploration and development programs and a decision by management to continue or exercise its option(s) for the relevant project and agreement.

 

As at June 30, 2024, the expected timing of payments, in respect of the Company’s option agreements under the assumption that the Company continues to exercise its option(s) for the relevant project and agreement are as follows:

 

    Total     Less than 1 Year    

Years

2 – 5

    After 5 Years  
    $     $     $     $  
First Guayabales Option (a), (b)   2,000,000     333,332     1,333,328     333,340  
Second Guayabales Option     5,550,000       250,000       1,000,000       4,300,000  
San Antonio Option (a)     2,170,000       250,000       1,920,000        
Other Option agreements (c)     3,540,870       973,360       2,563,894       3,616  
      13,260,870       1,806,692       6,817,222       4,636,956  

 

(a) Excludes additional option payment or NSR upon reaching commercial production.

 

(b) Amounts disclosed relate only to option payments of the agreement. In addition, as at June 30, 2024, the Company has recognized a total of $23,951,243 as exploration and evaluation expenditures in respect of the minimum expenditures required under the First Guayabales Option.

 

(c) Amounts disclosed related to the option agreements to purchase surface rights (see Note 6).

 

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COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.

Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

 

Environmental Contingencies

 

The Company’s exploration activities are subject to Colombian laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws are subject to change and may generally become more restrictive. The Company may be required to make future expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations, the amounts for which are not determinable and have not been recognized in the consolidated financial statements.

 

19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On July 17, 2024, the Company announced that its common shares have been approved for listing and trading on the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”). The Company Common Shares commenced trading at market open on the NYSE American on July 22, 2024, under the symbol “CNL”. Upon effectiveness of the listing on the NYSE American, trading of the Common Shares on the OTCQX ceased.

 

 

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EX-99.2 3 ea021129301ex99-2_collective.htm MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF COLLECTIVE MINING LTD. FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

of Results of Operation and Financial Condition

For three and six months ended June 30, 2024

 

The following management discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of the consolidated operations and financial position of Collective Mining Ltd. and its subsidiaries (“CML” or the “Company”) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 should be read in conjunction with the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) (“Interim Consolidated Financial Statements”) and related notes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) applicable to the preparation of interim consolidated financial statements, including International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”). Management is responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and other financial information relating to the Company included in this report. The information included in this MD&A is as of August 13th, 2024, the date when the Audit Committee, on behalf of the Board of Directors, approved the Company’s Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. All monetary amounts included in this report are expressed in United States (“U.S.”) dollars (“$”), the Company’s reporting and functional currency, unless otherwise noted. References to C$ and COP are to Canadian dollars and Colombian pesos, respectively. This MD&A contains forward-looking information and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors described in the “Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information” section.

 

Table Of Contents

 

Description Of Business   2
2024 Summary And Highlights   2
Business Transaction   3
Exploration Summary   4
Selected Consolidated Financial Information   8
Overview Of Consolidated Financial Results   8
Summary Of Consolidated Quarterly Results   9
Liquidity And Management Of Capital Resources   9
Equity And Warrants   10
Trends And Risks That Affect The Company’s Financial Condition   11
Contractual Obligations, Commitments And Option Agreements   11
Related Party Transactions   12
Financial Instruments And Related Risks   12
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements   12
Market Trends   12
Critical Accounting Estimates And Judgements   13
Changes In Accounting Policies   13
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting And Disclosure Controls And Procedures   14
Emerging Market Disclosure   14
Risks And Uncertainties   18
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information   18
Corporate Information   20

 

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Collective Mining Ltd. (“CML”) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”) are principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties located in Colombia. The Company principally carries on business through an Ontario corporation and a foreign company branch office in Colombia.

 

The Company’s common shares began trading on the Toronto Stock Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) on May 20, 2021 under the symbol “CNL”. On July 18, 2022, the Company’s shares began trading on the OTCQX® Best Market under the symbol “CNLMF”. Effective September 6, 2023, CML’s common shares were voluntarily delisted from the TSXV and began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under their current stock symbol “CNL”. Additionally, in 2023, the Company was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (the FSE) under the symbol “GG1”. Subsequent to the quarter, CML’s common shares were voluntarily delisted from the OTCQX® Best Market and began trading on the NYSE American LLC under the symbol “CNL”.

 

The registered office for CML is located at 82 Richmond St E 4th Floor Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

CML and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Corporation”) is an early-stage exploration corporation and is principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties located in Colombia.

 

The Corporation currently holds mining titles, mining applications and option agreements to explore and acquire two exploration projects in Colombia, South America; the Guayabales Project and the San Antonio Project.

 

2024 SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS

 

Q2 2024 Business Highlights

 

During the quarter, the Company announced robust results from Phase 2 metallurgical flotation test work on its Guayabales project’s Apollo porphyry system.

 

On May 6, 2024, the Company announced that it plans to list its common shares on the NYSE American stock exchange (“NYSE American”) to satisfy the appetite of many U.S. retail and institutional investors seeking to add exposure to Collective.

 

During the quarter, the Company met its Phase 1 commitments with respect to the First Guayabales Option agreement and entered Phase 2 of the agreement.

 

Subsequent to quarter end:

 

On July 17, 2024, the Company announced that its common shares have been approved for listing and trading on the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”). The Company expects that its Common Shares will commence trading at market open on the NYSE American on July 22, 2024 under the symbol “CNL”.

 

Q2 2024 Exploration Highlights

 

Guayabales Project

 

During the quarter, the Corporation continued to drill the Apollo system and announced assay results that continues to expand the system.

 

During the quarter, the Corporation announced assay results for the Trap Target with a large step out hole to the south.

 

On June 6, 2024, the Company announce that new high-grade assay results from surface outcrop samples have expanded the Box Target (“Box”) and that visual inspection of recently completed drill holes point to the potential for a large-scale system in the area at depth.

 

During the quarter, the Company announced that a comprehensive airborne geophysical survey covering the Company’s Guayabales Project will commence in early Q3.

 

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Subsequent to quarter end:

 

Subsequent to the quarter, the Company announced that a geological model is now in place and has been successfully tested by hole TRC-11, TRC-12 and TRC-14 (both results pending). Trap is a fault bounded, broad Mineralized Deformation Zone (“MDZ”) trending from the northwest to the southeast which hosts and includes a continuous, bulk zone of mineralization on the west side of the fault consisting of overprinting northwest striking and east-west striking sheeted vein systems.

