 VANCOUVER, BC, July 27, 2021 PRNewswire - New Pacific Metals Corp. New Pacific or the Company TSX: NUAG NYSE-A: NEWP is pleased to announce it has commenced a 38,000 metre m diamond drill program at its flagship Silver Sand Project Silver Sand or the Project, Potosí Department, Bolivia. HIGHLIGHTS: 38,000 m drill program in progress; 80 of the drill program is focused on expanding the existing Mineral Resources and on discovering additional resources; the deposit is open along strike and at depth; 5,000 m of the drill program dedicated to testing for feeder zones for the large Silver Sand deposit; District exploration drilling to target the North Block and Snake Hole Zone; Mineral continuity and geotechnical drilling to support the Silver Sand Preliminary Economic Assessment PEA; and Environmental baseline, socioeconomic and social responsibility studies underway. 