New Pacific Metals Reports an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Silver Sand Deposit, Bolivia – Increases Silver Ounces in Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources by 30%
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NEWS RELEASE
New Pacific Metals Reports an updated Mineral Resource Estimate
for the Silver Sand Deposit, Bolivia – Increases Silver Ounces in Measured and
Indicated Mineral Resources by 30%
Vancouver, British Columbia – November 28, 2022 –New Pacific Metals Corp. (“New Pacific” or the
“Company”) (TSX: NUAG; NYSE American: NEWP) is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Resource
Estimate for the Silver Sand Project (the “Project’), which is part of the on -going Preliminary Economic
Assessment (“PEA”) study of the Project. The PEA study is on track to be completed by the end of 2022. The
Mineral Resource is reported in accordance with National Instrument 43‐101 (“NI 43‐101”) for its 100%
owned Silver Sand Project, Bolivia. The estimate was completed by AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd.
(“AMC Consultants”).
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES
The Mineral R esource Estimate used conceptual open pit mining constraints for reporting purposes and is
presented in Table 1. Mineral Resources are stated at a 30 g/t silver cut‐off grade and the model is depleted
for historical mining activities:
Table 1. Silver Sand Deposit Mineral Resource as of 31 October 2022
Resource category Tonnes (Mt) Ag (g/t) Ag (Moz)
Measured 14.88 131 62.60
Indicated 39.38 110 139.17
Measured & Indicated 54.26 116 201.77
Inferred 4.56 88 12.95
Notes:
• CIM Definition Standards (2014) were used for reporting the Mineral Resources.
• The Qualified Person is Dinara Nussipakynova, P.Geo. of AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd.
• Mineral Resources are constrained by optimized pit shells at a metal price of US$22.50/oz Ag, recovery of 91% Ag and cut-off
grade of 30 g/t Ag.
• Drilling results up to 25 July 2022.
• The numbers may not compute exactly due to rounding.
• Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Source: AMC Consultants.
The assumptions for the open pit optimization exercise to constrain the Mineral Resource and conform to
reasonable prospects for eventual economic extractio n are shown in Table 2.
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Table 2. Assumptions for pit optimization
Input Units Value
Silver price US$/oz Ag 22.5
Silver process recovery % 91
Payable silver % 99
Mining recovery factor % 100
Mining cost US$/t mined 2.6
Process cost US$/t minable material > COG 16
G&A cost US$/t minable material > COG 2
Slope angle Degrees 44 – 47
A comparison of the 2019 and 2022 Mineral Resource Estimates are shown in Table 3. The footnotes to Table
1 and Table 3 summarize the differences in the assumptions between the two estimates, most notably silver
price, recovery, and cut -off grade. An increased mining cost assumption for the 2022 estimate has resulted
in an optimum pit shell that does not go as deep as the 2019 estimate.
Table 3. Comparison between 2019 and 2022 Mineral Resources
Class Tonnes (Mt) Ag (g/t) Ag (Moz)
2019
(Cut-off 45 g/t Ag)
Measured 8.40 159 43.05
Indicated 26.99 130 112.00
Measured and Indicated 35.39 137 155.05
Inferred 9.84 112 35.55
2022
(Cut-off 30 g/t Ag)
Measured 14.88 131 62.60
Indicated 39.38 110 139.17
Measured and Indicated 54.26 116 201.77
Inferred 4.56 88 12.95
Difference
Measured 6.48 -28 19.55
Indicated 12.39 -20 27.17
Measured and Indicated 18.87 -21 46.72
Inferred -5.28 -24 -22.60
Notes:
• These are the pertinent footnotes for the 2019 Mineral Resources.
• The notes pertaining to the 2022 Mineral Resources are shown below Table 1.
• Other than the following the same notes apply for both estimates.
• Mineral Resources are constrained by an optimized pit shell at a metal price of US$18.70/oz Ag, recovery of 90% Ag and cut-
off grade of 45 g/t Ag.
• Mineral Resources are reported inside the Claim boundary.
• Pit optimization allows waste mining to extend outside the claim to the NE and SW, but no mineralization outside the
Administrative Mining Contract is included.
• Drilling results up to 31 December 2019.
Source: AMC Consultants.
