Nova Pacific Metals Announces Mineral Resource Estimate for the Coronation Deposit at the Lara Project, Highlighting Open-Pit Potential

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 17, 2026) - Nova Pacific Metals Corp. (CSE: NVPC) (OTCQB: NVPCF) (FSE: YQ10) (WKN: A40GFH) ("Nova Pacific" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an independent Mineral Resource estimate ("MRE") for the Coronation deposit at the Company's volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) Lara Project, located near Nanaimo, British Columbia. The Lara Project spans a 17-km belt of the McLaughlin Ridge Formation, a correlative volcanic sequence that also hosts the past-producing Myra Falls VMS Mine, a long-life operation located 140 km to the northwest.