New Pacific Intersects 306 Metres Grading 1.2 Grams Per Tonne Gold and 26 Grams Per Tonne Silver at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
NEWS RELEASE
New Pacific Intersects 306 Metres Grading 1.2 Grams Per Tonne Gold
and 26 Grams Per Tonne Silver at the Carangas Project, Bolivia
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – APRIL 6, 2023 – New Pacific Metals Corp. (“New Pacific”
or the “Company”) (TSX: NUAG; NYSE American: NEWP), together with its local Bolivian partner,
reports assay results of the last 29 drill holes from the 2022 drill program at its Carangas Silver-
Gold Project, Oruro Department, Bolivia (the “Carangas Project” or the “Project”). To date, assay
results of all 115 drill holes drilled in 2022 have been received and released. Detailed results and
drill hole specifications are listed in Tables 1 and 2, as well as in Figure 1.
Of the 29 holes, ten are deep holes which were drilled in different directions towards the Central
Valley to define the limit of the gold mineralization system at depth. Drill results (refer to the
Company’s news release dated February 20, 2023) indicate the gold system is open to the north
and north-east directions with these targets currently being drill tested as part of the Company’s
Q1 2023 drill program.
The remaining 19 holes are shallow and were drilled to define the near surface silver
mineralization. All nineteen holes intersected silver mineralization.
In addition to the drilling activities, results of an expanded 3D Bipole-Dipole IP-MT survey program
completed in January 2023 have been received, showing multiple chargeability anomalies outside
the current area of drilling (Figure 2). These new chargeability anomalies display a similar
geophysical signature to those of the known silver-gold system and will be drill tested in future
drilling campaigns.
HIGHLIGHTS OF DRILL RESULTS FOR DEEP HOLES
DCAr0112 intersected a gold mineralization interval of 306.95 m at depth from 359.55 m to 666.5
m, grading 1.2 g/t Au and 26 g/t Ag, including 31.78 m (411.65 m to 443.43 m) grading 122 g/t
Ag, 4.11 g/t Au and 0.15% Cu, and near surface silver mineralization intervals of 41.03 m (55.97
m to 97 m) grading 54 g/t Ag, 0.25% Pb and 0.57% Zn, and 75.1 m (108.7 m to 183.8 m) grading
27 g/t Ag, 0.24%Pb and 0.65% Zn.
DCAr0104 intersected a gold mineralization interval of 328.3 m (233.75 m to 562.05 m) grading,
1.07 g/t Au, 20 g/t Ag ,0.14% Pb, 0.25% Zn and 0.14% copper (“Cu”), and a near surface silver-
lead-zinc mineralization interval of 228.25 m (5.5 m to 233.75 m) grading 21 g/t silver (“Ag”), 0.54%
lead (“Pb”) and 1.23% zinc (“Zn”), immediately followed by. Two more gold mineralization intervals
intersected at further depth, 15.77 m (652.17 m to 667.94 m) grading 0.44 g/t Au and 0.12% Cu,
and 252 m (693 m to 945 m) grading 0.45 g/t Au and 0.13% Cu.
DCAr0105 intersected a gold mineralization interval of 476.3 m (324.7 m to 801 m) grading 0.75g/t
Au including 43.62 m (510.38 m to 554 m) grading 3.19 g/t Au, and a near surface silver-lead-
zinc mineralization interval of 293.94 m (5.16 m to 299.1 m) grading 37 g/t Ag, 0.57% lead (“Pb”)
and 1.3% zinc (“Zn”), including 38.99 m (5.16 m to 44.15 m) grading 134 g/t Ag, 1.48% Pb and
2.51% Zn.
HIGHLIGHTS OF DRILL RESULTS FOR SHALLOW HOLES
DCAr0141 intersected a near surface silver-lead-zinc mineralization interval of 110.15 m (5.85 m
to 116 m) grading 136 g/t Ag and 0.96% Pb, including 6.92 m (30.73 m to 37.65 m) grading 693
g/t Ag and 1.71% Pb, and 24.63 m (59.87 m to 84.5 m) grading 197 g/t Ag and 2.14% Pb. Multiple
historical underground mining voids for a total length of 16.39 m were intersected in this hole.
