Tinka Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:TK)(PINKSHEETS:TKRFF)(FRANKFURT:TLD) (the "Company") announces the analytical results for holes A13-10 to A13-13 and visual results for holes A13-15 to A13-17 drilled at the Company's 100% owned Ayawilca project, located in west-central Peru. See table below for a list of significant mineralized intervals.
Mr. Carter said: "The Company is pleased with these intercepts of zinc mineralization as they continue to demonstrate the potential of the Ayawilca project. Of great interest are the visual results of hole A13-16 and A13-17 which were collared 570 metres to the northeast of hole A12-08. This is a significant step as it confirms the presence of mineralization a substantial distance from previous drilling.
Hole A13-15 is located on section 333300E, about 100 m west of the significant intercept of 70 m of 4.8% zinc found in hole A12-08 (see press release dated Jan. 8, 2013.) Massive and semi-massive sulphides were intersected between 321.1 m and 344.4 m depth with locally moderate concentrations of sphalerite in a matrix dominated by pyrite and pyrrhotite.
Drill holes A13-16 and A13-17 were collared along section 333900E, about 570 m northeast of A12-08. Both of these holes targeted an area where old workings are located along mineralized fault structures that cut the overlying sandstone formation. In addition, this site is also along the western margin of large coincidental magnetic and chargeability (IP) anomalies measuring about 700 m east-west and 700 m north-south, respectively.
In hole A13-16 (-60 degrees north), semi-massive sulphides were intersected between 354.9 m and 359.1 m and consisted of sphalerite and pyrite associated with strong chlorite and moderate magnetite alteration. Semi-massive sulphides, consisting of weak to moderate sphalerite mineralization, accompanied by strong chlorite and moderate magnetite alteration occurs between 376.3 m and 394.1 m and again from 436.0 m to 436.4 m and from 440.6 m to 443.5 m. The massive pyrrhotite horizon found above the metamorphic basement rocks in many of the holes is absent here.
Semi-massive sulphides (pyrite and sphalerite), along with moderate chlorite and magnetite alteration, occur between 329.6 m and 352.6 m depth in hole A13-17 (-75 degrees north). Sphalerite, plus some galena, were found between 373.1 m and 378.9 m with the same style of alteration. Massive pyrrhotite, containing pyrite, sphalerite and lesser chalcopyrite, occurs from 380.1 m and 405.6 m depth.
