New Pacific Metals (TSX:NUAG, NYSE:NEWP) Corp (NYSE: NEWP) (TSE:NUAG) CEO Dr Mark Cruise tells Proactive it has kicked off a 38,000 meter diamond drill program at its flagship Silver Sand project in Bolivia in a bid to expand existing resources and to support a preliminary economic assessment.
Dr Cruise says campaign also comprises around 5,000m dedicated to testing feeder zones for the deposit, which remains open along strike and depth, and for exploration drilling at the Snake hole zone and the North Block.Two rigs are currently turning and four are expected to be in operation by next month.