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May 08, 2012 - Tumi Resources Limited - Tumi confirms down-plunge extension of the historic Sala silver mine mineralization, Bergslagen, Sweden

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TUMI CONFIRMS DOWN-PLUNGE EXTENSION OF THE HISTORIC SALA SILVER MINE MINERALIZATION, BERGSLAGEN, SWEDEN

Vancouver, Canada – Tumi Resources Limited (the “Company”) (TSXV:TM) (Pink Sheets:TUMIF) (Frankfurt:TUY). Mr. David Henstridge, President, announces that the results from this year’s drilling program at the Company’s 100% owned Sala project, located in the Bergslagen District of Sweden, have now been received.

 

Sala, now a historical mine site, was once Europe's largest silver producer and was in continuous production between the late 15’th century and 1908. Additional mining occurred at Sala during 1948-52 and between 1945 and 1962 in the adjacent Bronas mine.  Historical records indicate that >200 million ozs of silver were recovered from Sala with grades as high as 7,000 g/t (Tegengren, 1924). The sulphide mineralization is hosted in dolomitic marble and occurs dominantly as silver associated with galena and to a lesser extent as complex antimonides, sulphosalts and native silver. The host rocks have been folded and faulted with the underlying metamorphosed felsic volcanics and pyroclastics. The series of shafts along the Sala mineralized trend, more or less, in a north-south direction, apparently controlled by fold structures plunging gently to the north. Longitudinal sections indicate that the mineralized zone at Sala (as indicated by mined-out workings) also plunges gently to the north.

 

The Sala mine was closed in 1909 following a year-long strike when the water in the mine rose to the mine’s 160 meter level. Although previous owners drilled some short holes on the upper levels and mined some zinc at the southern end, no modern exploration has been undertaken to test for possible extensions of this mineralization down-plunge to the north. It should be noted that neither the work being undertaken by Tumi nor any potential future mining activities will affect any of the activities of the tourist mine. Tumi has received permission and is drilling from the underground workings of the adjacent Tistbrottet dolomite mine which puts the drill site within 250 meters of the possible down-plunge extension of the Sala mineralization.

 

The first drill hole, SAA12-009, intersected a six metre wide zone of mineralized dolomite containing pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite and galena.  This mineralized zone occurs within a much wider zone of disseminated sulphides that is believed to reflect the down-plunge extension of the Sala mine mineralization.  The best assay results are as follows:

 

Hole Number

Coordinates

Elevation (m)

From (m)

To (m)

Interval (m)

Silver (g/t)

Lead (%)

Zinc (%)

Antimony (%)

SAA12-009

1,542,700E

6,643,624N

-46

249.25

250.9

1.65

463

8.0

0.9

0.88

Incl.

 

 

249.35

249.95

0.7

844

16.3

1.8

1.74

 

Mr. Henstridge stated "I am very encouraged by the discovery of what appears to be the down-plunge extension of Sala style mineralization. To further test this area of interest, the Company is in the process of completing two further holes to intersect this zone about 50 m above and 50 m below this drill hole".

 

The qualified person for Tumi’s projects, Anders Hogrelius, a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has visited the Sala Project in Sweden and has verified the contents of this news release.

 

 

 

 

On behalf of the Board,

 

"David Henstridge"

David Henstridge, President & CEO

Company Contact:

Mariana Bermudez at (604) 699-0202

or email: mbermudez@chasemgt.com

website: www.tumiresources.com

Investor Information Contact:

Mining Interactive

Nick L. Nicolaas at (604) 657-4058

or email: nick@mininginteractive.com

 

 

Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management.  Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events.  Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.

 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor the Frankfurt Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

 

 
April 05, 2012 - Tumi Intersects 35.36 m of 1.4 g/t Gold, 2,029 ppm Tungsten and 304 ppm Tin at La Gloria, Sonora, Mexico

Tumi Intersects 35.36 m of 1.4 g/t Gold, 2,029 ppm Tungsten and 304 ppm Tin at La Gloria, Sonora, Mexico

Canada NewsWire

VANCOUVER, April 5, 2012

TSXV - TM

Frankfurt - TUY

Pink Sheets - TUMIF

VANCOUVER, April 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Tumi Resources Limited (the "Company") (TSXV-TM; Pinksheets - TUMIF; Frankfurt - TUY). Mr. David Henstridge, President, announces that results have been received for an initial diamond drill program completed at La Gloria gold-tungsten-tin skarn prospect.  La Gloria is located about 250 km by road east of Hermosillo, Sonora and is held within two contiguous mineral claims totalling 200 hectares optioned from a private Mexican owner.