 

Q2 2024 Operating and Financial Results (three and six months ended June 30, 2024)

 

Results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was a net loss of $6.3 million ($0.09 per share) and $11 million ($0.17 per share), respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $6.1 million ($0.10 per share) and $10.1 million ($0.16 per share), respectively).

 

Exploration expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $5.2 million and $9 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $3.4 million and $5.5 million, respectively), including $5.1 million and $8.8 million, respectively (three and six months $2 million and $3.4 million, respectively) relating to the Guayabales Project and $0.1 and $0.15 million respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $nil and $0.04 million, respectively), relating to the San Antonio Project.

 

Operating cash outflow for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $6.6 million and $10.6 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $3.5 million and $6.5 million, respectively).

 

Net financing cash inflow for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $4.3 million and $18 million (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – 0.3 million and 21.2 million, respectively)

 

Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2024 was $21.1 million (December 31, 2023 – $14.1 million)

 

BUSINESS TRANSACTION

 

2024 Non-Brokered Private Placement (the “March 2024 Offering”)

 

On March 4, 2024, the Corporation closed the March 2024 Offering for a total of C$18.9 million ($13.9 million) which consisted of the sale of 4,500,000 units at a price of C$4.20 per unit.

 

Each Unit consisted of one common share of CML and one-half share purchase warrant of CML (each whole warrant, a “Subscription Warrant”). Each Subscription Warrant has an exercise price of C$5.01 with an expiry date on March 4, 2027.

 

2023 Bought Deal Offering (the “March 2023 Offering”)

 

On March 22, 2023, the Corporation closed the March 2023 Offering for a total of C$30.6 million ($21.9 million) by a syndicate of underwriters, which consisted of the sale of 7,060,000 shares at a price of C$4.25 per share.

 

2022 Bought Deal Offering (the “October 2022 Offering”)

 

On October 25, 2022, the Corporation closed the October 2022 Offering of C$10.8 million ($7.9 million), conducted by a syndicate of underwriters, and consisted of the sale of 4,783,400 Units at a price of C$2.25 per Unit.

 

Each Unit consisted of one common share of CML and one-half share purchase warrant of CML (each whole warrant, a “Subscription Warrant”). Each Subscription Warrant has an exercise price of C$3.25 with an expiry date on April 25, 2024. Subsequent to quarter end, all of the warrants were exercised.

 

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EXPLORATION SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary of exploration expenditures incurred for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

  2024     2023  
For the three months ended June 30   San Antonio     Guayabales     Total     Total  
    $     $     $     $  
Option payments and fees   50,739     886,865     937,604     293,888  
Drilling services           1,810,835       1,810,835       1,288,840  
Field costs, surveys and other     11,029       448,163       459,192       252,004  
Consulting, professional fees and technical assistance     10,290       216,332       226,622       248,531  
Salaries and benefits           621,978       621,978       421,419  
Assaying     12,150       521,343       533,493       567,302  
Transportation and meals     13,845       244,901       258,746       170,840  
Community expenses           111,596       111,596       67,461  
Depreciation and amortization           72,102       72,102       52,337  
Geophysics           62,466       62,466       17,206  
Security     7,914       78,703       86,617       63,872  
      105,967       5,075,284       5,181,251       3,443,700  

 

    2024     2023  
For the six months ended June 30   San Antonio     Guayabales     Total     Total  
    $     $     $     $  
Option payments and fees     51,121       1,172,342       1,223,463       345,382  
Drilling services           3,040,470       3,040,470       2,096,047  
Field costs, surveys and other     17,427       847,298       864,725       406,612  
Consulting, professional fees and technical assistance     23,555       423,937       447,492       390,841  
Salaries and benefits           1,105,431       1,105,431       767,410  
Assaying     17,362       1,012,639       1,030,001       872,579  
Transportation and meals     17,218       472,818       490,036       284,941  
Community expenses     489       148,322       148,811       87,555  
Depreciation and amortization           137,877       137,877       103,768  
Geophysics           349,269       349,269       20,066  
Security     15,404       166,793       182,197       110,570  
      142,577       8,877,195       9,019,771       5,485,771  

  

Guayabales Project

 

The Guayabales Project consists of exploration titles, exploration applications and two option agreements and a number of surface rights option agreements. The Guayabales Project is located in the Middle Cauca belt in the Department of Caldas, Colombia. The Guayabales Project is comprised of four exploration title totalling 2,441 hectares and a number of exploration applications totalling 2,002 hectares.

 

The Corporation entered into two option agreements (the “First Guayabales Option” and the “Second Guayabales Option”) with third parties to explore, develop and acquire exploration property within the Guayabales Project. In October 2023 and May 2024, the Corporation secured option agreements to purchase surface rights.

 

Exploration activities:

 

During the quarter, the Corporation continued to expand the Apollo system with drilling focusing on the expansion drilling at depth. In addition, the Corporation continued to drill new targets at the Guayabales Project including the Trap, Olympus Deeps and Box targets. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized a total of $5.1 million and $8.9 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $3.4 million and $5.4 million, respectively) as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss in respect of the Guayabales Project, including option payments of $0.8 million (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $0.25 million).

 

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Option agreements:

 

Details of the two first option agreements are as follows:

 

First Guayabales Option

 

On June 24, 2020, the Company entered into the First Guayabales Option to acquire 100 percent of the property covered within the agreement. The terms of the agreement are as follows:

 

Phase 1:

 

The Company must incur a minimum of $3 million of exploration and evaluation expenditures in respect of property within the First Guayabales Option and make total option payments of $2 million over a maximum four-year term ending on or before June 24, 2024 in order to proceed to Phase 2 of the agreement. The Company has met its commitments under Phase 1 of the agreement.

 

Phase 2:

 

To acquire a 90% interest in the property within the First Guayabales Option, the Company must incur a minimum of $10 million of incremental exploration and evaluation expenditures in respect of such property and make total option payments of $2 million, payable in equal instalments of $0.2 million semi-annually over a maximum six-year term, commencing after the end of Phase 1.

 

Phase 3:

 

To acquire the remaining 10% interest in the property within the First Guayabales Option, the Company has the following options:

 

provide notice that the Company has elected to pay a 1% NSR monthly, commencing on the first calendar day of the month after 85% of the processing plant capacity has been achieved, in exchange for the remaining 10% interest;

 

acquire 0.625% each year to a total of 10% by paying $0.25 million semi-annually, commencing at the end of Phase 2, to a total of $8 million in lieu of the NSR; or

 

pay a one-time payment of $8 million in lieu of the NSR.

