Tintina Resources Inc. announced the appointment of a new CEO commencing on June 14, 2016. John Shanahan has agreed to join the Company as President and CEO. John will continue the strong focus and drive to permit the Black Butte Copper Project and develop the project into a successful mining operation.

John brings to the Company many years of experience in Montana where he was the CEO of Revett Mining Company Inc. from 2008 to 2015 which operated the Troy Copper and Silver Mine and development stage Rock Creek Project in north-western Montana. John will be based in Helena, Montana. Bruce Hooper will remain on the Tintina board as a non-executive director and after a short transition period will complete his secondment as the company's current President and Chief Executive Officer from major shareholder Sandfire Resources NL and return to Australia with his family as planned.