Six holes were drilled, totalling 671.3 m and ranging in depth from 81.5 m to 148.65 m.  All holes Intersected intervals of skarn and sulphides and terminated in marble.  The most significant results are listed in the table below.  These initial holes were drilled on a widespread basis to help understand the distribution of mineralization within the mapped area of the skarn zone.  Holes 1 to 4 and hole 6, that was drilled at a steeper angle under hole 3, intersected the central to footwall part of the skarn and yielded patchy gold, tin and tungsten values. However, hole 5, which was collared close to the footwall part of the skarn, gave good grades.  Further work needs to be undertaken in the vicinity of hole 5 to determine if the intersected mineralization continues and warrants further drilling. Detailed mapping of this potential area has commenced.

Mr. Henstridge stated: "The discovery of significant gold, tungsten and tin mineralization within hole 5 at La Gloria skarn is very encouraging and detailed mapping is underway to determine if the zone of interest is sufficiently extensive to justify a second phase of drilling."

La Gloria Diamond Drill Hole Results

Hole Number Coordinates Elevation (m) From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Gold (g/t) Tungsten (ppm) Tin (ppm)
LG-DDH1 676,792E
3,237,605N
1053 27.18 28.85 1.67 0.30 590 132
LG-DDH2 676,697E
3,237,535N
1025 2.5 22 19.5 0.54 227 391
Incl. 2.5 8 5.5 0.37 339 1025
Incl. 18 22 4 1.65 580 88
LG-DDH3 676,635E
3,237,454N
999 18 24 6 0.44 546 533
LG-DDH4 676,740E
3,237,393N
933 8 12.7 4.7 0.05 280 446
LG- DDH5 676,824E
3,237,543N
994 8 43.36 35.36 1.41 2029 304
Incl. 8 18 10 1.01 4960 591
Incl. 30 43.36 13.36 2.69 596 78
LG-DDH6 676,697E
3,237,535N
1025 0 14 14 0.36 9 143

QC Statement: All diamond drilling has been performed under the direct supervision of, and logged and split by a Company geologist.  Sampling was done mostly on two metre intervals but sometimes on the basis of geological boundaries.  Split samples were transported to ALS Chemex Laboratory in Hermosillo, Mexico for assay.  Gold was determined by fire assay and all samples were assayed for 35 elements by ICP.  For accuracy, all tin analyses were determined by XRF and hole 5 samples were re-assayed for tungsten by XRF for better accuracy. Analytical standards were routinely introduced in the sample suites sent to the laboratory.

The qualified person for Tumi's projects, David Henstridge, a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has visited the La Gloria gold-tungsten-tin project, Sonora, Mexico and has verified the contents of this news release.

On behalf of the Board,

"David Henstridge"
David Henstridge, President & CEO

Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management.  Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events.  Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor the Frankfurt Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

 

 
March 02, 2012 - TUMI RESOURCES LIMITED - ' TUMI DEFINES 4 - 5 MILLION TONNE ZINC-SILVER EXPLORATION TARGET AT SALA, SWEDEN '

Tumi Resources Limited - Tumi defines 4 - 5 million tonne zinc-silver exploration target at Sala, Sweden


VANCOUVER, March 2, 2012

TSXV - TM

Frankfurt - TUY

Pink Sheets - TUMIF

VANCOUVER, March 2, 2012 /CNW/ - Tumi Resources Limited (the "Company") (TSXV:TM) (Pink Sheets:TUMIF) (Frankfurt:TUY).Mr. David Henstridge, President, announces that the Company has, with the assistance of an independent resource consultant, defined a 4 - 5 million tonne zinc-silver exploration target at the Company's 100%-owned Sala property, located in the Bergslagen District of central Sweden. The exploration target is based on mineralized horizons in a dolomitic marble host, located parallel to and about 200 m west of the former Sala silver mine which ceased production in 1908.