 

In addition, the Company is required to fund and complete all development and construction activities to bring the project to commercial production.

 

Summary:

 

The following is a summary of the option payments and exploration expenditures required to acquire 100% of the property under the First Guayabales Option:

 

        Option Payments     Exploration Expenditures     Total  
        $     $     $  
Total Phase 1   June 24, 2020 – June 24, 2024     2,000,000       3,000,000       5,000,000  
Total Phase 2   June 24, 2024 – June 24, 2030     2,000,000       10,000,000       12,000,000  
Total Phase 3   To commercial production     8,000,000 1           8,000,000  
          12,000,000       13,000,000       25,000,000  

 

1 Based on the assumption that the Company does not elect to pay the NSR.

 

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The Company may terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized a total of $2.8 million and $4.5 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $3.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively) as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations in respect of the First Guayabales Option, including option payments of $0.25 million (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 –$0.25 million).

 

As at June 30, 2024, and from inception of the agreement, the Company has completed and recognized a total of $24 million as exploration and evaluation expenditures in respect of the minimum expenditures required under the Option agreement and has made total option payments of $2 million required within the agreement.

 

Second Guayabales Option

 

On January 4, 2021, the Company entered into the Second Guayabales Option. The terms of the agreement are as follows:

 

Phase 1:

 

The option agreement provides the Company the right to explore the property within the Second Guayabales Option over a four-year term, expiring on January 2, 2025, for total payments over the term of the agreement of $1.75 million.

 

Phase 2:

 

The option agreement provides the Company the right to explore the property within the Second Guayabales Option over a second four-year term between January 2, 2025 to January 2, 2029 for total payments over the term of $1 million.

 

Phase 3:

 

Upon completion of Phase 2, the Company is required to pay a total of $4.3 million over a two-year period ending on January 2, 2030 to acquire 100 percent of the property within the Second Guayabales Option.

 

The exploration and development program for the Second Guayabales Option, including the amount of expenditures, is at the sole discretion of the Company during the term of the agreement.

 

Summary:

 

The following is a summary of the option payments to acquire the property under the Second Guayabales Option:

 

    $  
Total Phase 1     1,750,000  
Total Phase 2     1,000,000  
Total Phase 3     4,300,000  
      7,050,000  

 

The Company may terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized a total of $1.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $nil) as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations in respect of Phase I of the Second Guayabales Option, including option payments of $0.25 million (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $nil).

 

As at June 30, 2024, and from inception of the agreement, the Company has made total option payments of $1.5 million.

 

Surface Rights Agreements

 

October 2023

 

On October 17, 2023, the Corporation entered into two option agreements with third parties to acquire surface rights over a four-year period. These option agreements provide the Corporation the right to explore and acquire the property over a four-year term, expiring on April 30, 2027, for total payments over the term of the agreements of $4.4 million.

 

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The Corporation may terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation has recognized option payments of $0.4 million, as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

As at June 30, 2024, and from inception of the agreement, the Company has made total option payments of $1 million.

 

May 2024

 

On May 23, 2024, the Company entered into three option agreements with third parties to acquire surface rights. The option agreements provide the Company the right to explore and acquire the property over a period ranging from 1 to 3 years for total payments over the term of the agreements of $0.3 million. One agreement expires on April 25, 2025, one expires on August 23, 2025 and the other one expires on September 23, 2027.

 

The Company has the option to terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company has recognized option payments of $0.16 million, as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

San Antonio Project

 

On July 9, 2020, the Company entered into an option agreement with a third party to acquire the San Antonio Project. The San Antonio Project is located approximately 80km south of Medellín and is situated in the Middle Cauca belt in the Department of Caldas, Colombia. The San Antonio Project is comprised of one exploration title totalling 1,664 hectares and sixteen exploration applications totalling 3,090 hectares.

 

The option agreement provides the Company the right to explore, develop and acquire 100 percent of the property over a seven-year term, expiring on July 9, 2027, for total payments over the term of the agreement of $2.5 million. The Company has the option to pay an additional $2.5 million to the optionor upon reaching commercial production in exchange for the 1.5% NSR.

 

Option payments under the agreement are as follows:

 

    $  
August 8, 2020     30,000  
July 9, 2021     50,000  
July 9, 2022     100,000  
July 9, 2023     150,000  
July 9, 2024     250,000  
July 9, 2025     420,000  
July 9, 2026     750,000  
July 9, 2027   750,000  
      2,500,000  
Upon reaching commercial production     2,500,000  
      5,000,000  

 

The Company may terminate the agreement at any time, upon notification to the optionor. In addition, the Company may acquire 100 percent of the property at any time prior to the expiration of the agreement by paying all remaining amounts under the agreement.

 

The exploration and development program, including the amount of expenditures, is at the sole discretion of the Company during the term of the agreement.

 

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Exploration activities:

 

During 2021, the Corporation initiated a maiden 5,000-meter drill program on the San Antonio Project. The aim of the program was to initially determine the near surface geometry of three targets and once defined, begin testing the potential for multiple, concealed, mineralized porphyry and breccia bodies within an area measuring approximately 2 kilometers x 1 kilometers (“km”). Surface work in this area had outlined anomalous gold and molybdenum soil values in association with altered porphyry intrusive bodies, porphyry-related stockwork quartz veining, hydrothermal breccias and polymetallic veins. To date, the Corporation has made a significant grassroot discovery at the Pound target, one of the three targets generated at the San Antonio Project.

 

In the year 2022, the Corporation conducted an IP survey to further delineate the drill targets and in 2023 and in the first six months of 2024, the Corporation conducted reconnaissance field work to further delineate targets for follow up drilling.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized a total of $0.1 million and $0.15 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $nil and $0.04 million, respectively) as exploration and evaluation expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss in respect of the San Antonio Project.

 

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The Company’s presentation and functional currency are U.S. dollars.

 

As at  

June 30,

2024

    December 31,
2023
 
    $     $  
Consolidated Financial Position            
Cash and cash equivalents     21,135,511       14,166,196  
Total assets     24,199,262       16,969,078  
Non-current liabilities     123,603       86,779  
Working capital1     19,147,169       11,992,187  
Equity   21,109,793     12,722,316  

 

1 Working capital is a non-GAAP measure and represent current assets less current liabilities, excluding warrants liability.

