• New Pacific Metals released an updated preliminary economic assessment for its Carangas mining project in Bolivia, lifting projected economics on higher throughput.
• Base-case post-tax NPV (5%) of USD 2.65 billion; post-tax IRR of 35.9% using USD 45/oz silver, USD 3,400/oz gold.
• 19-year mine life, excluding two years of pre-production; projected output of 339 million oz silver-equivalent, including 195 million oz payable silver.
• Initial capital estimated at USD 644.5 million; post-tax payback period of 2.4 years.
• Plan includes expanding processing to 16 Mtpa in year 6; adding an 8 Mtpa gold circuit in year 9.

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