Tinka Resumes Work at Ayawilca Project in Preparation for Drilling

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 10, 2013) - Tinka Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TK)(PINKSHEETS:TKRFF)(FRANKFURT:TLD) announces that the Company has resumed work at Ayawilca in anticipation of resumption of drilling. Crews have been remobilized constructing the first two drill platforms, access roads and containment ponds commencing this week. With the permit to continue exploration at Ayawilca, the Company plans to undertake a systematic drill program, stepping out with drill platforms to the south, east and north of the currently drilled area.

The Yanacocha community is holding an official celebration on September 29^th to acknowledge the official return to work permit received from the government. In the interim, Company geologists are undertaking regional mapping and prospecting on the property.

An amendment application for the Colquipucro drill permit has now been completed and filed with the government authorities. This application is for a further 34 platforms which will allow the Company to drill to the north-west of the existing resource and to also test geophysical anomalies identified approximately 500 m to the south.

The qualified person for the Company's projects, Mr. John Nebocat (P.Eng.), V.P. of Exploration for the Company, has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

About Tinka Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:TK)(PINKSHEETS:TKRFF)(FRANKFURT:TLD):

Tinka is a junior resource acquisition and exploration company. Tinka's main focus is on its 100% owned Colquipucro and Ayawilca projects located in the highly mineralized silver-lead-zinc belt of Central Peru.

On behalf of the Board,

Andrew Carter, President & CEO

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