 

   

Three months

ended June 30

   

Six months

ended June 30

 
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
    $     $     $     $  
Consolidated Operating Results                        
Exploration and evaluation expenses     (5,181,251 )     (3,443,700 )     (9,019,771 )     (5,485,771 )
Gain (Loss) on revaluation of warrants liability     94,691       (2,334,229 )     466,205       (3,774,274 )
Net loss and comprehensive loss     (6,331,921 )     (6,097,432 )     (11,057,158 )     (10,071,222 )
Basic and diluted loss per common share     (0.09 )     (0.10 )     (0.17 )     (0.16 )
Consolidated Cash Flow                                
Operating cash outflow     (6,629,658 )     (3,496,121 )     (10,597,286 )     (6,466,145 )
Financing cash inflow     4,265,822       298,572       18,041,924       21,117,599  
Net cash inflow (outflow), including foreign exchange effect on cash balances     (2,600,378 )     (2,960,190 )     6,969,315       15,285,418  

 

OVERVIEW OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

The Company’s results for three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was a net loss of $6.3 million ($0.09 per share) and $11 million ($0.17 per share), respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $6.1 million ($0.10 per share) and $10.1 million ($0.16 per share), respectively) is mainly a result of the following:

 

Exploration expenditures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $5.2 million and $9 million (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $3.4 million and $5.5 million, respectively), including option payments totalling $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2022 – $0.25 million).

 

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General and administrative expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $1.2 million and $2.4 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $1 million and $2 million, respectively), including:

 

Compensation costs related to share-based payments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 of $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively).

 

Share-based payments include nil options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2024 (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – 155,000 options) with average share price on grant date of C$nil per share (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – C$6.20 per share).

 

SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial information, prepared in accordance with IFRS, for each of the Company’s eight most recently completed quarters.

 

    Q2 2024     Q1 2024     Q4 2023     Q3 2023     Q2 2023     Q1 2023     Q4 2022     Q3 2022  
    $     $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Net income (loss)     (6,331,921 )     (4,725,236 )     (5,313,309 )     (3,749,128 )     (6,097,432 )     (3,973,790 )     (4,576,073 )     (4,256,942 )
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share     (0.09 )     (0.07 )     (0.09 )     (0.06 )     (0.10 )     (0.07 )     (0.09 )     (0.09 )

 

As the Company is currently in the exploration stage, variations in the quarterly results are mainly due to the exploration activities, the impact of fluctuation of exchange rates on cash balances and the revaluation of derivative instruments.

 

LIQUIDITY AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

The Corporation has no operating cash flow from a producing mine and therefore must utilize its current cash reserves and funds obtained from equity financing transactions, including the October 2022 Offering, the March 2023 Offering, and the March 2024 Offering (see “Business Transaction” in this MD&A) to fund its operating and exploration activities, including payments subject to exploration option agreements (see “Exploration Summary” in this MD&A).

 

The Company’s objectives in managing capital are to ensure the entity continues as a going concern and to achieve optimal returns for its stakeholders. In addition, the Company will continue to assess new properties and seek to acquire an interest in additional properties if it believes there is sufficient potential, if they fit within the Company’s overall strategic plan and if the Company has sufficient financial resources to do so. Management considers future capital requirements to sustain the future operation of the business, including current and new exploration program requirements, and assesses market conditions to determine when adjustments to the capital structure is appropriate.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Corporation raised $18.9 million from the Closing of the March 2024 Offering (see “Business Transaction” in this MD&A) and the exercise of options and warrants.

 

As at June 30, 2024, the Corporation’s cash and working capital position (current assets less current liabilities, excluding warrants liability (“Working Capital”)) was $21.1 million and $19.1 million, respectively (December 31, 2023 – $14.2 million and $12 million, respectively). The Corporation will utilize its working capital towards general operating activities and the advancement of its exploration programs, including its obligations under its exploration option agreements (see “Exploration Summary” in this MD&A).

 

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Cash Flow Items

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   

Three months

ended June 30

   

Six months

ended June 30

 
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
    $     $     $     $  
Operating activities     (6,629,658 )     (3,496,121 )     (10,597,286 )     (6,466,145 )
Financing activities     4,265,822       298,752       18,041,924       21,117,599  
Investing activities     (34,406 )     (154,686 )     (66,649 )     (169,618 )
      (2,398,242 )     (3,352,055 )     7,377,989       14,481,836  
Foreign exchange on cash   (202,136 )   391,865     (408,674 )   803,582  
Net change in cash balance     (2,600,378 )     (2,960,190 )     6,969,315       15,285,418  

 

Operating Activities

 

Operating cash outflow for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $6.6 million and $10.6 million, respectively, compared to the $3.5 million and $6.5 million, respectively, for the comparative periods in 2023.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash inflow from financing activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $4.3 million and $18 million, respectively, compared to the net cash outflow of $0.3 million and $21.2 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. The variance is due to the closing of the March 2024 Offering and cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options.

 

Investing Activities

 

Cash outflow for investing activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 was $0.03 million and $0.07 million, respectively, compared to $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the comparative periods in 2023 and relate to the acquisition of fixed assets.

 

EQUITY AND WARRANTS

 

Fully Diluted Shares

 

As at  

June 30,

2024

    December 31, 2023  
             
Shares issued     68,225,873       61,234,906  
Stock options outstanding   3,522,400     4,177,217  
      71,748,273       65,412,123  

 

Share Capital

 

During the six months period ending June 30, 2024, 4,500,000 shares were issued as a result of the closing of the March 2024 Offering, 654,817 shares were issued as a result of the exercise of options, and 1,836,150 shares were issued as a result of the exercise of warrants.

 

Total proceeds raised in 2024 was $13.9 million (C$18.9 million) from the March 2024 Offering.

 

Warrants

 

On October 25, 2022, following the completion of the October 2022 Offering, 2,391,700 Subscription Warrants were issued. The issue date fair value of the warrant’s liability in respect of the Subscription Warrants was $0.97 million. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-scholes pricing model. See also the “Business Transaction” section of this MD&A.

 

As at April 25, 2024, a total of 2,391,700 Subscription Warrants of the October 2022 Offering were exercised for total proceeds of $5.7 million (C$7.8 million).

 

On May 4, 2024, following the completion of the March 2024 Offering, 2,250,000 Subscription Warrants were issued. The issue date fair value of the warrant’s liability in respect of the Subscription Warrants was $1.19 million. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Binomial pricing model. See also the “Business Transaction” section of this MD&A.