In 2008 and 2009, the Company released results of four diamond drill holes (Figure 1) which intersected significant zinc/silver mineralization (Table 1 drill holes 08-001, 08-002, 08-003, 08-008 totaling 1,610.9m). These drill holes were reported by the Company in press releases dated October 15, 2008 and February 26, 2009 and include a quality control statement.  More recent analysis of historical data has revealed fourteen historical drill holes located nearby (totaling 5,090.8m). Eight of these historical drill holes intersected similar mineralization to the Company's 2008 holes (Table 1). It should be noted that the Company does not have access to the core from the fourteen historic drill holes, and hence the assay results cannot be validated. The historical data, however, supports assumptions as to the continuity and magnitude of the mineralization intersected in 2008. The available data is interpreted to represent four discrete en echelon mineralized horizons dipping steeply to the west (80 degrees) and plunging at 40 degrees to the NNW (Figures 2-7). Each of these horizons has a true thickness of 3m - 5m and the zones are separated by 10m -15m of waste rock. The mineralization is constrained within a corridor 60m wide which extends along strike (340 degrees) for 640m. The horizons have been defined to a depth of 400m and are open at depth and down plunge.

In order to quantify the potential size of the target, a resource consultant was engaged to model the mineralized horizons as 3-dimensional solids. Using Gemcom Surpac software, four separate digital solid domains were created based on a lower limiting cut-off grade of 2% zinc and/or 30g/t silver. The methodology involved creating polygons on separate drillhole sections. The terminal sections at each end were conservatively projected to 20m beyond the data. Vertical distances between drill holes on the same section range from 50m to 80m. Corresponding polygons were joined by wireframes to create the digital solids.

The volume of material contained within the four defined mineral domains ranged from 0.2 million cubic m for the smallest domain, to 0.8 million cubic m for the largest domain. Two of the four domains showed continuity across all four sections. If a range of specific gravity from 2.5 to 3 is applied to the volume of mineralized rock, it is suggested that the total tonnage of material lies between 4.1 million tonnes and 4.9 million tonnes. It is therefore assumed that, given the uncertainty at this stage of the project, the target constrained in this area lies between 4 and 5 million tonnes.

No interpolation of metal grades for the defined domains has been undertaken, however, the weighted average of the individual metal values of the drill intersections contained within each of the solid shapes is  3.6% +/- 1.4% for zinc and 65 g/t +/- 30 g/t for silver.

Investors are cautioned that the potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature and that there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource.  It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the confirmation or discovery of a mineral resource and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.

Mr. Henstridge stated, "The compilation of both the Company's and the historic Sala drill holes has proven to be very rewarding. A significant zinc-silver target has been identified and the Company will undertake further drilling to better define the target.  A drill hole has previously been pre-collared at a site about 50 m south of the Company's hole 08-003 and this hole will be completed by diamond drilling as soon as a drill rig can be contracted".

Mr Colin Lutherborrow, independent resource consultant from Zilloc Pty Ltd, has quantified the resource potential of the target (February, 2012) based on the acceptance of geological data and interpretation as provided by the Company.  Mr. Colin Lutherborrow has not been to the site and has not undertaken any independent steps to verify the company's data and interpretation on behalf of Zilloc.

The qualified person for Tumi's projects, David Henstridge, has visited the Sala project area in the Bergslagen District of Sweden and has verified the contents of this news release.

On behalf of the Board,

"David Henstridge"
David Henstridge, President & CEO

Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management.  Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events.  Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor the Frankfurt Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

TABLE 1: Significant drill hole intercepts, calculated using a lower cut-off of 2% zinc or 30 g/t silver.


Hole         From     To    Width      Ag    Zn   Pb
No.           (m)    (m)     (m)     (g/t)  (%)   (%)

08-001       279.8  286.4    6.6      63    7.5   1.1
08-001       309.3  322.3   13.0      53    2.6   0.6
08-001       345.6  347.7    2.1     4.1    3.9   0.0
08-002       240.4  247.4    7.0      68    0.3   1.5
08-002       268.6  274.6    6.0      44    1.2   0.7
08-002       291.6  295.6    6.0      44    1.2   0.7
08-003       393.5  432.8   37.2      50    6.1   0.3
08-003       439.7  461.5   15.9     157    4.2   0.6
08-008       105.9  111      5.1      15    1.6   0.2
08-008       138.6  161.6   23.0      49    3.9   0.4
08-008       178.4  182.4    4.0      17    2.7   0.1
SAE120*      125.2  129.2    4.0      31    3.8   0.3
SAE121        61.8   72.5   10.7      88    2.5   0.6
SAE121       155.7  162.7    6.4      44    9.7   0.7
SAE122       309.9  314.2    4.3      68    1.6   0.5
SAE123        13.8   18.1    4.3      58    0.1   1.5
SAE123        58.2   61.1    2.9      31    0.07  0.53
SAE125       113.8  115.7    1.9      45    0.07  0.86
SAE126       194.6  207.4   12.8      5     2.9   0.0
SAE126       241.2  243.8    2.6      28    3.0   0.1
SAE126       267.8  277.2    9.4      36    5.1   0.3
SAE128       364.9  391.3   26.6     115    2.3   0.6
SAE133       316.6  322.7    6.1     185    0.4   1.0
SAE133       350.1  353.3    3.2      6     2.6   0.05