DCAr0128 intersected a near surface silver-lead-zinc mineralization interval of 78.3 m (7.7 m to
86 m) grading 104 g/t Ag, 0.74% Pb and 0.59% Zn including 33 m (30.5 m to 60.5 m) grading 226
g/t Ag, 1.47% Pb and 0.93% Zn. In addition, further down the hole to the end of hole, multiple
shorter silver-lead-zinc mineralization intervals were intercepted.
DCAr0134 intersected 111.85 m (114.4 m to 226.25 m) grading 52 g/t Ag, 0.25% Pb and 0.59%
Zn including 17.94 m (198.96 m to 216.9 m) grading 197 g/t Ag, 0.49% Pb and 0.91% Zn.
UPDATE ON Q1 2023 RESOURCE DRILL PROGRAM
The Company’s 2023 15,000 m drill program at Carangas is close to being completed. The results
from this drill program, together with the results from 2021 and 2022 drilling, will be used to
estimate an inaugural mineral resource to be completed in the second quarter of 2023.
EXPANDED IP SURVEY PROGRAM
A pilot 3D Bipole-Dipole IP-MT survey program was completed in the drilled area of West Dome-
Central Valley-East Dome in September 2022 (refer to the Company’s news release dated on
November 14, 2022), revealing that the blind gold mineralization system at the Central Valley
overlays the strongest chargeability anomaly under the young sediments of the Central Valley.
Encouraged by the success of the pilot 3D Bipole-Dipole IP-MT survey program, an expanded 3D
Bipole-Dipole IP-MT survey program was carried out at Carangas by Southern Rock Geophysics
S.A. of Chile from November 2022 to January 2023. This expanded IP program covers the entire
Carangas Basin of 29 square kilometers, which is mostly covered by young sediments.
Multiple high chargeability anomalies with a similar signature to that of the Central Velley were
identified in the expanded area outside of the drilled area (Figure 2). These new anomalies
generally have weak or no chargeability response near surface, but high chargeability starts to
show from 200 m depth to more than 800 m depth from surface. These deep high chargeability
anomalies may be related to sulfide mineralization at depth, which may be related to rhyolite
intrusive bodies, like those seen in the Central Valley. These anomalies, such as those to the
north of the Central Valley (Figure 2), will be drill targets in future exploration programs.
Figure 1 Simplified Geology and Drill Plan Map of the Carangas Project
Figure 2 Chargeability at altitude 3500 m level (400 m from surface) of the Carangas Project. The Central
Valley anomaly perfectly overlays the gold mineralization system. All other anomalies are yet to be drill
tested.
