 New Pacific Metals TSX:NUAG, NYSE:NEWP Corp said it has commenced a 6,000-metre m, one-rig drill program at the Silverstrike project in Bolivia targeting a broad gold zone identified by the company and historical drilling. The company has previously identified near-surface broad zones of silver mineralized in altered sandstones to the north, with similarities to New Pacifics Silver Sand project located 450 kilometres northwest of the Silverstrike project. 