Key facts
| Company | New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSX: NUAG) |
|---|---|
| Location | Bolivia |
| Stage | Early exploration |
News releases23 on file
New Pacific Metals Reports Signing of Administrative Mining Contracts and Commencement of the 2026 Drill Program at the Carangas Project
Administrative Mining Contracts covering the approximately 39 km² Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Oruro Department, Bolivia were signed with AJAM on August 21, 2026, carrying a 30-year fixed term and converting the project's prior Prospecting and Exploration Licences; the contracts now go to the Plurinational Legislative Assembly for ratification. The 2026 drill program starts the week of Septembe
CorporateNew Pacific Metals Announces Filing of Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Carangas Project
An independent NI 43-101 preliminary economic assessment technical report for the Carangas project in Oruro Department, Bolivia has been filed, titled "Carangas Project: NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Oruro, Bolivia." The report was prepared by Ausenco Engineering Canada ULC with an effective date of July 16, 2026, and follows the company's July 17, 2026 news relea
Study resultsNew Pacific Metals Reports Results of Updated Carangas Preliminary Economic Assessment: Post-tax $2.65 Billion NPV (5%) and 35.9% IRR; 339.0 Million Oz of Silver Equivalent Produced
An updated NI 43-101 preliminary economic assessment for the Carangas project in Oruro Department, Bolivia, effective July 16, 2026, shows a post-tax NPV (5%) of $2.65 billion and 35.9% IRR at $45.00/oz silver, $3,400/oz gold, $1.20/lb zinc and $0.90/lb lead, with initial capital of $644.5 million and 2.4-year payback. The 19-year mine life would produce 195 Moz payable silver, 1.1 Moz gold, 1,453
Study resultsNew Pacific Metals Announces Framework Agreement for Cooperation and Coordination with the Carangas Community
A Framework Agreement for Cooperation and Coordination has been signed with the Carangas community (TIOC Carangas) covering the Carangas silver-gold project in Oruro Department, Bolivia, with commitments including a fixed annual contribution to a community development fund tied to project stages, local sourcing and a resettlement plan to relocate the Carangas village. The agreement allows completi
CorporateNew Pacific Metals Announces Filing of Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Carangas Project
An independent NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment technical report for the Carangas silver-gold-lead-zinc project in Oruro Department, Bolivia has been filed, following the results announced October 1, 2024. The report has an effective date of September 5, 2024 and was prepared by RPMGlobal Limited, with contributions from Moose Mountain Technical Services (mining) and JJ Metallurgical Serv
Study resultsNew Pacific Metals Delivers Strong Economics for Carangas in Preliminary Economic Assessment
A Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Carangas silver-lead-zinc project in Oruro Department, Bolivia outlines a post-tax NPV (5%) of $501 million and 26% IRR at $24.00/oz silver, $1.25/lb zinc and $0.95/lb lead, with initial capital of $324 million and a 3.2-year post-tax payback. The open-pit plan covers a 16-year mine life, excluding two years of pre-production, producing about 106 Moz payab
Study resultsNew Pacific Reports Financial Results for the Three Month Ended September 30, 2023
Net loss attributable to equity holders for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $1.75 million, or $0.01 per share, versus a $2.09 million loss a year earlier, with working capital of $27.06 million at quarter end. During the quarter the company filed its first NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for the Carangas Project in Bolivia and closed a bought deal of 13,208,000 shares at $1.96 (C
CorporateNew Pacific Announces Filing of NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Carangas Project
An independent NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate Technical Report has been filed for the Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Oruro, Bolivia, with an effective date of August 25, 2023. The MRE results were previously disclosed in the Company's news release dated September 5, 2023. The Qualified Persons are Anderson Goncalves Candido, FAusIMM, Principal Resource Geologist, and Marcelo del Giudice, FAu
Study resultsNew Pacific Metals Reports Inaugural Resource Estimate for the Carangas Project
An inaugural NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for the 98%-controlled Carangas silver-gold polymetallic project in Bolivia, with an effective date of August 25, 2023, reports indicated resources of 214.9 Mt containing 205.3 Mozs silver, 1,588.2 Kozs gold, 1,444.9 Mlbs lead, 2,653.7 Mlbs zinc and 112.6 Mlbs copper, or 559.8 Mozs AgEq, plus inferred resources of 45.0 Mt containing 109.8 Mozs AgEq.