* NB     
SAE: historical hole



 
 
March 01, 2012 - 'Tumi to test down-plunge extension of the historic Sala silver mine, Bergslagen, Sweden'

Tumi Resources Limited - Tumi to test down-plunge extension of the historic Sala silver mine, Bergslagen, Sweden


TSXV - TM
Frankfurt - TUY
Pink Sheets - TUMIF

VANCOUVER, March 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Tumi Resources Limited (the "Company") (TSXV:TM) (Pink Sheets:TUMIF) (Frankfurt:TUY).Mr. David Henstridge, President, announces that a diamond drill hole is underway at the 100% owned Sala project, located in the Bergslagen District of Sweden.

Sala, now a historical mine site, was once Europe's largest silver producer and in continuous production between the late 15'th century and 1908. Additional mining occurred in 1950-51 and between 1945-62 in the adjacent Bronas mine.  Historical records indicate that >200 million ozs of silver were recovered from Sala with grades as high as 7,000 g/t (Tegengren, 1924). The sulphide mineralization is hosted in dolomitic marble and occurs dominantly as silver-bearing galena and to a lesser extent as complex antimonides, sulphosalts and native silver. The silver content of the galena was between 0.15% to 1%, the latter being one of the highest contents of silver in galena reported. The host rocks have been folded and faulted with the underlying metamorphosed felsic volcanics and pyroclastics. The series of shafts along the Sala mineralization trend more or less in a north-south direction, apparently controlled by fold structures gently plunging to the north.  Longitudinal sections indicate that the mineralized zone at Sala (as indicated by mined-out workings) also plunges gently to the north.

The Sala mine was closed in 1909 following a year-long strike when the water in the mine rose to its current level of 160 meters. Though previous owners drilled some short holes on the upper levels and mined out some zinc at the southern end of the mine, no modern exploration has been undertaken testing for possible extensions of this mineralization down-plunge to the north.  It should be noted that neither the work being undertaken by Tumi nor any potential future mining activities will affect any of the activities of the tourist mine.

Tumi has received permission to drill from the underground workings of the adjacent Tistbrottet dolomite mine which puts the drill site within 250 meters of the possible down-plunge extension of the Sala mineralization.  A diamond drill has been located within the dolomite mine and drilling is underway.

Mr. Henstridge stated "Now that we have access to drill from the dolomite mine, we look forward to testing whether or not the Sala silver mineralization continues down-plunge to the north".

The qualified person for Tumi's projects, Anders Hogrelius, a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has visited the Sala Project in Sweden and has verified the contents of this news release.

On behalf of the Board,

"David Henstridge"  
David Henstridge, President & CEO
 
  

Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management.  Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events.  Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor the Frankfurt Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.


Company Contact:
Mariana Bermudez at (604) 699-0202
or email: mbermudez@chasemgt.com
website: www.tumiresources.com


Investor Information Contact:
Mining Interactive
Nick L. Nicolaas at (604) 657-4058
or email: nick@mininginteractive.com

 

