Avrupa Minerals Reviews Progress and Plans for 2026
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA –February 2, 2026 – TheNewswire - AvrupaMinerals Ltd. (TSXV: AVU) is pleased to reviewcompany portfolio progress during 2025 and provide near-term outlookfor exploration programs for 2026. The Company is featured onStockhouse today with the following link to an interview with AVUPresident and CEO Paul Kuhn:
Highlights 2025 -- Finland
During 2025, The Company, through its partnershipentity in Finland, Akkerman Finland Oy (“AFOy”), advanced its VMSexploration program in the Pyhäsalmi Mining District in centralFinland by acquiring the Lippikylä exploration permit from FirstQuantum Minerals (“FQM”). The permit is located immediatelyadjacent to the Pyhäsalmi Mine license, less than 2 km from theheadframe, covering the potential south extension of the known mineralhorizon at the mine. This purchase goes along with the Greater Lehtoexploration permit acquired in late 2024 from Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy(“PMO” – First Quantum Minerals) which covers the presumedeastern extension of the mine horizon close to the mine. The twoproperty acquisitions included all available historic data related tothe exploration permits. Review of the data, along with discussionbetween AFOy and FQM/PMO, suggests at least five drill-ready targets,two on the Lehto property and three on the Lippikylä permit.
Figure 1. Location of three gravity anomalies within the Lippikyläpermit (green) and two Titan-24 geophysical anomalies within theGreater Lehto permit (red). Drill results are from the historic PMOdatabase, are non NI43-101 compliant, and for example only. FQMgeologists used the historic drilling and geophysical data to compilepotential drill targets in the two permit areas. Figure courtesy ofIA Metals Research.
In addition to the Lippikylä acquisition, The Company,through the AFOy partnership, acquired the KKS explorationreservation, covering three VMS prospects located 20-30 km NNW of thePyhäsalmi Mine.
Figure 2. Regional setting of the KKS Project area (red circle),located 20-30 km NNW of the Pyhäsalmi Mine complex.
Outokumpu discovered mineralization at the Kurpas location in theearly 1960’s, and worked the prospect intermittently through the endof the 1980’s. Limited drilling to 150 meters depth outlinedseveral lenses of massive sulfide mineralization along a strike lengthof 700 meters of strongly altered, typical volcano-sedimentary hostrocks. No further work is known since that time.
Outokumpu discovered mineralization at the Kaskela sitebeneath an airborne EM anomaly in 1985. They discovered two massivesulfide lenses, along a strike length of 1.2 kilometers within a 5-kmstrike length of potentially mineralized volcano-sedimentary hostrocks. Limited drilling to a vertical depth of 100 meters outlinedthe zones of mineralization. Outokumpu returned several times in theearly 1990’s before dropping the prospect. Belvedere Resourcesclaimed the area in 2000 and worked intermittently between 2000 and2002 before leaving the area. No further work is known since thattime.
The Finnish Geological Survey (“GTK”) discoveredthe Sirviö prospect in 1957. Outokumpu took over the area andworked it in the 1960’s, 70’s and mid-90’s, utilizing limitedgeophysics, base-of-till sampling, and shallow drilling to outlinelow-grade, sporadic mineralization within a 600-meter corridor along a2.5-km strike length to a depth of less than 100 meters. No furtherwork is known since that time.
Portugal
In June, as required by Portuguese Mining Law, Avrupa applied for amining license covering the Sesmarias Cu/Zn VMS deposit. The Companyis concentrating on engaging a mining partner to move the programforward, and will continue to work towards a suitable partneringarrangement in the upcoming months.
Kosovo
The Slivova gold project is operated by partner WesternTethyan Resources (“WTR”), who have earned-in to 51% of theproject. Work at Slivova is currently on hold until the explorationlicense can be re-issued by the Kosovo Mining Bureau (“ICMM”). With a new, majority government recently elected in the country, weexpect a return to proper licensing activity by ICMM in the nearfuture. Once the license is re-issued, we will work with partner WTRto resume normal exploration and development activity atSlivova.
Plans 2006 -- Finland
AFOy now holds eight permits covering seven VMS target areas within 40km of the Pyhäsalmi Mine complex and one permit covering a goldprospect in the Oijärvi Greenstone Belt, located 40-50 km south ofGoldsky Resources’ (formerly First Nordic Metals) Kylmäkangas golddeposit.
The premise for exploration in the Pyhäsalmi Districtis to discover a minimum of 10 Mmt of copper-zinc ore within truckingdistance of the Pyhäsalmi Mine complex to feed the onsite mill andflotation facilities. The plant is presently operational and canhandle 1.2 to 1.4 Mmt of ore per year. Avrupa is seeking a partnerfor this brownfields exploration program which highlights numerouspermits covering already-known VMS mineralization close to anoperating concentrator, thus significantly reducing infrastructurerisks.
The Company expects to initiate work first at Lippikylä and GreaterLehto, once a partner has been identified and signed-up to advance theportfolio of projects.
Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is a growth-oriented junior exploration and developmentcompany directed to discovery of valuable mineral deposits, using ahybrid project generator business model. Avrupa is activelyadvancing seven copper-zinc VMS targets and one orogenic gold prospectin central Finland through its partnership with Akkerman ExplorationB.V. in the Finnish exploration company, Akkerman Finland Oy. Avrupaholds one 100%-owned project in Portugal, the Alvalade VMS Project,and has submitted an application for a mining license covering theSesmarias Cu/Zn massive sulfide showing within the Project area. TheCompany holds one 49%-owned exploration license covering the SlivovaGold Project in Kosovo, optioned to Western Tethyan Resources. Avrupa continues to focus its project generation work in politicallystable and prospective regions of Europe, and looks to develop newopportunities around the general Mediterranean Basin. The Company isactively seeking new JV partnerships for its projects in Finland andPortugal.
For additional information, contact Avrupa MineralsLtd. at 1-604-687-3520 or visit our website at www.avrupaminerals.com.
On behalf of the Board,
Paul W. Kuhn, President & Director
This news release was prepared byCompany management, who take full responsibility for its content. Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, a LicensedProfessional Geologist and a Registered Member of the Society ofMining Engineers, is a Qualified Person as defined by NationalInstrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. He hasreviewed the technical disclosure in this release. Mr. Kuhn, the QP,has not only reviewed, but prepared and supervised the preparation orapproval of the scientific and technical content in the newsrelease.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (asthat term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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