 

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Subscription Warrants are classified as warrants liability on the consolidated statement of financial position and measured at fair value until the instruments are exercised or extinguished in the consolidated financial statements. Any gain or loss arising from the revaluation of a Subscription Warrant on the date of exercise or on the financial reporting date is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.5 million derivative gain, respectively, (three and six months ended June 30, 2023 – $2.3 million and $3.8 million, derivative lose, respectively), in respect of the revaluation of warrants classified within warrants liability.

 

Options

 

As at June 30, 2024, 3,522,400 (December 31, 2023 – 4,117,217) stock options were outstanding at an average exercise price of C$3.45 (December 31, 2023 – C$3.10), of which 2,229,900 (December 31, 2023 – 2,578,467) were exercisable. The exercise in full of the outstanding stock options as at June 30, 2024 would raise a total of approximately C$12.2 million. Options expire between 2024 and 2028. Management does not know when and how much will be collected from the exercise of such securities as this is dependent on the determination of the option holders and the market price of the Common Shares.

 

Outstanding Equity Data

 

As of August 13th, 2024, the Company had 68,247,873 Common Shares, a total of 3,500,400 share options outstanding to purchase Common Shares, and 2,250,000 warrants issued as part of the March 2024 Offering.

 

TRENDS AND RISKS THAT AFFECT THE COMPANY’S FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

Please see the “Market Trends” and “Risks and Uncertainties” sections of this MD&A for information regarding known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that are reasonably likely to have an effect on the Company’s business and industry and economic factors affecting the Company’s performance.

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMITMENTS AND OPTION AGREEMENTS

 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

As at June 30, 2024, the Company had the following contractual commitments and obligations:

 

    Total     Less than
1 Year
    2 – 5
Years
    After
5 Years
 
    $     $     $     $  
Other lease commitments     151,724       151,724           –          –  
Service contracts 1   3,013,910     3,013,910          
      3,165,634       3,165,634              

 

1. Represents geophysics and drilling contracts.

 

Option Agreements

 

The Company has the option to terminate its option agreements at any time without any financial consequences. Future expenditures are therefore dependent on the success of exploration and development programs and a decision by management to continue or exercise its option(s) for the relevant project and agreement.

 

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As at June 30, 2024, the timing of expenditures, including option payments, under the Company’s option agreements are as follows:

 

    Total     Less than
1 Year
    2 – 3
Years
   

4 – 5

Years

    Greater than 5 Years  
    $     $     $     $     $  
First Guayabales Option1     2,000,000       333,332       666,664       666,664       333,340  
Second Guayabales Option     5,550,000       250,000       500,000       500,000       4,300,000  
San Antonio Option     4,670,000       250,000       1,170,000       3,250,000        
Other Option agreements2     3,540,870       973,360       2,563,894       3,616        
      15,760,870       1,806,692       4,900,558       4,420,280       4,633,340  

 

1. Based on the assumption that the Company does not elect to pay the NSR. Timing of remaining required exploration expenditures are estimated by management.

 

2. Amount disclosed related to the option agreements to purchase surface rights.

 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no related party balances.

 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED RISKS

 

All financial instruments are required to be measured at fair value on initial recognition. The fair value is based on quoted market prices unless the financial instruments are not traded in an active market. In this case, the fair value is determined by using valuation techniques like discounted cash flows, the Black-Scholes option pricing model or other valuation techniques. Measurement in subsequent periods depends on the classification of the financial instrument. A description of financial instruments and their fair value is included in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

As of the date of this MD&A, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company, including, without limitation, such considerations as liquidity and capital resources.

 

MARKET TRENDS

 

Global Financial Market Conditions

 

Events and conditions in the global financial markets, particularly over the last two years, continue to impact gold prices, commodity prices, interest rates and currency rates. These conditions, as well as market volatility, may have a positive or negative impact on the Corporation’s operating costs, project exploration expenditures and planning of the Corporation’s projects.

 

Gold Market

 

The Corporation’s economic assessment of its gold projects is impacted by the market-driven gold price. The gold market is affected by negative real interest rates over the near-to-medium term, continued sovereign debt risks, elevated geo-political risks, mine production and substantial above-ground reserves that can affect the price should a portion of these reserves be brought to market.

 

While many factors impact the valuation of gold, traditionally the key factors are actual and expected U.S. dollar value, global inflation rates, oil prices and interest rates.

 

The gold price has displayed considerable volatility in the last few years. Continued uncertainties in major markets, specifically in the U.S. and European countries, and increased trade tensions between the U.S. and China and heightened geo-political risks in Europe were the main driving forces in the demand and volatility for gold. The daily closing spot gold price during the three months ended June 30, 2024 was between $2,004.30 and $2,438.50 per ounce, for an average price in 2024 of $2,217.17 per ounce.

 

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Currency

 

The Corporation’s functional and reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. The key currencies to which the Corporation is exposed are the Canadian dollar and the Colombian peso, which have experienced greater volatility relative to the U.S. dollar over the last several years. Fluctuation of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar has a direct impact on the Corporation as proceeds from equity financing are in Canadian dollars. At times, the Corporation has mitigated the impact by converting a significant portion of proceeds received from the offerings to U.S. dollars and Colombian pesos. Fluctuation of the Colombian peso has a direct impact on the Corporation’s exploration and operating activities.

 

The Corporation expects to have significant U.S. dollar and Colombian peso requirements, mainly in relation to exploration activities, salaries and exploration option payments.

 

As at June 30, 2024, the Corporation held $21.1 million in cash, of which $2.9 million was in U.S. dollars, $18.1 million was in Canadian dollars, and $0.1 million was in Colombian pesos. Purchases of additional Colombian pesos will be required to meet the Corporation’s obligations in local jurisdictions.

 

As of August 13th, 2024, the Corporation held approximately $17.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, of which $3.4 million was in U.S. dollars, the equivalent of $0.8 million was in Colombian pesos, and the equivalent of $13.6 million was in Canadian dollars, representing approximately 19%, 5%, and 76%, respectively of total cash balances.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS

 

Estimates and assumptions are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgement based on various assumptions and other factors such as historical experience and current and expected economic conditions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions as well as critical judgements in applying the Corporation’s accounting policies are detailed in Note 3 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Future Accounting Changes

 

The following revised standards and amendments, unless otherwise stated, are effective on or after January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted, and have not been applied in preparing the consolidated financial statements. The Corporation does not plan to adopt any of these standards before they become effective.

