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Tinka Increases Scale of The High-Grade Copper-Gold Discovery at Silvia NW
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE January 13, 2022 / Tinka Resources Limited (" Tinka " or the " Co...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Tinka Increases Scale of The High-Grade Copper-Gold Discovery at Silvia NWVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE January 13, 2022 / Tinka Resources Limited (\"Tinka\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV & BVL: TK) (OTCQB: TKRFF) is pleased to announce an exploration update at its 100% owned zinc-silver and copper-gold projects in Central Peru. HIGHLIGHTS:Silvia NW copper-gold project: Copper-gold mineralization at ‘Area A' has been significantly expanded with the discovery of high-grade copper-gold veins (\"Skarn Veins\") in limestone up to 100 metres across-strike from previously sampled mineralized skarn. The footprint of the skarn mineralization now covers an area of 550 metres by 400 metres including areas of shallow cover;Skarn Veins grade up to 1.1% copper and 7.9 g/t gold from 17 grab and rock chip samples over intervals of 0.1 to 0.3 metres - individual samples range between 0.02% and 1.1% copper, and between 0.05 g/t and 7.4 g/t gold;Previous sampling across the original skarn discovery outcrop at Area A included 46 metres at 1.9 g/t gold and 0.8% copper, including 6 metres at 2.7% copper and 12.8 g/t gold (see release dated November 10, 2021);A preliminary mineralogical study of a high-grade copper-gold sample from Area A shows that gold occurs as fine-grained native gold up to 20 microns in size inside chalcopyrite, while primary copper mineralization occurs almost entirely as chalcopyrite with trace amounts of late covellite;At Silvia NW, Areas A, B and C define a potential footprint of 3 x 1 kilometres. Sampling results from Area B (including trenches and soils) are currently being collated and interpreted by our technical team;Field work has commenced in preparation for an Environmental Impact Declaration (or \"DIA\") to obtain the necessary permits for drilling at Silvia NW.Ayawilca zinc-silver project:The Company continues to advance its flagship Ayawilca zinc-silver project, following the update of the project's PEA in October 2021, which highlighted the potential for Ayawilca to become a global top-10 zinc producer (see PEA news release dated October 14, 2021). Tinka is planning a resource extension and definition drill program at South Ayawilca during the first half of 2022. Details of this program will be announced soon.Dr. Graham Carman, Tinka's President and CEO, stated: \"Tinka's field work at Silvia NW continues to ...