Resource updateNew Pacific Intersects 183 Meters Grading 92 Grams Per Tonne Silver in Step-out Drilling at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
Assay results from the final 18 drill holes of the 2023 Q1 program at the Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Oruro Department, Bolivia include hole DCAr0184, a 50 m step-out that cut 92 g/t Ag, 0.25% Pb and 0.46% Zn over 183.2 m, including 272 g/t Ag over 14.5 m. Hole DCAr0175 returned 55 g/t Ag over 298.04 m, and DCAr0189 cut 0.95 g/t Au and 9 g/t Ag over 184.5 m. All 39 holes totaling 17,623 m have
Drill resultsNew Pacific Intersects 205 Meters Grading 123 Grams per Tonne Silver in Step-out Drilling at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
Assay results from the first 21 of 39 drill holes in the 2023 Q1 program at the Carangas silver-gold project in Oruro Department, Bolivia include hole DCAr0171, which cut 205.6 m grading 123 g/t Ag, 0.44% Pb and 0.84% Zn, including 77.6 m at 242 g/t Ag, 0.71% Pb and 1.30% Zn. Hole DCAr0170 returned 292.8 m at 58 g/t Ag from 9.2 m. The program totalled 17,623 m in 39 holes; RPMGlobal's inaugural NI
Drill resultsNew Pacific Intersects 306 Metres Grading 1.2 Grams per Tonne Gold and 26 Grams per Tonne Silver at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
Assay results from the final 29 drill holes of the 2022 program at the Carangas silver-gold project in Oruro Department, Bolivia include hole DCAr0112, which cut 306.95 m from 359.55 m grading 1.19 g/t gold and 26 g/t silver, including 31.78 m at 4.11 g/t gold, 122 g/t silver and 0.15% copper; DCAr0141 returned 110.15 m at 136 g/t silver and 0.96% lead. All 115 holes drilled in 2022 have now been
Drill resultsNew Pacific Intersects 524 Metres Grading 1.24 Grams Per Tonne Gold at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
Drill hole DCAr0096 at the Carangas silver-gold project in Oruro Department, Bolivia intersected 524 m grading 1.24 g/t gold and 8 g/t silver from 333 m to 857 m, including 51 m at 4.56 g/t Au and 0.10% Cu and 35 m at 3.35 g/t Au, 8 g/t Ag and 0.20% Cu. Nearer surface the hole cut 164 m at 94 g/t Ag, 0.65% Pb and 1.72% Zn, including 44 m at 289 g/t Ag. Assays from 86 of 115 holes drilled in 2022 h
Drill resultsNew Pacific Intersects 230 Metres Grading 146 Grams per Tonne Silver at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
Assay results from an additional 42 drill holes at the Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Oruro Department, Bolivia include hole DCAr0075, which returned 230.26 m grading 146 g/t silver, 0.3% lead and 0.69% zinc from 53.74 m, including 12.06 m at 2,160 g/t silver, 0.74% lead, 1.74% zinc and 0.13% copper. Of 115 holes drilled in 2022, results for 85 have been received, with 30 pending; 41 of the 42 ho
Drill resultsNew Pacific Intersects 505 Metres Grading 1.22 Grams Per Tonne Gold at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
Drilling at the Carangas silver-gold project in Oruro Department, Bolivia returned 504.62 m grading 1.22 g/t gold and 13 g/t silver from 228.5 m in hole DCAr0094, including 44.73 m at 5.03 g/t gold, 19 g/t silver and 0.16% copper; hole DCAr0067 returned 513.66 m at 0.72 g/t gold and DCAr0078 668.7 m at 0.48 g/t gold. A total of 50,368 m in 115 holes was drilled in 2022, with 72 holes pending. A fu
Drill resultsNew Pacific Announces Filing of The Carangas Project Technical Report
A NI 43-101 technical report titled Carangas Project Technical Report, with an effective date of June 16, 2022, has been filed by New Pacific Metals Corp. The report was prepared by Donald J. Birak, SME, AusIMM Fellow, a Qualified Person, and is available on SEDAR, EDGAR and the company's website. The Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Bolivia is undergoing a 40,000 m drill program.