The majority of the Mineral Resources lie within the Administrative M ining Contract (“AMC”). Table 4 shows
the split of the 2022 Mineral Resource within the AMC boundary and outside the bound ary. Since the 2019
Mineral Resources were reported , a subsequent agreement with COMIBOL permits the reporting of Mineral
Resources outside the AMC . Mineral resources outside the AMC boundary will be subject to a royalty of 6%
payable to COMIBOL during the production stage according to the agreement reached with COMIBOL.
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Table 4. Mineral Resources within and outside the AMC
Restricted by AMC boundary Outside AMC boundary
Resource category Tonnes (Mt) Ag (g/t) Ag (Moz) Tonnes (Mt) Ag (g/t) Ag (Moz)
Measured 14.57 131 61.51 0.31 108 1.08
Indicated 34.38 110 121.38 5.00 111 17.79
Measured and Indicated 48.95 116 182.90 5.31 111 18.87
Inferred 3.17 77 7.88 1.40 113 5.07
HIGHLIGHTS
• Silver Sand is one of the most significant new global primary silver discoveries in the last decade.
• Mineralization remains open on strike to the North and South and at depth. No feeder zones or source
intrusions have been discovered to date. The Company classifies the exploration potential as good to
excellent.
• Estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources have increased by 30%, this is partly the result of
infill drilling upgrading Inferred Mineral Resources.
• Detailed drilling indicates good mineral continuity to provide high confidence – lower technical risk.
Measured & Indicated Mineral Resources of 54.26 Mt @ 116 g/t Ag for 201.77 Moz or 94% of the total
estimate.
• Mineralization starts at or near‐surface and is amenable to potential open‐pit mining extraction.
Approximately 95% of the reported Mineral Resources are within 200 m of the topographic surface.
• Favorable initial metallurgical test work indicates laboratory‐based recoveries of up to 97% for the various
oxide – transition and sulphide mineral domains (see news release dated 23 August 2019 for details).
More detailed metallurgy testwork is being carried out to facilitate the future design of the processing
plant.
• The PEA study is well on track to be complete by the end of 2022.
• In addition to the currently reported Mineral Resources, there are numerous known satellite mineral
occurrences in the district of six kilometers long by two and a half kil ometers wide. These mineral
occurrences demonstrate similar mineralization style and grades to Silver Sand, subjected to extensive
artisanal mining starting from Spanish colonial times and bore little modern exploration. The Company
believes these satellite occurrences have good resource potential.
RESOURCE ESTIMATE DETAILS
The Mineral Resource Estimate is based on a geological model that included assay results received by New
Pacific for the Silver Sand deposit to 25 July 2022. Mineralization wireframes were constructed by New Pacific
with LeapFrog© software. The 131 domains were reviewed by the independent Qualified Person ( “QP”) and
were accepted for estimation purposes. Over 82% of the volume was contained in the two largest domains.
AMC completed an ordinary kriging (“OK”) estimate on the four largest domains and inverse distance squared
(“ID2”) was used in the other domains . Prior to estimation, drill hole data were composited to an average of
1.2 m samples and were capped for all variables within each domain where required. Capping value for silver
was 2,000 g/t Ag for all domains.
In addition to the estimate completed inside the domains, a background OK estimate was also completed
outside of mineralization wireframes.
For the mineralized domains the parent block size was 2.5 mE x 5 mN x 2.5 mRL with sub‐blocking employed.
Sub‐blocking resulted in minimum cell dimensions of 1.25 mE x 0.5 mN x 1.25 mRL.
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The background mineralization (outside the mineralization domains) was estimated with a parent block
dimension of 5 mE x 10 mN x 5 mRL.
As mineralization is hosted in one rock type, the QP assigned bulk density measurements to the block model
based on the mean bulk density. Density values of 2.54 tonnes/m 3 was assigned to both blocks inside and
outside of the mineralized domains.
Mineral Resource classification was completed using an assessment of geological and mineralization
continuity, data quality and data density. Estimation passes were used as an initial guide for classification.
Wireframes were then generated manually to build coherent volumes for th e different classes. The block
model was classified as Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Mineral Resources as appropriate.