 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
News Release March 1, 2012
TUMI TO TEST DOWN-PLUNGE EXTENSION OF THE HISTORIC SALA SILVER MINE, BERGSLAGEN, SWEDEN
Vancouver, Canada – Tumi Resources Limited (the “Company”) (TSXV:TM) (Pink Sheets:TUMIF) (Frankfurt:TUY).
Mr. David Henstridge, President, announces that a diamond drill hole is underway at the 100% owned Sala project,
located in the Bergslagen District of Sweden.
Sala, now a historical mine site, was once Europe's largest silver producer and in continuous production between the late
15’th century and 1908. Additional mining occurred in 1950-51 and between 1945-62 in the adjacent Bronas mine.
Historical records indicate that >200 million ozs of silver were recovered from Sala with grades as high as 7,000 g/t
(Tegengren, 1924). The sulphide mineralization is hosted in dolomitic marble and occurs dominantly as silver-bearing
galena and to a lesser extent as complex antimonides, sulphosalts and native silver. The silver content of the galena was
between 0.15% to 1%, the latter being one of the highest contents of silver in galena reported. The host rocks have been
folded and faulted with the underlying metamorphosed felsic volcanics and pyroclastics. The series of shafts along the
Sala mineralization trend more or less in a north-south direction, apparently controlled by fold structures gently plunging to
the north. Longitudinal sections indicate that the mineralized zone at Sala (as indicated by mined-out workings) also
plunges gently to the north.
The Sala mine was closed in 1909 following a year-long strike when the water in the mine rose to its current level of 160
meters. Though previous owners drilled some short holes on the upper levels and mined out some zinc at the southern
end of the mine, no modern exploration has been undertaken testing for possible extensions of this mineralization downplunge
to the north. It should be noted that neither the work being undertaken by Tumi nor any potential future mining
activities will affect any of the activities of the tourist mine.
Tumi has received permission to drill from the underground workings of the adjacent Tistbrottet dolomite mine which puts
the drill site within 250 meters of the possible down-plunge extension of the Sala mineralization. A diamond drill has been
located within the dolomite mine and drilling is underway.
Mr. Henstridge stated "Now that we have access to drill from the dolomite mine, we look forward to testing whether or not
the Sala silver mineralization continues down-plunge to the north".
The qualified person for Tumi’s projects, Anders Hogrelius, a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has
visited the Sala Project in Sweden and has verified the contents of this news release.
On behalf of the Board,
"David Henstridge"
David Henstridge, President & CEO
Company Contact:
Mariana Bermudez at (604) 699-0202
or email: mbermudez@chasemgt.com
website: www.tumiresources.com
Investor Information Contact:
Mining Interactive
Nick L. Nicolaas at (604) 657-4058
or email: nick@mininginteractive.com
Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the
beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management. Such statements reflect the
current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations,
relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in
industry practices, and one-time events. Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results may vary materially from those described herein.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
# 1305 – 1090 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V7, Canada
Tel: (604) 699-0202 Fax: (604) 683-1585
Email: info@tumiresources.com
www.tumiresources.com
TSXV - TM
Frankfurt - TUY
Pink Sheets - TUMIF
 
December 08, 2011 - Tumi Completes Six Diamond Drill Holes at La Gloria, Sonora, Mexico


 




________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

News Release

December 8, 2011


TUMI COMPLETES SIX DIAMOND DRILL HOLES AT LA GLORIA, SONORA, MEXICO

Vancouver, Canada – Tumi Resources Limited (the “Company”) (TSXV-TM; Pinksheets – TUMIF; Frankfurt - TUY). Mr. David Henstridge, President, announces that a 6-hole diamond drill program has been completed at La Gloria gold-tungsten-tin skarn prospect.  La Gloria is located about 250 km by road east of Hermosillo, Sonora and is held within two contiguous mineral claims totalling 200 hectares optioned from a private Mexican owner.


Six holes were completed, totalling 671.3 m and ranging in depth from 81.5 m to 148.65 m.  All holes Intersected intervals of skarn and sulphides, terminating in marble.  Due to the lack of facilities at the drill site, all drill core has been transported to Hermosillo for more detailed logging and sample preparation for analysis.


Mr. Henstridge stated: "The initial drill program at La Gloria was undertaken very quickly and efficiently for the Company and we look forward to receiving the assay results.”


The qualified person for Tumi’s projects, David Henstridge, a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has visited the La Gloria gold-tungsten-tin project, Sonora, Mexico and has verified the contents of this news release.

On behalf of the Board,


"David Henstridge"

David Henstridge, President & CEO

Company Contact:

Mariana Bermudez at (604) 699-0202

or email: mbermudez@chasemgt.com

website: www.tumiresources.com

Investor Information Contact:

Mining Interactive

Nick L. Nicolaas at (604) 657-4058

or email: nick@mininginteractive.com

Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management.  Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events.  Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.


Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor the Frankfurt Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.


 
November 28, 2011 - Tumi Starts Drilling at La Gloria Gold-Tungsten-Tin Project



Tumi commences drilling at La Gloria, Sonora, Mexico


VANCOUVER, Nov. 28, 2011 /CNW/ - Tumi Resources Limited (the "Company") (TSXV: TM) (Pinksheets: TUMIF) (Frankfurt: TUY). Mr. David Henstridge, President, announces that a diamond drill program at the Company's La Gloria gold-tungsten-tin project has commenced.

This is the first diamond drilling undertaken at La Gloria that produced a small amount of tungsten ore by crude mining and concentrating methods in 1956.  La Gloria is located about 250 km by road east of Hermosillo, Sonora and is held within two contiguous mineral claims totalling 200 hectares and are optioned from a private Mexican owner.