 

IAS 1 – Presentation of Financial Statements

 

IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements (“IAS 1”) was amended to clarify the classification of liabilities between current and noncurrent to be based on the rights that exist at the end of the reporting period and that such classification is unaffected by the expectations of the entity or events after the reporting date. The changes must be applied retrospectively in accordance with IAS 8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors (“IAS 8”).

 

These amendments were effective on or after January 1, 2024. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact to the Corporation.

 

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INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (“DC&P”) and internal controls over financial reporting, as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 – Certification of Disclosure in Issuer’s Annual and Interim Filings (“NI 52-109”) for the Corporation. The Corporation’s controls are based on the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013) framework.

 

There were no significant changes in the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, or in other factors that could significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer completed their evaluation as of June 30, 2024, nor were there any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Corporation’s internal controls identified requiring corrective actions.

 

The Corporation’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2024, the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in reports it files is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the appropriate time periods.

 

The Corporation’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that its disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and fraud. A cost-effective system of internal controls, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the internal controls over financial reporting are achieved.

 

EMERGING MARKET DISCLOSURE

 

Operations in an Emerging Market Jurisdiction

 

The Corporation’s mineral properties and principal business operations are located in a foreign jurisdiction, namely the Republic of Colombia. Operating in Colombia exposes the Corporation to various degrees of political, economic and other risks and uncertainties.

 

Board and Management Experience and Oversight

 

Key members of the Corporation’s management team and board of directors (the “Board”) have extensive experience running business operations in Colombia.

 

Mr. Ari Sussman, the Executive Chairman of the Corporation, was Chief Executive Officer and a director of Continental Gold Inc. (“Continental Gold”), and Paul Begin, the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Corporation , was Chief Financial Officer of Continental Gold, which was the largest gold mining company in Colombia and the first to successfully permit and construct a modern large-scale underground gold mine in the country. Continental Gold was a former Toronto Stock Exchange-listed issuer, from March 2010 until it was acquired by Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. in March 2020 for over $1.4 billion.

 

Mr. Ossma, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, was the former Vice President, Legal of Continental Gold, and has over 20 years of legal experience in Colombian corporate, environmental, mining and energy law. As Vice President, Legal of Continental Gold, he oversaw the Colombian legal team and was responsible for all legal support efforts in the country.

 

Ms. García Botero, an independent director of the Corporation, is a resident of Colombia, and has worked in public finance, urban development, infrastructure, mining, energy, and public-private partnerships (PPPs) as an advisor or in various management positions at the National Planning Department, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Hydrocarbons Agency. From 2010 to 2012 she served as the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure at the Ministry of Transport (Colombia), and from 2012 to 2014, served as President of the National Mining Agency, Ministry of Mining and Energy (Colombia).

 

Ms. Angela María Orozco Gómez, an independent director of the Corporation, is a resident of Colombia and has 30 years of government and international experience.  Most recently, Mr. Orozco Gómez was the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Colombia where she led various initiatives that secured public and private investments in the transportation and infrastructure industries.  Mrs. Orozco Gómez has also been a partner in various private ventures that helped to represent industries in international trade disputes.

 

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Mr. Paul Murphy, independent director of the Corporation, was a director of Continental Gold until the sale of the Corporation to Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. in 2020.

 

Mr. Ashwath Mehra is a seasoned executive with over 35 years’ experience in the mineral industry with significant exposure in Latin America.

 

The Board, as well as management and consultants, are actively involved in technical activities, risk assessments and progress reports in connection with the Corporation’s exploration activities. The Colombian-resident Board and management members work directly with local contractors in an operational capacity, and are familiar with the laws, business culture and standard practices in Colombia, are fluent in Spanish, and are experienced in dealing with Colombian government authorities, including with respect to mineral exploration licensing, maintenance, and operations.

 

Communication

 

While the reporting language of the head office of the Corporation is English, the primary operating language in Colombia is Spanish. The senior management team in Colombia, Ms. García Botero and Ms Orozco, are bilingual in English and Spanish, and Mr. Sussman is fluent in English and conversationally fluent in Spanish. The Corporation maintains open communication with its Colombian operations through its partially bilingual Board, such that there are no language barriers between the Corporation’s management and local operations.

 

The Corporation’s management communicates with its in-country operations through phone and video calls and conferences, in-country work, meetings, e-mails, and regular reporting procedures. In addition, Collective retained Lloreda Camacho & Co., a law firm based in Bogota, Colombia, as its legal advisors for all Colombian related matters. Professionals at Lloreda Camacho & Co. acting on behalf of Collective are bilingual in both English and Spanish.

 

Controls Relating to Corporate Structure Risk

 

The Corporation has implemented a system of corporate governance, internal controls over financial and disclosure controls and procedures that apply to the Corporation, the Corporation’s branch office (“Branch”) and its two indirect Colombian subsidiaries, Minerales Provenza S.A.S. and Minera Campana S.A.S (collectively, the “Colombian Subsidiaries”), which are overseen by the Board and implemented by senior management.

 

The relevant features of these systems include direct oversight over the Branch and the Colombian Subsidiaries’ operations by Omar Ossma, as the principal representative each of the Colombian Subsidiaries and who is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Since the Corporation indirectly holds all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the legal entity that comprises the Branch and the Colombian Subsidiaries, the Corporation exercises effective control over the Branch and the management of each of the Colombian Subsidiaries, as well as its composition.

 

Executive management and the Board prepare and review the Colombian Subsidiaries’ financial reporting as part of preparing its consolidated financial reporting, and the Corporation’s independent auditors review the consolidated financial statements under the oversight of the Corporation’s Audit Committee.

 

Local Records Management

 

The minute books and corporate records of each of the Colombian Subsidiaries are maintained and held by the Corporation at Avenida El Poblado, Carrera 43 No. 9 Sur 195, Oficina 1034, Edificio Square, Medellin, Colombia. Senior management control these records and the Board and management team have full access.

 

Strategic Direction

 

While the exploration operations of each of the Branch and the Corporation’s subsidiaries are managed locally, the Board is responsible for the overall stewardship of the Corporation and, as such, supervises the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. More specifically, the Board is responsible for reviewing the strategic business plans and corporate objectives, and approving acquisitions, dispositions, investments, capital expenditures and other transactions and matters that are material to the Corporation including those of its material subsidiaries.

 

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Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Corporation has a disclosure policy that establishes the protocol for the preparation, review and dissemination of information about the Corporation. This policy provides for multiple points of contact in the review of important disclosure matters, which includes input from Board members in Colombia.