Table 1 Summary of Drill Intercepts
Hole_ID Form To Length_m Ag_g/t Au_g/t Pb_% Zn_% Cu_% AgEq_g/t
DCAr0071 33.22 44.35 11.13 16 0.01 0.10 0.36 0.01 32
70.58 82.79 12.21 22 0.10 0.27 0.01 34
94.23 164.40 70.17 29 0.01 0.24 0.54 0.01 55
175.70 191.33 15.63 18 0.03 0.18 0.35 37
211.83 220.36 8.53 61 0.58 0.36 0.62 0.01 135
263.98 278.90 14.92 5 0.02 0.32 0.52 0.01 34
286.64 290.00 3.36 11 0.62 0.84 1.55 0.01 132
306.30 310.17 3.87 10 0.12 0.93 1.85 107
316.71 326.80 10.09 6 0.08 0.50 0.83 54
338.35 345.70 7.35 7 0.06 0.48 0.84 0.01 55
374.70 391.10 16.40 5 0.09 0.24 0.43 0.04 37
405.80 409.64 3.84 4 0.04 0.38 0.86 0.02 49
415.85 422.97 7.12 5 0.08 0.47 0.87 0.01 55
439.62 449.24 9.62 3 0.08 0.35 0.53 37
485.10 529.44 44.34 2 0.16 0.08 0.77 42
548.00 614.43 66.43 3 0.03 0.12 0.65 0.01 31
634.80 650.24 15.44 3 0.11 0.09 0.44 0.03 31
671.40 684.60 13.20 6 0.19 0.01 0.07 0.15 38
709.76 735.78 26.02 5 0.01 0.05 1.13 0.07 52
825.75 843.70 17.95 13 0.18 0.49 0.02 0.36 78
861.50 870.40 8.90 6 0.41 0.01 0.01 36
892.21 915.80 23.59 7 0.52 0.01 0.01 0.08 53
983.18 996.57 13.39 7 0.15 0.01 0.33 52
1047.82 1055.00 7.18 4 0.18 0.01 0.14 32
1067.00 1079.85 12.85 6 0.10 0.01 0.01 0.20 35
1090.48 1100.00 9.52 3 0.04 0.01 0.19 25
DCAr0104 5.50 233.75 228.25 21 0.05 0.54 1.23 0.02 83
233.75 562.05 328.30 20 1.07 0.14 0.25 0.14 123
652.17 667.94 15.77 3 0.44 0.01 0.03 0.12 48
693.00 945.00 252.00 3 0.45 0.01 0.13 49
957.30 1018.96 61.66 5 0.07 0.01 0.20 31
DCAr0105 5.16 299.10 293.94 37 0.08 0.57 1.30 0.03 106
incl. 5.16 44.15 38.99 134 0.01 1.48 2.51 0.01 262
324.70 801.00 476.30 4 0.75 0.02 0.08 0.07 68
incl. 510.38 554.00 43.62 6 3.19 0.02 0.04 0.10 245
DCAr0112 55.97 97.00 41.03 54 0.01 0.25 0.57 0.01 81
108.70 183.80 75.10 27 0.01 0.24 0.65 0.02 58
195.40 215.44 20.04 6 0.11 0.60 0.58 51
247.66 309.78 62.12 4 0.12 0.10 0.28 0.03 28
359.55 666.50 306.95 26 1.19 0.03 0.07 0.06 120
incl. 411.65 443.43 31.78 122 4.11 0.09 0.14 0.15 437
694.98 722.50 27.52 2 0.18 0.00 0.25 24
750.00 775.00 25.00 5 0.17 0.06 0.78 0.04 49
DCAr0114 0.00 119.70 119.70 42 0.60 1.22 0.01 101
135.50 141.35 5.85 22 0.07 0.23 32
148.45 173.80 25.35 30 0.14 0.33 0.01 46
188.29 195.30 7.01 36 0.08 0.17 44
206.90 212.20 5.30 49 0.02 0.12 0.26 0.01 63
230.90 262.34 31.44 8 0.03 0.32 0.73 0.01 45
313.00 350.18 37.18 2 0.02 0.16 0.47 0.01 25
358.65 382.64 23.99 5 0.30 0.12 0.64 0.07 59
395.48 458.67 63.19 4 0.07 0.20 0.63 0.03 38
468.70 528.43 59.73 10 0.31 0.08 0.20 0.06 47
539.91 548.60 8.69 5 0.39 0.05 0.24 0.08 50
558.40 562.65 4.25 4 0.68 0.02 0.11 0.05 61