A total of five holes are proposed in this program with three holes on the sampling grid.  One hole will be located on grid line 100 where a 32 m wide channel sample averaged 3.3 g/t gold, 958 ppm tungsten and 498 ppm tin.  Two further holes will be drilled on grid lines 00 and 200, each 100m either side from the first hole.  Another two holes are proposed elsewhere within the skarn body as an initial test of the extent of mineralization.

The qualified person for Tumi's projects, David Henstridge, a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has visited the La Gloria gold-tungsten-tin project, Sonora, Mexico and has verified the contents of this news release.

On behalf of the Board,


"David Henstridge"
David Henstridge, President & CEO


For further information:

Company Contact:
Mariana Bermudez at (604) 699-0202
or email: mbermudez@chasemgt.com
website: www.tumiresources.com
Investor Information Contact:
Mining Interactive
Nick L. Nicolaas at (604) 657-4058
or email: nick@mininginteractive.com

 


Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management.  Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events.  Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor the Frankfurt Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

 
November 23, 2011 - Tumi Reports Results of its Very Successful Metallurgical Test Program at La Trini Silver-Gold-Tellurium Deposit, Mexico

News Release

November 23,  2011


TUMI REPORTS VERY SUCCESSFUL METALLURGICAL TEST PROGRAM ON LA TRINI SILVER-GOLD-TELLURIUM DEPOSIT, JALISCO, MEXICO

Vancouver, Canada – Tumi Resources Limited (the “Company”) (TSXv-TM; Pinksheets – TUMIF; Frankfurt - TUY). Mr. David Henstridge, President, announces that metallurgical test work has been completed on two different types of mineralization testing for metal recovery by flotation and cyanidation. The work was undertaken by Mountain States R&D International Inc. (MSI) of Vail, Arizona.  This program was a result of the Company’s decision to reactivate work on the La Trini resource due to the significant increase in the price of gold and silver over the last few years (see press release dated June 29, 2011).

Between December 2005 and October 2007 the Company undertook three reverse circulation drill programs at La Trini.  At the completion of analyses of all Phase 3 drill holes, a resource calculation was undertaken by an independent qualified geologist in keeping with NI 43-101 requirements.  Current resources are:


Category Ag
Cut-
off
(g/t)
Tonnes Avg.
Grade
Ag (g/t)
Avg.
Grade
Au
(g/t)
Troy
Ozs
Ag/Short
Ton
Troy
Ozs
Au/Short
Ton
Total
Ozs
Silver
Total
Ozs
Gold
Indicated 30 1,661,359 121.3 0.88 3.54 0.026 6,480,000 46,900
Inferred 30 192,880 98.6 0.92 2.88 0.027 611,400 5,700


MSI tested 25 kg from each of two different mineral types - near surface oxidized and primary sulphide.  Samples selected were reject coarse crush material from two reverse circulation drill holes TRC-43 and TRC-48.  Head grades as assayed by MSI were 300 g/t silver and 0.63 g/t gold  for the oxidized sample and 90 g/t silver and 1.96 g/t gold for the sulphide sample.  Both samples were tested by MSI for metal recovery by flotation and cyanidation.

MSI reported that the results of both tests were very favourable.  In the flotation test, with the samples crushed to 270 mesh, silver and gold recovery for two separate tests averaged 93.5% and 60.1% for the oxidized sample and 80.3% and 61.8% for the sulphide sample respectively.  Even more promising, the cyanidation test-work, over a period of 96 hours, with a sample of each mineral type crushed to 200 mesh, gave an average silver and gold recovery of 96.5% and 94.2% for the oxidized sample and 89.3% and 87.8% for the sulphide sample respectively.


Mr Henstridge stated: “These results are a very important step forward as both metallurgical techniques show excellent silver and gold recoveries on both mineral types and point to easy metal recovery in any mining operation by conventional processing techniques.  The Company will continue quickly down the path towards a scoping study with a three dimensional induced polarization over the Trini claim to seek further drill targets and close-spaced drilling to 75m depth over the known mineralized zone.”


On behalf of the Board,


"David Henstridge"

David Henstridge, President & CEO

Company Contact:

Mariana Bermudez at (604) 699-0202

or email: mbermudez@chasemgt.com

website: www.tumiresources.com

Investor Information Contact:

Mining Interactive

Nick L. Nicolaas at (604) 657-4058

or email: nick@mininginteractive.com

Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management.  Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events.  Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.


