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New Pacific Metals Corp.

NEWP·NUAG·US$6.51 (CAD 9.15)·US$1.2B cap
Silveralso:Multi-asset portfolio (Silver Sand Project flagship; Carangas Project) Map

New Pacific Metals is advancing two precious-metal projects in Bolivia: the wholly-owned Silver Sand deposit, its flagship, and Carangas, which it funds and develops under a mining association contract that gives it 98% of the project's future operating profits while a Bolivian company holds the title. Silver Sand has the potential to become one of the world's largest silver mines, targeting roughly 12 million ounces of annual silver production, while the Carangas project adds a high-margin silver-lead-zinc profile with over 1 million ounces of gold potential at depth. Both projects are currently focused on advancing permitting toward construction, with Silvercorp Metals and Pan American Silver among the company's largest shareholders.

Notable vs. Peers

  • Jurisdiction risk score of 3/10 is meaningfully riskier than the peer average of 6.9/10.

Lifecycle Milestones

Grassroots
Resource Def.
PEA
PFS
Feasibility
PermittingCurrent
Construction
Production

Construction Milestones

0 of 5 reached
  1. Not yet reached
  2. Not yet reached
  3. Not yet reached
  4. Not yet reached
  5. Not yet reached

Milestones are recorded only from a company's own dated disclosure. A milestone with no date shown is one we can confirm was reached but for which no date was disclosed — we don't estimate one. "Not yet reached" means exactly that, not that a date is missing. An "Expected" line likewise only ever reflects the company's own guidance (e.g. a study or permit decision targeted for a stated quarter) — most not-yet-reached milestones have none, and that absence means no such guidance has been disclosed, not that one is overdue.

Prior Ownership & Infrastructure
Silver Sand Project, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Road Access2.9/10 built out

Not in place: mill, tailings facility, grid power.

Combined view across 2 projects. Figures below are only combined where the underlying basis genuinely matches -- see the notes under each.

Combined resource
201.8M oz Ag
Sum of 1 of 2 projects with a disclosed figure; others not yet researched
IRR, per project
  • 37%Silver Sand Project, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Each project's own figure -- IRR is not additive across independent projects, so these are never combined
Mine life, per project
  • 13 yrsSilver Sand Project, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Each project's own figure -- independent mine lives are never added or averaged
Combined NPV, by discount-rate basis
$740M
At 5% discount rate -- Silver Sand Project, Potosí Department, Bolivia
4.7/10
Weak track recordStrong track record
4.7/10 vs.
6.4/10
Thin runwayWell-capitalized
6.4/10 vs.
How this is calculated
5.3/10
Weaker depositStronger deposit
5.3/10 vs.
How this is calculated
3.3/10
Harder place to buildEasier place to build
3.3/10 vs.
What goes into it
  • Jurisdiction (40%)3/10

    Bolivia has been a resource-nationalist jurisdiction with weak security of mining-concession title, though Rodrigo Paz's Nov 2025 election win marked a pro-investment policy shift now beginning to improve the outlook for projects like Silver Sand.

  • Infrastructure (40%)2.9/10

    No confirmed mill, confirmed road access, no confirmed grid power, and no confirmed tailings facility at Silver Sand Project, Potosí Department, Bolivia.

  • Nearby producing mine (20%)Not yet researched

    No producing mine within 50 km in our reference list (nearest listed: Bolivar (Bolivia) (Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.), 173 km). That list doesn't cover every mining district yet, so a longer distance isn't scored as remote.