Study resultsNew Pacific Reports Positive Preliminary Metallurgical Test Results from Carangas with 98% Gold Recovery from Cyanide Leach
Preliminary scoping-level metallurgical testwork on five variability composites from the Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Oruro Department, Bolivia returned cyanide leach gold recoveries of 98.8% for a sample with under 1% sulfur and 98.5% for a sample with about 3% sulfur. Cyanide leach silver recoveries were 84.1%, 85.0% and 74.3% for oxidized, oxidized-to-semi-oxidized and fresh silver-lead-zinc
Study resultsNew Pacific Intersects 591 Metres Grading 1.03 Grams Per Tonne Gold at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
Drilling at the Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Oruro Department, Bolivia returned 591.85 m from 176.25 m grading 1.03 g/t gold, 6 g/t silver, 0.11% lead and 0.18% zinc in hole DCAr0049, including 29.31 m at 4.15 g/t gold; hole DCAr0052 returned 513.35 m at 0.23 g/t gold and hole DCAr0060 returned 84.17 m at 0.7 g/t gold. A 3D Bipole-Dipole IP-MT survey identified multiple chargeability anomalies
Drill resultsNew Pacific Continues to Intersect the Near Surface High Grade Silver Horizon, including 163 metres Grading 109 Grams Per Tonne Silver, at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
Assay results for 21 drill holes at the Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Oruro Department, Bolivia, include hole DCAr0077 with 163.04 m grading 109 g/t silver, 0.34% lead and 0.8% zinc from 67.71 m, including 47.09 m at 288 g/t silver. Other intercepts include 180.14 m at 71 g/t silver (DCAr0056) and 128.53 m at 83 g/t silver (DCAr0070). Of 76 holes completed (36,012 m) in the planned 40,000 m prog
Drill resultsNew Pacific Intersects 514 m Grading 1.1 Gram Per Tonne Gold In Hole DCAr0044 At The Carangas Project, Bolivia
Drilling at the Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Oruro Department, Bolivia returned 514.85 m grading 1.10 g/t gold and 6 g/t silver from 266.35 m in hole DCAr0044, including 87.51 m at 2.57 g/t gold, 9 g/t silver and 0.12% copper. Six shallower holes targeting near-surface silver included DCAr0045 with 170.64 m at 88 g/t silver, 0.38% lead and 0.61% zinc. To date in 2022, 21,980 m in 43 holes have
Drill resultsNew Pacific Intersects 535 m Interval Grading 1.0 Gram Per Tonne Gold, And 58 m Interval Grading 507 Gram Per Tonne Silver At The Carangas Project
Assay results from the first five holes of the 2022 drill program at the Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Oruro Department, Bolivia include hole DCAr0039, which intersected 535.63 m grading 1.00 g/t gold and 11 g/t silver from 162.08 m, including 72.16 m at 3.54 g/t gold. Hole DCAr0038 returned 58.1 m at 507 g/t silver, 0.60% lead and 0.94% zinc from 10 m, including 5.17 m at 6,236 g/t silver. Of 1
Drill resultsNew Pacific Intersects 595.7 m Interval Grading 1.25 g/ t Gold and 10.25 m Interval Grading 1,213 g/t Silver at the Carangas Project
Assay results from the final ten holes of the 2021 Discovery Drill Program at the Carangas silver-gold project in Oruro Department, Bolivia, include hole DCAr0031, which cut 595.7 m grading 1.25 g/t gold and 7 g/t silver from 161.55 m, including 98.9 m at 2.58 g/t gold, and hole DCAr0032, which returned 10.25 m at 1,213 g/t silver, 1.2% lead and 0.19% zinc. Four rigs are drilling a 2022 program of
Drill resultsNew Pacific Intersects Broad Gold Mineralization of 323m Interval Grading 1.03g/t Gold and 12g/t Silver at the Carangas Project
Assay results from eight additional drill holes from the 2021 Discovery Drill Program at the Carangas Silver-Gold Project, Oruro Department, Bolivia, were reported. Hole DCAr0020 returned 322.91 m from 327.09 m grading 1.03 g/t gold and 12 g/t silver, including 141.11 m at 1.78 g/t gold and 12 g/t silver, plus 139.96 m at 34 g/t silver, 0.33% lead and 0.94% zinc; DCAr0019 returned 173.17 m at 102
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