 
November 15, 2011 - Tumi Signs Drill Contract for La Gloria Gold-Tungsten-Tin Project in Sonora, Mexico

VANCOUVER , Nov. 15, 2011 /CNW/ - Tumi Resources Limited (the "Company") (TSXV-TM; Pinksheets - TUMIF; Frankfurt - TUY). Mr. David Henstridge , President, announces that a diamond drill contract has been signed with Falcon Perforaciones Mexico , S.A. de C.V.  This program will be the first undertaken at the La Gloria gold-tungsten-tin skarn that produced a small amount of tungsten ore by crude mining and concentrating methods in 1956.  La Gloria is located about 250 km by road east of Hermosillo, Sonora and is held within two contiguous mineral claims totalling 200 hectares optioned from a private Mexican owner.

A total of five holes are proposed in this program commencing with a hole on grid line 100 where a 32 m wide channel sample averaged 3.3 g/t gold, 958 ppm tungsten and 498 ppm tin.  Two further holes will be drilled on grid lines 00 and 200, each 100m either side from the first hole.  Another two holes are proposed elsewhere within the skarn body as an initial test of the extent of mineralization.

Mr. Henstridge stated: "The signing of this contract so soon after completing our surface sampling program is very pleasing, and we look forward to the start of this program.  It is hoped that the program will be completed this year."

The qualified person for Tumi's projects, David Henstridge, a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has visited the La Gloria gold-tungsten-tin project, Sonora, Mexico and has verified the contents of this news release.

On behalf of the Board,
"David Henstridge"
David Henstridge, President & CEO

Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management.  Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events. Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor the Frankfurt Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

 
November 12, 2011 - 'Tumi Resources News - China Cuts Tungsten Export Quotas'

November 12, 2011

TUMI RESOURCES LTD.

TSXv - TM; Frankfurt -TUY (WKN 251 738); Pinksheets - TUMIF

CHINA CUTS TUNGSTEN EXPORT QUOTAS


Shanghai/Hong Kong (Reuters) - October 31, 2011

 

China will cut export quotas for tin, tungsten, antimony and molybdenum in 2012 from this year, a statement by the Ministry of Commerce showed on Monday.

Annual export limits for tin would be 18,000 tonnes, down from this year's 18,900 tonnes.

The quota for tungsten was set at 15,400 tonnes next year versus 15,700 tonnes this year.

Antimony was set at 59,400 tonnes, molybdenum at 25,000 tonnes, indium at 231 tonnes and silver at 5,387 tonnes for 2012.

China is the world's top producer of tin, tungsten, antimony and molybdenum.”

 

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Dear Friends:

Tumi Resources with its five (5) 100% owned Tungsten projects in Sweden, four (4) of which with historic Tungsten resources or old mines, is well positioned to take serious advantage of the very interesting developments in the Tungsten strategic metal space.

As always - - - Stay Tuned, there is lots of excitement just over the horizon for Tumi!!

Regards from Vancouver,

 

Nick L. Nicolaas

Mining Interactive "Ahead of the Pack"


For more Tumi information contact:


Mining Interactive Corp.

Donna Werbes
(778)  968-1623
donna@mininginteractive.com

 

or

Nick L. Nicolaas
(604)  657-4058
nick@mininginteractive.com



 
November 09, 2011 - 'Tumi Granted Gussarvet Historical Tungsten Resource in South Central Sweden '


Tumi Granted Gussarvet Historical Tungsten Resource in the Bergslagen District, Sweden

VANCOUVER, Nov. 9, 2011 /CNW/ - Tumi Resources Limited (the "Company") (TSXV-TM; Pink Sheets - TUMIF; Frankfurt - TUY). Mr. David Henstridge, President, reports that the Company has acquired through staking the Gussarvet exploration licence totaling 519 hectares in south-central Sweden.  This licence is in addition to the four tungsten licences previously staked - Wigstromsgruvan, Sandudden, Gansgruvan and Gensgruvan.

The primary target commodity on all five licences is tungsten and associated fluorite.  Tungsten is a strategic metal that has seen its value increase by more than 70% since October 2010. The tungsten metal market is expected to see shortages beginning in 2012, which are due in part to export restrictions imposed by China. China is currently the largest producer with 2009 data showing greater than 75% of global production but is soon expected to be a net importer of the metal. By staking this additional claim the Company will be well positioned for tungsten exploration in Sweden over the coming years.

