Tinka Resources Limited (TKRFF)

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Tinka Announces the Approval of Its Environmental Impact Assessment for Its 100% Owned Ayawilca Project, Located in West-Central Peru

Tinka Resources Limited (the "Company"), (TSX VENTURE:TK)(PINKSHEETS:TKRFF)(FRANKFURT:TLD), announces that it has received from the General Bureau of Environmental Affairs ("DGAAM") of the Ministry of Energy and Mines ("MINEM") of Peru, the Directoral Resolution N degrees 263-2013-MEM/AAM dated July 19th, 2013, approving the Company's Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA") for the proposed drill program on its Ayawilca zinc project located in the San Pedro de Pillao district, province of Daniel Alcides Carrion, Pasco Department.

The EIA submitted to and approved by the authorities is categorized as an EIAsd (Environmental Impact Assessment, semi-detailed) and allows the Company to include in its drill program more than 20 platforms. The Company is pleased with the approval of the EIA for Ayawilca which comes as a result of many months of committed and detailed work performed by its Peruvian management, staff members, consulting team and project stakeholders. The EIA has been approved for a period of 30 months.