 

CEO and CFO Certifications

 

In order for the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to be in a position to attest to the matters addressed in the quarterly and annual certifications required by NI 52-109, the Corporation has developed internal procedures and responsibilities throughout the organization for its regular periodic and special situation reporting, in order to provide assurances that information that may constitute material information will reach the appropriate individuals who review public documents and statements relating to the Corporation and its subsidiaries containing material information, is prepared with input from the responsible officers and employees, and is available for review by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation in a timely manner.

 

Managing Cultural Differences

 

Differences in cultures and practices between Canada and Colombia are addressed by the engagement of Colombian-resident Board and management members, and local advisors, who have deep operational experience with the mineral exploration industry in Colombia and are familiar with the local laws, business culture and standard practices, have local language proficiency, are experienced in working in Colombia and in dealing with the relevant government authorities and have experience and knowledge of the local banking systems and treasury requirements. In addition, all of the Corporation’s Board and management team members that are non-resident Colombians have been involved in the Colombian mineral exploration and development industry for over 10 years through their involvement with Continental Gold (as further described above), developing an understanding of the relevant cultural differences and helping in mitigating potential risks from cultural differences.

 

Transactions with Related Parties

 

The Corporation is subject to applicable Canadian securities law and accounting rules with respect to approval and disclosure of potential related party transactions and has procurement and other policies in place which it follows to mitigate risks associated with potential related party transactions. The Corporation may in the future transact with related parties from time to time, in which case such related party transactions may require disclosure in the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation and in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.

 

Controls Relating to Verification of Property Interests

 

The Corporation engaged a local team with broad experience in mining exploration in Colombia, as well as in legal, social, and environmental matters. The lead team in Colombia was previously successful in licensing, building, and putting into operation other mining projects in Colombia. This contributed to obtaining an understanding of the framework surrounding the good standing of the Corporation’s properties and assets, from a legal, social, and environmental perspective.

 

The lead team was tasked with the negotiation and acquisition of properties that comprise the San Antonio and Guayabales projects. The current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, Mr. Omar Ossma, who led the negotiations and acquisitions of the Corporation’s current projects, is a licensed lawyer in Colombia, with more than 20 years of professional experience in Colombian corporate, environmental, mining and energy law, 15 of which have been dedicated to the mining and energy sectors. His knowledge of the legal framework of mineral properties and assets assisted the Corporation in negotiating and entering into legally binding agreements under Colombian law, ensuring the good standing of the Corporation´s rights over the acquired assets and properties.

 

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The Corporation also retained an established and leading law firm based in Bogota, Colombia, as its legal advisors for all Colombian related matters, that is widely known for their mining practice. In addition to providing a wide array of legal services beginning from the date of incorporation of the Corporation’s Colombian subsidiaries, the law firm also prepared and delivered title opinions with respect to the Corporation’s current Colombian properties.

 

In addition, the Corporation retained two independent consulting firms specializing in the mining sector, with significant experience in social, engineering, environmental and other sustainability matters that prepared and delivered a due diligence report on the socio-economic and environmental conditions of the properties comprising the San Antonio Option, as well as the first and second Guayabales options, and a baseline study report on the performance of certain socio-economic, health and safety measures in the property area.

 

License, Permitting and other Regulatory Approvals

 

Based on consultations with its local advisers and government authorities, the Corporation satisfied itself that it has obtained all required permits, licenses and other regulatory approvals to carry out its business in Colombia. The table set out below details which material permits, business licenses and other regulatory approvals are required for the Corporation to carry out its business operations in Colombia.

 

Material permit, license and/or other regulatory approval required to conduct operations   Material permit, license and/or regulatory approval obtained by the Corporation
Operating as a corporation requires a Public commercial registry before the Chamber of Commerce. This registry also activates a Tax Registry.   Obtained.
Prospecting activities (all exploration excluding drilling) are free activities in Colombia, and require no permit, other than authorization for land access from private owner.   The Corporation generally negotiates land access permits in advance to its operations. Currently, the Corporation has all required land access permits for its current prospecting campaign.
Drilling activities require a valid mining right and/or mining title granted by the National Mining Authority.   The Corporation is conducting exploration activities on mining titles LH0071-17, 781-17, HI8-15231, 501712 and IIS-10401 which are validly granted mining titles.
Drilling activities will require authorization for land access from private owner.   The Corporation generally negotiates land access permits in advance to its operations. Currently, the Corporation has all required land access permits for its current drilling campaign.
Exploration activities are not subject to environmental license. However, if the activities require the use of natural renewable resources (such as water catchments, dumpings and timbering, amongst others) the Corporation will require a filing, and further permission, before the regional environmental corporation in the territory.   The Corporation has been granted water rights for its drilling campaign, both in San Antonio and Guayabales projects, and may also recur to purchase water in bulk to perform its drilling campaign.  
Construction of a mining project, and its operation requires an environmental license granted by an environmental authority.   The Corporation is not currently in a position to advance either of its properties to the development and construction phase of a mining project, therefore it does not require an environmental license at this time.
Construction of a mining project, and its operation requires a work plan approved by the applicable mining authority.   The Corporation is not currently in a position to advance either of its properties to the development and construction phase of a mining project, therefore it does not require a work plan at this time.

 

As at the date of this MD&A, no restrictions or conditions have been imposed by the government of Colombia on the Corporation’s ability to operate in Colombia. The Corporation’s continued ability to operate in Colombia could be impacted by as a result of: (i) a drastic change in water conditions which may result in restrictions on already granted water rights; (ii) a breach of environmental commitments and/or regulations by the Corporation; (iii) the declaration of environmentally protected areas which could restrict mining activities on the Corporation’s current projects; or (iv) court ordered public hearings in regards to the presence of ethnic minorities on the Issuer’s properties. See “Risk Factors”.

 

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Cycles

 

The Corporation’s business does not have any material cyclical or seasonal business lines. See “Risk Factors – Risks Generally Related to the Corporation – COVID-19 Pandemic”.

 

Renegotiation or Termination of Contracts

 

Management of the Corporation does not anticipate that there will be any material renegotiations or terminations of existing contracts within the next 12 months.

 

Employees

 

As at the date of this MD&A, the Corporation had 101 employees, which includes employees located in Canada and Colombia. In addition, there were 45 contractor workers working on the Guayabales Project.