Brief details of the five licence areas are as follows:

Gussarvet: Flood et al, 1981 report (Grb 232) inferred historical resources* of 200,000 tonnes at 0.34% WO3 following a 15 hole diamond drill program in which drill hole GAH 6 intersected 7.75 m averaging 0.64% WO3 and 31.3 m grading 0.37% WO3. The tungsten mineralization occurs in skarn and epidote-quartzite associated with an approximately 100 m wide NE-SW trending carbonate horizon. According to the 1981 report, the SW end of the mineralization appears to be cut by a fault, and one of our objectives will be to locate the extension of the mineralization on the other side of the fault. The report also suggests that the mineralization may be open towards depth, thus making this a high priority target. The Hällsjön-Gussarvet area remains under-explored and will be one of the first areas to be studied by the Company to confirm and increase the historical resource.

Wigstromsgruvan: The licence area contains a small historic tungsten mine that fed ore to the nearby Yxsjöberg mine mill. Scheelite (CaWO3) and fluorite (CaF2) mineralization occur in garnet-diopside skarn within mafic metavolcanics.  Production figures reveal that 130,456 tonnes of ore grading 0.28% WO3 were shipped to the mill.  Ore was produced from a slot-cut approximately 200 m long and up to 50 m deep.  Records suggest the mineralization remains open along strike and at depth, hence significant mineral resources remained in place at the time of the mine closure.

Sandudden: Scheelite and fluorite ore from a test-pit was also shipped to the Yxsjöberg mill with mineralization having similar characteristics to that found at Wigstromsgruvan. Production from the test-pit was 17,080 tonnes grading 0.22% WO3, mined from two benches to a depth of 10 m.  Kontio, et al, 1979 report (Grb 57) inferred historical resources* in the area of 422,000 tonnes at a grade of 0.25% WO3 and 5% CaF2. The Sandudden area remains under-explored and will be one of the first areas to be studied by the Company to both confirm and increase the historical resource.

Gustavsberg: The licence area contains a historic iron mine in the Riddarhyttan area of central Sweden. Documentation from the mine indicated that copper and tungsten mineralization was found in the skarn adjacent to the iron ore. Mine geologists reported discoveries of "up to football-sized patches of scheelite" in the footwall skarn. The mineralization is located in a N-S to NW-SE trending band of thinly bedded/banded metavolcanic rocks of alternating felsic and mafic nature. No modern exploration for tungsten has been done in the area although prospectors have been reporting scheelite occurring in the remnant waste dumps at the mine; a recent inspection by Company geologists discovered scheelite in excess of 4 cm in size. This information suggests the Gustavsberg licence area to be a prime target for modern tungsten exploration.

Gensgruvan: A small mine operated within the licence area for a few years in the 1940's. Production figures from 1944 record 1,600 tonnes of ore were mined with an average grade of 0.3% WO3.  Another small mine was also recorded in the area, named Molybdengruvan, with grades of 0.34% WO3. Geological surveys at the time discovered a number of untested outcrops containing mineralization. Also, a large number of mineralized boulders were discovered, but the source was not located.

Mr Henstridge stated: "Considerable research has resulted in the Company obtaining 100% ownership of five areas with a high potential for tungsten and fluorite mineralization. The Sandudden and Gussarvet areas, containing historical resources, will be the first to be studied. The restrictions by China in tungsten exports suggest that this commodity will see near-term supply shortages, and it is likely that the tungsten price will continue to increase."

*The data is historical in nature and was compiled prior to the implementation of NI 43-101 reporting standards. The Company has not completed sufficient exploration to verify the estimates and is not treating them as NI 43-101 defined-resources or reserves verified by a Qualified Person; the historical estimate should not be relied upon.

The qualified person for the Company's projects, Anders Hogrelius, a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has visited all of the Company's properties in Sweden and has verified the contents of this news release.

On behalf of the Board,
"David Henstridge"
David Henstridge, President & CEO

Forward Looking Statements This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management.  Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events.  Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), nor the Frankfurt Stock Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.


Company Contact:
Mariana Bermudez at (604) 699-0202
or email: mbermudez@chasemgt.com
website: www.tumiresources.com

Investor Information Contact:
Mining Interactive
Nick L. Nicolaas at (604) 657-4058
or email: nick@mininginteractive.com


 

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OVERVIEW

Tumi is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company, with management comprised of highly experienced accounting, financial, geological, mining engineering and public relations personnel. The Company is a silver/gold and base metal explorer with a silver/gold focus. It has 10 projects in Sweden and a further 3 in Mexico, all 100% owned.

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