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL and DATA VERIFICATION
HQ‐size drill core samples from altered and mineralized intervals are split into halves by diamond saw, with an
average sample length of between one to one and a half metres at the Company’s core processing facility
located in Betanzos, a small town located 20 kilometres from the project site. Half core samples are stored in
a secure storage facility in Betanzos for future reference, with the other half shipped in securely sealed bags
to ALS Global in Oruro, Bolivia for preparation, and ALS Global in Lima, Peru for geochemical analysis. All
samples are first analyzed by a multi‐element ICP package (ALS code ME‐MS41) with ore grade over limits for
silver, lead and zinc further analyzed using ALS code OG46. Further silver over limits are analyzed by gravimetric
analysis (ALS code of GRA21).
A standard quality assurance and quality control ( “QA/QC”) protocol is employed to monitor the quality of
sample preparation and analysis. Standards of certified reference materials and blanks are inserted into the
normal core sample sequences prior to shipping to the lab at a ratio of 20:1 (i.e., every 20 samples contain at
least one standard sample and one blank sample). Duplicate samples of coarse rejects at a ratio of 20:1 are
sent to a second internationally accredited l ab for check analysis. The assay results of QA /QC samples of
standards and blanks do not show any significant bias of analysis or contamination during sample preparation.
The QP, Dinara Nussipakynova, P.Geo. considers sample preparation, analytical, and security protocols
employed by New Pacific to be acceptable. The QP has reviewed the QA/QC procedures used by New Pacific
including the use of certified reference materials, blank, duplicate, and umpire data, and considers the assay
database to be adequate for Mineral Resource estimation.
The QP also carried out data verification both on-site and on the database. This included a review of the assay
database and collar locations. The QP considers the assay database to be acceptable for Mineral Resource
estimation.
QUALIFIED PERSONS
The Mineral Resource Estimate and data verification was completed by Ms Dinara Nussipakynova, P.Geo.,
Principal Geologist with AMC Consultants who is the QP for the purpose of NI 43‐101 for all technical
information pertaining to the current Mineral Resource. New Pacific’s quality assurance and quality control
program was reviewed by the QP who has also reviewed the technical content of this news re lease for the
Silver Sand deposit and have approved its dissemination.
Further details supporting the geological model, estimation procedure and metallurgical test work will be
available in a n NI 43‐101 Technical Report disclosing the results of the PEA wh ich will be posted under the
Company’s profile at www.sedar.com in early 2023.
This news re lease has been reviewed and approved by Alex Zhang , P.Geo., Vice President of Exploration of
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New Pacific Metals Corp. who is the designated QP for the Company.
About New Pacific
New Pacific is a Canadian exploration and development company with precious metal projects in
Bolivia. The Company’s flagship Project, the Silver Sand Silver Project, is expected to deliver a new
Mineral Resource Estimate Update and a PEA by the end of 2022 . The recently discovered Carangas
Silver-Gold Project is undergoing a 40,000 m drill prog ram. The third project, the Silverstrike Silver -
Gold Project, commenced a 6,000 m discovery drill program in June 2022 and a near surface broad gold
zone was discovered from its first drill hole.
On behalf of New Pacific Metals Corp.
Dr. Rui Feng
Director and CEO
For further information, contact:
New Pacific Metals Corp.
Phone: (604) 633‐1368 Ext. 222
U.S. & Canada toll-free: 1-877-631-0593
E-mail: [email protected]
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at www.newpacificmetals.com
Cautionary Statements Regarding Estimates of Mineral Resources
This news release uses the terms measured, indicated and inferred resources as a relative measure of the level of
confidence in the resource estimate. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources are not economic mineral reserves
and that the economic viability of resources that are not mineral reserves has not been demonstrated. The estimate of
mineral resources may be materially affected by geology, environmental, permitting, legal, title, socio‐ political,
marketing or other relevant issues. The mineral resource estimate is classified in accordance with the Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum's "CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral
Reserves" incorporated by reference into NI 43‐101. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources
may not form the basis of feasibility or pre‐feasibility studies or economic studies except for Preliminary Assessment as
defined under NI 43‐101. Readers are cautioned not to assume that further work on the stated resources will lead
to mineral reserves that can be mined economically.
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meaning of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws. Any statements or information that express or involve
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CAUTIONARY NOTE TO US INVESTORS
This news release has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43‐101 and the Canadian Institute of
Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards, which differ from the requirements of U.S. Securities laws. NI
43‐101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure
an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects.