Tinka Announces Change of Director Nominee BY Sentient Equity Partners
TINKA RESOURCES LIMITED
#1305 – 1090 WEST GEORGIA STREET
VANCOUVER, B.C. V6E 3V7
Tel: (604) 685 9316 Fax (604) 683 1585
Website: www.tinkaresources.com
TSXV & BVL: TK OTCPK: TKRFF
NEWS RELEASE January 8, 2018
TINKA ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF DIRECTOR NOMINEE BY SENTIENT EQUITY PARTNERS
Vancouver, Canada – Tinka Resources Limited ( “Tinka” or the “ Company”) ( TSXV & BVL: TK )
(OTCPK: TKRFF ) announces the appointment of Pieter Britz to its board of direc tors, effective
immediately, and the resignation of Ms. Yanina Barilá as director.
Mr. Britz is an industrial engineer with over 20 years experien ce as a mining professional, and has served on
the board of a number of resource companies in Canada, Australi a and China. He is a registered professional
engineer, and a member of AusIMM. After spending 13 years in t he mining industry in Africa with Kumba
Resources, Mr. Britz spent thr ee years in investment banking wi th Royal Bank of Canada in Australia, until
2007 when he joined The Sentient Group (now Sentient Equity Par tners) as an investment professional in
private equity.
The Company also announces the resignation of Ms. Barilá as a d irector, effective immediately. Ms. Barilá
served as a director nominated by The Sentient Group since July 24, 2014.
Graham Carman, President and CEO, stated: “ We are pleased to welcome Pieter to the board of Tinka.
Pieter’s extensive technical and capital markets experience is an excellent addition to the skill set of our
board. I would also like to thank Yanina for her efforts during her term as a director. She has been a
valuable contributor to the Tinka board, and we wish her all the best in her current and future role.”
On behalf of the Board,
“Graham Carman”
Dr. Graham Carman, President & CEO
Investor Information:
www.tinkaresources.com
Rob Bruggeman 1.416.884.3556
Company Contact:
Mariana Bermudez, 1.604.699.0202
About Tinka Resources Limited
Tinka is an exploration and development company with its flagsh ip property being the 100%-owned Ayawilca
carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) in the zinc-lead-silver belt of central Peru, 200 kilometres northeast of Lima. The
Ayawilca Zinc Zone Inferred Mineral Resource estimate now consists of 42.7 Mt at 6.0 % zinc, 0.2 % lead, 17 g/t silver
& 79 g/t indium, and a Tin Zone Inferred Mineral Resource of 10 .5 Mt at 0.63 % tin, 0.23 % copper & 12 g/t silver.
Drilling for resource extensions and the testing of new targets is ongoing. The qualified person, Dr. Graham Carman,
Tinka’s President and CEO, and a Fellow of the Australasian Ins titute of Mining and Metallurgy, has reviewed and
verified the technical contents of this release.
Forward Looking Statements: Certain information in this news release contains forward-look ing statements and forward-looking
information within the meaning of applicable securities laws (c ollectively " forward-looking statements "). All statements, other
t h a n s t a t e m e n t s o f h i s t o r i c a l f a c t a r e f o r w a r d - l o o k i n g s t a t e m e nts. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and
expectations of Tinka as well as assumptions made by and inform ation currently available to Tinka's management. Such statemen ts
reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions relate d to certain factors including, without limitations, drilling r esults, the
Company’s expectations regarding mineral resource calculations, capital and other costs varying significantly from estimates,
production rates varying from estimates, changes in world metal markets, changes in equity markets, uncertainties relating to the
availability and costs of financing needed in the future, equip ment failure, unexpected geological conditions, imprecision in resource
estimates or metal recoveries, success of future development in itiatives, competition, operating performance, environmental an d
safety risks, delays in obtaining or failure to obtain necessar y permits and approvals from local authorities, community agree ments
and relations, and other development and operating risks. Shoul d any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual resul ts may vary materially from those described herein. Although T inka
believes that assumptions inherent in the forward-looking state ments are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guaran tees
of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty ther ein.
Except as may be required by applicable securities laws, Tinka disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-lookin g
statement.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release