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New Pacific Metals Secures Key Community Framework Agreement for Bolivian Carangas Project

Story Highlights
  • New Pacific Metals signed a cooperation framework with the Carangas community to advance its Bolivian silver-gold project responsibly.
  • The agreement clears a path toward permits, a major 2026 drilling program and a feasibility study for the Carangas project.
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New Pacific Metals Secures Key Community Framework Agreement for Bolivian Carangas Project

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An announcement from New Pacific Metals ( (TSE:NUAG) ) is now available.

On February 23, 2026, New Pacific Metals announced it had signed a Framework Agreement for Cooperation and Coordination with the Carangas Indigenous community in Bolivia for its Carangas silver-gold project. The deal sets out mutual commitments on transparency, environmental compliance and social support, including local sourcing, a staged community development fund and a resettlement plan to move the Carangas village to an area with better infrastructure and living standards.

In return, the Carangas community has agreed to support exploration, permitting, construction and future production by ensuring unrestricted access to project areas and participating in Bolivia’s formal consultation processes. The agreement is presented as a key milestone for advancing Carangas toward production, enabling completion of prior consultation, subsequent conversion of exploration licences to mining permits and underpinning a 2026 drilling campaign of more than 30,000 metres ahead of a planned feasibility study.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:NUAG) stock is a Buy with a C$7.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on New Pacific Metals stock, see the TSE:NUAG Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on TSE:NUAG Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, TSE:NUAG is a Neutral.

The score is held back primarily by the company’s pre-revenue profile, continued losses, and ongoing cash burn, despite recent improvement. A strong, debt-free balance sheet is a key stabilizer, while technicals are supportive with the stock trading above major moving averages. Valuation remains challenged due to negative earnings and no dividend yield provided.

To see Spark’s full report on TSE:NUAG stock, click here.

More about New Pacific Metals

New Pacific Metals Corp. is a Canadian exploration and development company focused on precious metals projects in Bolivia. Its Silver Sand project in Potosí is described as having potential to become one of the world’s largest silver mines, while the Carangas silver-gold project in Oruro adds scale, robust economics and regional exploration upside, supported by nearly a decade of operating experience in the country.

Average Trading Volume: 274,294

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: C$914.6M

For detailed information about NUAG stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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