4.9/10
Weaker profileStronger profile
4.9/10 vs.
Price Chart
$1.56$2.62$4.32$4.59$6.70AugDecAprJulOct
Aug 12, 2025 – Oct 20, 2026
News
$6.51
+231.2%from low-11.5%from high
$1.97$7.36
$1.2B
Far belowFar above
$1.2B vs. $20.4M peer median
Price (USD - Local)
US$6.51 (CAD 9.15)
Cash Position (USD)
$38.6M
Far belowFar above
$38.6M vs. $3.9M peer median
Debt (USD)
Far aboveFar below
$0 vs. $0 peer median
$1.2B
Far belowFar above
$1.2B vs. $16.2M peer median
185.1M
Far aboveFar below
185.1M vs. 119.7M peer median
Jurisdiction
Bolivia
201,770,000 oz
Feeds Deposit Quality score
Measured62,600,000 oz
Indicated139,170,000 oz
Inferrednot scored12,950,000 oz
Total resource214,720,000 oz
Far belowFar above
201.8M oz vs. 44.4M oz peer median
Compares M&I only — Inferred isn't compared or scored.
$5.78/oz
M&I
Total resource (incl. Inferred)$5.43/oz
Peer median $2.90/oz
Far aboveFar below
$5.78/oz vs. $4.56/oz peer median
3.38 oz/tCut-off: 30 g/t Ag (Silver Sand Mineral Resource, pit-constrained; effective 31 October 2022)
Far belowFar above
3.38 oz/t vs. 3.41 oz/t peer median
Open pit
13 yrs2024 study
Far belowFar above
13 yrs vs. 10.8 yrs peer median
@5%$740M2024 study · silver deck US$24.00 vs spot US$57.79/oz
Far belowFar above
$740M vs. $537.5M peer median
1.63x2024 study · silver deck US$24.00 vs spot US$57.79/oz
Far aboveFar below
1.63x vs. 0.71x peer median
1.58x2024 study · silver deck US$24.00 vs spot US$57.79/oz
Far aboveFar below
1.58x vs. 0.62x peer median
$358M2024 study
Far aboveFar below
$358M vs. $262.8M peer median
2.1xClears Durrett's 2:1 bar2024 study · silver deck US$24.00 vs spot US$57.79/oz
Far belowFar above
2.1x vs. 2.9x peer median
$24.00/oz58% below spot ($57.79/oz)2024 study
37%Clears Durrett's 25% developer bar2024 study · silver deck US$24.00 vs spot US$57.79/oz
Far belowFar above
37% vs. 60% peer median
7.2%
0%100%
7.2% vs. 3.3% peer median
173 kmfrom Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.'s Bolivar (Bolivia)
Outside typical bolt-on range
-$7.4M
Far belowFar above
-$7.4M vs. -$3.6M peer median
-$0.04
Far belowFar above
-$0.04 vs. -$0.022 peer median

Acquisition Susceptibility

How this is calculated
5.9/10
Unlikely bolt-onFits the takeout profile

A relative ranking of how closely this company matches the profile of juniors that have actually been acquired — not a probability, and not a reason to buy. Acquisitions are rare: only a few dozen significant deals happen a year across a universe of thousands of juniors, so even a high score here describes a long shot. The strongest signal in the research, a producer that already owns part of the company, is scored from its disclosed strategic shareholders. A producer that is a joint-venture or earn-in partner on the project, rather than a shareholder, isn't captured yet.

How this score is built

  • Disclosed pending deal
    Sub-score: Not scored

    No pending acquisition or merger disclosed (checked)

    Not scored: having no deal in flight isn't held against a company.

    Weight 26.25%
  • Producer's strategic stake
    Sub-score:
    8.9/10

    Pan American Silver Corp. holds 11.47% (reported 7 Nov 2025) See holders

    An operating producer's stake scores 8 at 5%, rising to 10 at 20% (the take-over-bid threshold) and holding there up to 50%.

    Weight 25% · 34% here
  • Distance to a producing mine
    Sub-score:
    0.9/10

    Nearest producing mine: Bolivar (Bolivia) (Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.), 173 km

    10 next to a producing mine, 8 at 20 km, 5 at 50 km, 0 beyond 200 km.

    Weight 22.5% · 31% here
  • Lifecycle stage
    Sub-score:
    10/10

    Stage: Permitting

    Feasibility and permitting score 10, where deals cluster, and production 5.5; earlier stages score less, down to 1 at grassroots.

    Weight 15% · 20% here
  • Jurisdiction
    Sub-score:
    3/10

    Bolivia: jurisdiction score 3/10

    Our jurisdiction score, used as is: higher means lower political and permitting risk.

    Weight 6.75% · 9% here
  • Commodity
    Sub-score:
    5/10

    Primary commodity: Silver

    Gold 10, copper 8, silver 5, nickel and uranium 4, others 2: most majors' deals are for gold.

    Weight 4.5% · 6% here

Weight is each input's share of the full score. “Here” is its share of this company's score: inputs that aren't scored are left out and the rest re-weighted, never counted as zero.

Overall Score Trend
+58.1% since 2026-08-01 · -23.4% from peak

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Management Team

Chief Executive Officer of New Pacific Metals Corp., appointed permanent CEO effective 23 Oct 2025 after serving as the company's CFO since 2015. CPA, CA with over sixteen years of diverse international mining experience; Honours BCom, Laurentian University; BEng, Tongji University. Deeply involved in all of New Pacific's strategic decisions since 2015, including the Silver Sand and Carangas projects in Bolivia, and its financing activities (raising a total of US$130 million since 2017). Earlier, three years of audit experience at Grant Thornton LLP.