 

Bankruptcy and Similar Procedures

 

There have been no bankruptcy, receivership, or similar proceedings against the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or any voluntary bankruptcy, receivership, or similar proceedings by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, within the three most recently completed financial years or during or proposed for the current financial year.

 

Reorganizations

 

Other than the Business Combination, there have been no material reorganizations of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries within the three most recently completed financial years or during or proposed for the current financial year.

 

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

The business of the Company is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Investment in Common Shares should be considered highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk due to the nature of the Company’s business and the present stage of development, production and exploration and the location of its properties in Colombia. Readers should carefully consider the risks disclosed in this MD&A, the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the 2023 Annual Information Form. These risk factors are not a definitive list of all risk factors associated with an investment in the Company or relating to the Company’s operations and any of these risk elements could have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company.

 

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

Except for statements of historical fact relating to the Corporation, certain information contained in this MD&A constitutes “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively, “forward-looking statements”)

 

In addition, statements (including data in tables) relating to mineral reserves and resources and gold equivalent ounces are forward-looking statements, as they involve implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, and no assurance can be given that the estimates will be realized.

 

Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “targets”, “potential”, “scheduled”, “budgeted”, “forecasted” and similar expressions or variations (including negative variations), or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “might”, “could”, “should”, “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”.

 

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Forward-looking statements are based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made in light of management’s experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that it believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made. Forward-looking statement are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to risks related to: uncertainties associated with negotiations, misjudgments in the course of preparing forward-looking statements; the actual results of exploration activities; the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties; liquidity risk; the presence of artisanal miners and the effect of mineral extraction by third parties without title; unreliable historical data for projects; cybersecurity risks; risks regarding community relations; security risks; ability to maintain obligations; uncertainties inherent in conducting operations in a foreign country; uncertainties related to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future; reliance on outside contractors in certain exploration operations; risks arising from labour and employment matters; health and safety risks; risks related to use of explosives; reliance on adequate infrastructure for exploration activities; unexpected adverse changes that may result in failure to comply with environmental and other regulatory requirements; environmentally-protected areas/forest reserves risks; dependence on key management employees; title risks related to the ownership of the Corporation’s projects; the Corporation’s limited operating history; risks relating to retaining employees and consultants with special skills and knowledge; fluctuations in mineral prices; uninsurable risks related to exploration; risks relating to shareholder(s) exercising significant control over the Corporation; delays in obtaining government approvals; uncertainties inherent in conducting operations in a foreign country; title risks related to the ownership of the Corporation’s projects and the related surface rights and to the boundaries of the Corporation’s projects; risks relating to the Corporation’s pending concession applications; uncertainties related to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future; differing interpretations of tax regimes in foreign jurisdictions; the loss of Canadian tax resident status; recovery of value added taxes; compliance with government regulation, anti-corruption laws and ESTMA; uncertainties inherent in competition with other exploration companies; non-governmental organization intervention and the creation of adverse sentiment among the inhabitants of areas of mineral development; uncertainties related to conflicts of interest of directors and officers of the Corporation; social media influence and reputation; the ability to fund operations through foreign subsidiaries; the residency of directors, officers and others; uncertainties related to holding minority interests in other companies; foreign currency fluctuations; global economic conditions; the market price of shares of the Corporation; the payment of future dividends; future sales of shares of the Corporation by existing shareholders; seizure or expropriation of assets; accounting policies and internal controls; passive foreign investment corporation; litigation risks; indigenous peoples; impairment of mineral properties; and Bermuda legal matters. See “Risks and Uncertainties” in this MD&A for further discussion regarding risk factors.

 

Material Forward-Looking Information

 

The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, were prepared on a going concern basis. The going concern basis assumes that the Corporation will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The assumption is based on the anticipation of obtaining additional sources of financing to fund its exploration and operating activities for the foreseeable future. There is no assurance that the Corporation will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future or that such financing will be on terms advantageous to the Corporation.

 

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Corporate Office

 

82 Richmond Street East

Toronto, Ontario - M5C 1P1

 

Directors & Officers

 

Ari Sussman, Executive Chairman

Maria Constanza Garcia, Director

Angela Maria Orozco, Director

Paul Murphy, Director

Ashwath Mehra, Director

Omar Ossma, President and Chief Executive Officer

Paul Begin, Chief Financial Officer

 

Auditors

 

BDO Dunwoody LLP

360 Oakville Place Drive, Suite 500

Oakville, Ontario – L6H 6K8

 

Stock Information

 

Collective Mining Ltd. common shares are traded on the TSX and the NYSE American LLC under the symbol “CNL” and on the FSE under the symbol GG1.

 

Investor Relations

 

Shareholder requests may be directed to Investor Relations via e-mail at info@collectivemining.com or via telephone at 416-451-2727

 

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EX-99.3 4 ea021129301ex99-3_collective.htm CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS FULL CERTIFICATE OF COLLECTIVE MINING LTD. IN CONNECTION WITH FILING OF INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INTERIM MD&A BY CEO DATED AUGUST 13, 2024

Exhibit 99.3

 

FORM 52-109F2

CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS

FULL CERTIFICATE

 

I, Omar D. Ossma Gomez, Chief Executive Officer of Collective Mining Ltd., certify the following:

 

1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Collective Mining Ltd. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended June 30, 2024.

 

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

 

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

 

4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

 

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings

 

(a) designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that

 

(i) material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

 

(ii) information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

 

(b) designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

 

5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

 

5.2 ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A

 

5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A

 

6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on April 1, 2024 and ended on June 30, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date: August 13, 2024

 

‘Omar D. Ossma Gomez’  
Omar D. Ossma Gomez  
Chief Executive Officer  

EX-99.4 5 ea021129301ex99-4_collective.htm CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS FULL CERTIFICATE OF COLLECTIVE MINING LTD.IN CONNECTION WITH FILING OF INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INTERIM MD&A BY CFO DATED AUGUST 13, 2024

Exhibit 99.4

 

FORM 52-109F2

CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS

FULL CERTIFICATE

 

I, Paul P. Begin, Chief Financial Officer of Collective Mining Ltd., certify the following:

 

1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Collective Mining Ltd. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended June 30, 2024.

 

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

 

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

 

4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

 

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings

 

(a) designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that

 

(i) material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

 

(ii) information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

 

(b) designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

 

5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

 

5.2 ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A

 

5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A

 

6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on April 1, 2024 and ended on June 30, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date: August 13, 2024

 

‘Paul P. Begin’  
Paul P. Begin  
Chief Financial Officer