571.18 576.90 5.72 4 0.02 0.35 0.88 0.01 45
591.30 623.70 32.40 3 0.12 0.13 0.72 0.01 41
646.09 648.94 2.85 0 2.47 0.00 0.03 177
666.50 678.43 11.93 2 0.34 0.00 0.01 0.11 38
684.20 706.85 22.65 2 0.49 0.01 0.01 0.03 41
713.92 824.20 110.28 4 0.98 0.01 0.01 0.17 92
840.00 854.00 14.00 10 0.67 0.01 0.01 0.45 105
DCAr0117 45.18 137.96 92.78 23 0.03 0.31 0.64 0.04 60
147.62 169.35 21.73 6 0.11 0.12 0.50 0.07 42
188.86 347.22 158.36 11 0.51 0.19 0.18 0.06 64
382.78 426.00 43.22 17 0.95 0.03 0.07 0.10 97
457.70 480.63 22.93 11 0.49 0.03 0.12 0.08 59
496.48 507.00 10.52 8 0.28 0.02 0.08 0.05 36
529.75 649.81 120.06 8 0.68 0.01 0.08 0.06 66
714.69 732.50 17.81 7 0.06 0.25 0.87 0.23 71
DCAr0123 54.76 115.90 61.14 31 0.04 0.28 0.99 0.05 81
124.50 284.32 159.82 11 0.11 0.42 0.97 0.05 68
330.13 393.67 63.54 14 0.60 0.03 0.12 0.02 63
417.59 434.12 16.53 12 0.20 0.06 0.17 0.22 56
487.45 502.30 14.85 2 0.11 0.05 0.35 0.03 27
513.42 517.55 4.13 9 2.58 0.12 1.23 0.01 237
544.75 548.91 4.16 5 0.22 0.85 1.19 0.00 85
574.77 577.43 2.66 4 0.29 0.37 0.99 0.02 71
590.38 597.14 6.76 3 0.11 0.36 0.90 0.01 53
DCAr0126 19.10 188.06 168.96 40 0.37 1.19 0.01 92
incl. 31.20 58.07 26.87 120 0.99 4.03 0.04 288
196.70 201.05 4.35 14 0.04 0.26 0.57 0.00 43
223.30 229.18 5.88 3 0.05 0.37 0.76 0.00 43
238.00 296.43 58.43 5 0.02 0.34 0.71 0.00 40
395.95 491.00 95.05 3 0.09 0.14 0.52 0.03 34
522.97 545.15 22.18 9 0.22 0.05 0.30 0.12 48
568.00 579.17 11.17 8 0.68 0.07 0.35 0.01 71
589.15 601.00 11.85 13 0.81 0.00 0.04 0.08 80
627.03 629.95 2.92 2 1.02 0.00 0.03 0.03 78
638.41 646.85 8.44 11 1.06 0.00 0.01 0.09 97
699.00 848.00 149.00 3 0.80 0.00 0.02 0.09 70
DCAr0128 7.70 86.00 78.30 104 0.74 0.59 0.01 146
incl. 30.50 63.50 33.00 226 1.47 0.93 0.01 301
100.80 103.80 3.00 9 0.13 1.59 0.01 66
120.00 148.80 28.80 17 0.17 0.62 43
179.87 209.93 30.06 7 0.17 0.51 0.02 32
220.31 228.40 8.09 114 0.87 0.58 0.01 159
236.86 243.30 6.44 31 0.50 0.68 0.01 69
263.80 278.05 14.25 31 0.20 0.33 48
282.55 288.55 6.00 3 0.57 0.41 34
DCAr0131 70.18 75.89 5.71 66 0.04 0.19 68
96.79 133.20 36.41 51 0.86 0.59 0.03 81
146.13 159.74 13.61 45 0.13 0.17 0.01 50
212.00 239.80 27.80 32 0.36 0.65 0.01 47
257.20 262.50 5.30 38 0.77 0.82 63
DCAr0132 35.50 128.56 93.06 28 0.11 0.40 0.93 0.05 83
140.57 148.80 8.23 5 0.03 0.19 0.70 0.03 39
176.15 265.52 89.37 10 0.41 0.29 0.39 0.06 67
288.29 293.80 5.51 4 0.52 0.04 0.04 0.03 47
314.60 401.48 86.88 7 0.41 0.04 0.30 0.04 51
420.23 435.80 15.57 12 0.24 0.07 0.53 0.07 56
448.15 474.77 26.62 4 0.37 0.04 0.08 0.01 35
500.50 504.50 4.00 4 0.86 0.05 0.08 0.04 74
518.70 552.80 34.10 3 1.32 0.02 0.07 0.02 102
566.18 587.45 21.27 9 0.30 0.03 0.26 0.03 42
617.62 647.80 30.18 2 0.36 0.11 0.29 0.00 41
689.95 740.00 50.05 2 0.21 0.04 0.34 0.01 30
DCAr0133 13.50 20.50 7.00 64 0.31 0.13 77
77.00 79.60 2.60 29 0.61 1.04 82
104.95 112.21 7.26 16 0.43 1.20 0.01 70
122.22 185.26 63.04 26 0.13 0.47 0.01 47
196.78 225.40 28.62 15 0.22 0.51 0.04 42
259.70 261.00 1.30 174 0.13 0.38 0.05 195
273.38 277.26 3.88 39 0.10 0.29 51
310.00 311.30 1.30 1200 3.64 2.94 0.04 1408
DCAr0134 3.03 40.60 37.57 11 0.43 0.14 28
114.40 226.25 111.85 52 0.25 0.59 0.01 80
incl. 198.96 216.90 17.94 197 0.49 0.91 0.04 245
DCAr0135 32.20 35.79 3.59 35 0.15 0.01 40
47.00 54.00 7.00 21 0.36 0.01 0.01 32
70.27 89.00 18.73 13 0.40 0.01 0.01 27
169.00 187.72 18.72 4 0.09 0.71 0.01 31
DCAr0136 1.15 28.00 26.85 115 0.36 0.16 0.01 132
59.50 63.99 4.49 92 0.10 0.13 0.01 100
130.43 133.16 2.73 78 0.13 0.20 88
DCAr0137 1.28 11.50 10.22 14 0.48 0.04 0.01 30
25.33 35.80 10.47 19 0.21 0.02 26
70.86 113.30 42.44 5 0.19 1.52 0.01 63
144.58 145.90 1.32 117 0.39 0.75 0.02 155
DCAr0138 36.50 99.00 62.50 33 0.02 0.37 1.33 0.02 92
125.00 403.28 278.28 6 0.13 0.30 0.80 0.02 52
450.40 530.49 80.09 4 0.81 0.06 0.23 0.04 74
546.47 571.00 24.53 2 0.61 0.02 0.03 0.05 52
648.05 902.00 253.95 11 1.00 0.01 0.07 0.03 87
DCAr0139 6.20 7.40 1.20 89 0.14 0.08 96
14.10 35.92 21.82 12 0.28 0.23 28
44.20 81.80 37.60 31 0.22 0.71 0.01 62
143.25 149.00 5.75 12 0.26 0.47 35
158.67 208.09 49.42 17 0.24 0.72 0.01 49
231.50 253.20 21.70 34 0.26 0.28 0.02 52
292.60 298.72 6.12 30 0.07 0.11 36
DCAr0140 2.79 5.66 2.87 64 0.06 0.20 73
12.96 24.00 11.04 41 0.53 0.18 0.01 63
107.79 189.00 81.21 54 0.23 0.43 0.01 75
211.32 239.30 27.98 65 0.43 0.66 0.01 101
298.92 302.45 3.53 222 0.85 1.79 0.01 307
DCAr0141 5.85 116.00 110.15 136 0.96 0.02 165
incl. 30.73 37.65 6.92 693 1.71 0.02 0.01 744
incl. 59.87 84.5 24.63 197 2.14 0.01 0.01 260
DCAr0142 2.75 57.65 54.90 37 0.23 0.14 49
68.64 72.05 3.41 61 0.24 0.13 73
122.00 218.70 96.70 36 0.15 0.25 49
incl. 126.48 131.40 4.92 280 0.27 0.28 0.01 299
233.00 268.20 35.20 128 0.22 0.10 0.01 139
incl. 252.00 260.70 8.70 458 0.65 0.09 0.04 484
DCAr0143 2.00 53.40 51.40 32 0.30 0.13 46
160.01 209.62 49.61 70 0.16 0.34 86
252.52 270.60 18.08 67 0.20 0.33 0.01 85
278.00 279.33 1.33 420 0.74 0.09 0.04 449
291.00 299.62 8.62 59 0.11 0.15 68
DCAr0144 17.10 45.92 28.82 98 0.31 0.26 0.01 117
174.00 204.25 30.25 83 0.42 0.46 0.01 111
221.70 242.35 20.65 21 0.33 0.29 0.01 41
250.78 281.00 30.22 54 0.08 0.10 0.01 60