Chief Financial Officer of New Pacific Metals Corp., appointed in October 2025 after joining the company in 2023 as Financial Controller. (C.P.A.) A professional accountant with nearly a decade of diverse international experience in financial reporting, auditing, internal control and accounting, and a designated member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia. Prior to joining the mining industry he worked in public practice, specializing in financial statement audits and internal control assessments for Canadian companies. Holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.

Vice President, Exploration of New Pacific Metals Corp. (M. Eng., M.Sci., P. Geo.) A professional geoscientist registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC with more than 30 years of experience in mineral exploration, bringing a range of technical and managerial skills to major gold and silver-lead-zinc polymetallic projects in China, Canada and Bolivia with Eldorado Gold, Afcan Mining, Sino Gold, Silvercorp and New Pacific Metals, supervising activities from exploration and development to production. His roles have included senior exploration geologist, senior resource geologist, exploration manager, chief geologist and vice president of exploration. Received his M.Eng. in mineral exploration from the China University of Mining and Technology and his M.Sc. in mineral exploration from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.

Vice President, Corporate Affairs of New Pacific Metals Corp. (CITP, FIBP) Over 15 years of experience in the resource sector as a liaison between governments, corporations, mining subsidiaries and investors, with extensive experience in government relations and global affairs. A former Director of several NGOs promoting and engaging Latin-American business and culture strengths. Fluent in English and Spanish, born and raised in Bolivia. Holds a global designation in International Trade Business and a Diploma in Business Management and International Commerce from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Vice President, Bolivia Operations of New Pacific Metals Corp., with responsibility for all Bolivia operations. A strategic financial and operational executive with over a decade of leadership experience navigating Bolivia's regulatory, investment and mining operation landscape, and expertise in aligning public and private sector interests. Prior to his current role he held senior executive positions within the public sector in Bolivia, where he led strategic planning and economic policy initiatives; during his tenure in the Bolivian government he was responsible for designing the country's legal framework for Joint Investment Strategic Alliances (public-private partnerships) and was a key leader in the team that facilitated Bolivia's return to sovereign bond markets after nearly a century. In the private sector he has held administrative and financial management roles in industrial firms and has over eight years of experience serving on the boards of key financial and industry institutions, including the Entidad de Depósito de Valores (EDV), the Banco de Desarrollo Productivo - Sociedad de Titularización (BDP-ST) and the Latin American Mining Organization (OLAMI) in Bolivia. Holds a degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia and a Master's in Finance from the University of Antwerp Management School.

Insiders, Investors & Smart Money

Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.

Smart money
8/10

Pan American Silver, a top-tier global silver producer, holds an 11.47% cash-subscribed stake confirmed in an SEC filing. Jupiter Asset Management, a real specialist fund manager, also holds a meaningful position. One insider made a clean open-market purchase in the past year, though it sits alongside much larger selling by several other insiders.

No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.

Reports, Presentations & Documents

Technical Report Takeaways

New Pacific Metals is advancing two silver projects in Bolivia: the 100%-owned Silver Sand project in Potosí, its flagship, and Carangas in Oruro, which it funds and develops under a mining association contract that entitles it to 98% of future operating profits while a Bolivian company holds the title. Silver Sand holds 201,770,000 oz of silver in measured and indicated resources (62,600,000 oz measured, 139,170,000 oz indicated) plus 12,950,000 oz inferred, in an estimate effective 31 October 2022; Carangas is not counted in that figure because New Pacific holds no title to it. Silver Sand's June 2024 pre-feasibility study shows a post-tax NPV5% of US$740M and a 37% IRR at US$24/oz silver, with initial capital of US$358M and a 13-year mine life averaging 12 Moz of silver a year. Carangas has a July 2026 preliminary economic assessment and an indicated resource of 213.4 Moz of silver on a 100% basis; New Pacific signed administrative mining contracts for it on 26 August 2026 and began a 30,000 m drill programme in September 2026 ahead of a planned feasibility study. Silver Sand remains in community consultation ahead of restarting its environmental assessment.

AI take

New Pacific Metals' Silver Sand Project (Potosi, Bolivia) Pre-Feasibility Study: after-tax NPV5% of US$740M and 37% IRR at a US$24/oz Ag base case, 13-year mine life, Proven+Probable reserves of 175.4 Moz Ag (52.0 Mt at 105 g/t).