Tincorp Intersects 120.35 Meters Grading 0.60% Tin Including 21.62 Meters Grading 2.25% Tin in the Inaugural Drill Hole at the Porvenir Project, Bolivia
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Tincorp Intersects 120.35 Meters Grading 0.60% Tin Including 21.62 Meters
Grading 2.25% Tin in the Inaugural Drill Hole at the Porvenir Project, Bolivia
Vancouver, British Columbia – August 1 6, 2023 – Tincorp Metals Inc. (“Tincorp” or the
“Company”) (TSXV: “TIN”; OTCQX: “TINFF”) is pleased to announce the first drill hole assay
results for the Porvenir tin-zinc-silver (Sn-Zn-Ag) Project (the “Project”), Oruro, Bolivia. Tincorp is
in the process of completing seven drill holes totaling 2,500 m for its 2023 drill program at the
Project.
Hole DPOV0001 intercepted 284 g/t silver equivalent (AgEq) (0.60% Sn, 1.11% Zn, 6 g/t Ag, and
0.07% Cu) over 120.35 m including 1022 g/t AgEq (2.25% Sn, 3.35% Zn, 21 g/t Ag, and 0.20%
Cu) over 21.62 m.
The principal objective of this first phase of Tincorp’s drilling was to test the depth and lateral
extension of the NNW -trending Condor Nasa structure. Condor Nasa is evident in Figure 1 by
the alignment of historic workings and labeled as NWV1. In addition to encountering
mineralization in NWV1, drilling also intersected several other veins, in the hanging wall and
footwall of NWV1, interpreted to be NS-trending structures (NSV, NSV1, NSV2). Hole DPOV0001
is a 25 m down-dip step-out of historic Dowa Mining drill hole PV-41 (0.66% Sn, 1.44% Zn, and 6
g/t Ag or 322.8 g/t AgEq over 60.2 m).
In addition to the main NWV1, there are multiple north-south veins (NSV1 and NSV 2) (Table 1),
which will open up more drilling targets , therefore, more potential for the Project. The highest
interval of 1022 g/t AgEq (2.25% Sn, 3.35% Zn, 21 g/t Ag, and 0.20% Cu) over 21.62 m is related
to the new north-south extending vein, NSV2, which corresponds to extensive historical surface
diggings (see Figures 1 & 2). Figure 3 illustrates a high-grade section of DPOV0001.
Table 1. Composite assay results for hole DPOV0001
Hole ID From m To m Length m Sn % Ag g/t Pb % Zn % Cu % AgEq g/t Vein
DPOV0001 88.35 101.30 12.95 0.08 4 0.02 0.69 0.02 62 NSV
237.05 239.55 2.50 0.37 22 0.01 4.89 0.18 366 NSV
258.60 378.95 120.35 0.60 6 0.00 1.11 0.07 284
incl. 281.18 288.25 7.07 0.96 5 0.01 1.97 0.07 451 NWV1
incl. 306.67 324.90 18.23 0.37 9 0.00 1.34 0.08 209 NSV2
incl. 347.00 368.62 21.62 2.25 21 0.00 3.35 0.20 1022 NSV1
Notes:
1. Drill intercepts are core lengths, and grades are length -weighted. The true width of mineralization is unknown at
this time.
2. Analyses were from half-core samples, cut by diamond saw and collected from the entire hole.
3. Silver equivalent (AgEq g/t) is shown for illustrative purposes only to express the combined value of tin, zinc and
silver as a grade of silver. AgEq is calculated using US$0.74 per gram of silver, US$2755 per tonne of zinc,
US$8816 per tonne of copper and US$28000 per tonne of tin. Metal recoveries are not yet known.
4. The silver equivalent formula used was:
AgEq g/t =Ag grade + ((Pb%*2094/100)+(Zn%*2575/100)+(Cu%*8816/100)+(Sn%*28000/100))/0.74
Tincorp Metals Inc.
1750 - 1066 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 3X1
Telephone: (604) 336-5919
www.tincorp.ca
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Mineralization in DPOV0001 occurs as sulfide and gangue minerals in veins, veinlets and
breccias. The sulfide minerals recognized to date are dominantly pyrite, pyrrhotite, and
sphalerite with lesser amounts of galena, chalcopyrite, and arsenopyrite. Sericite, siderite, and
quartz are the predominant gangue minerals, though they form a minor portion of the
mineralized zone. The mineralization is hosted within a chlorite-sericite altered shale and
argillite sequence of the Silurian-aged Llallagua Formation.
Figure 1. Surface plan map of Condor Nasa structures
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Figure 2. Cross section of drill hole DPOV0001 (Looking SSE)
Figure 3. High-grade mineralization zone in hole DPOV0001, from 354.56 to 361.93 m.
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Mr. Gordon Neal, CEO of Tincorp, said: "We are excited with these exceptional assay results
from our inaugural drill hole, DPOV0001. Our drilling has uncovered new mineralized NS zones
adjacent to our main NW, Condor Nasa vein. We believe these initial results, from the first of our
seven planned holes, suggest potential for new mineralization proximal to the historic Condor
Nasa structure.”
Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC)
Tincorp maintains tight sample security and quality assurance and quality control for all aspects
of its exploration program. All Porvenir core samples were logged, photographed , and split on-
site by staff geologists and were shipped in securely sealed bag s by Company staff in the
Company’s vehicles directly from the field to ALS Bolivia Ltda., in Oruro, Bolivia, for preparation,
and ALS Peru laboratory in Lima, Peru for geochemical analysis. ALS Global is an ISO 17025
accredited laboratory independent from New Pacific. All samples are first analyzed by a multi -
element ICP package (ALS code ME -MS41) with ore grade specified limits for silver, lead, and
zinc, further analyzed using ALS code OG46. The tin grades were analyzed by fusion XRF (ALS
code ME-XRF15b). Company protocols include d the addition of QAQC samples , consisting o f
Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), blanks and duplicates, inserted in the sample stream and
a rate of 15 QAQC samples per 100 half-core samples (15%).
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and
approved by Donald J. Birak, independent consultant geologist who is a Qualified Person for the
purposes of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Resources (“NI 43-
101”). The qualified person visited the Porvenir property on July 31, 2023, August 1, 2, and 3,
2023, to inspect core drilling site s, operations, sample handling , and QAQC protocols and
believes them to be of industry standards. The qualified person is not aware of any significant
risks and uncertainties that could be expected to affect the reliability or confidence in the
information presented herein.
About Tincorp
Tincorp Metals Inc. is a mineral exploration company focusing on tin projects in Bolivia and a gold
project near Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The Company has signed agreements to acquire up to
a 100% interest in the Porvenir Project and SF Tin Project, which are 70 km southeast of Oruro,
Bolivia. The Company’s 100% owned Skukum Gold Project is approximately 84 km south of
Whitehorse by road. An independent mineral resource estimate update in respect of the Skukum
Gold Project was completed in October 2022.
On Behalf of Tincorp Metals Inc.
signed “Gordon Neal”
Gordon Neal, CEO & Director
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations, Tincorp Metals Inc.
Phone: +1 (604)-336-5919
Email: [email protected]
www.tincorp.com
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exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with
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Company’s website at www.tincorp.com.
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Accordingly, the technical and scientific information contained herein, including any estimates of mineral
reserves and mineral resources, may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies
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