Avrupa Minerals Reviews Progress and Plans for 2026
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Avrupa Minerals Reviews Progress and Plans for 2026
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – February 2, 2026 – Avrupa Minerals Ltd.
(TSXV: AVU) is pleased to review company portfolio progress during 2025 and provide
near-term outlook for exploration programs for 2026. The Company is featured on
Stockhouse today with the following link to an interview with AVU President and CEO
Paul Kuhn:
https://stockhouse.com/news/newswire/2026/02/02/a-project-generator-designed-to-
limit-dilution-share-risk-and-create
Highlights 2025 -- Finland
During 2025, The Company, through its partnership entity in Finland, Akkerman Finland
Oy (“AFOy”), advanced its VMS exploration program in the Pyhäsalmi Mining District in
central Finland by acquiring the Lippikylä exploration permit from First Quantum Minerals
(“FQM”). The permit is located immediately adjacent to the Pyhäsalmi Mine license, less
than 2 km from the headframe, covering the potential south extension of the known
mineral horizon at the mine. This purchase goes along with the Greater Lehto exploration
permit acquired in late 2024 from Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy (“PMO” – First Quantum Minerals)
which covers the presumed eastern extension of the mine horizon close to the mine. The
two property acquisitions included all available historic data related to the exploration
permits. Review of the data, along with discussion between AFOy and FQM/PMO,
suggests at least f ive drill -ready targets, two on the Lehto property and three on the
Lippikylä permit.
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Figure 1. Location of three gravity anomalies within the Lippikylä permit (green) and two Titan-
24 geophysical anomalies within the Greater Lehto permit (red). Drill results are from the historic
PMO database, are non NI43-101 compliant, and for example only. FQM geologists used the
historic drilling and geophysical data to compile potential drill targets in the two permit areas.
Figure courtesy of IA Metals Research.
In addition to the Lippikylä acquisition, The Company, through the AFOy partnership,
acquired the KKS exploration reservation, covering three VMS prospects located 20 -30
km NNW of the Pyhäsalmi Mine.
Figure 2. Regional setting of the KKS Project area (red circle) , located 20-30 km NNW of the
Pyhäsalmi Mine complex.
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Outokumpu discovered mineralization at the Kurpas location in the early 1960’s, and
worked the prospect intermittently through the end of the 1980’s. Limited drilling to 150
meters depth outlined several lenses of massive sulfide mineralization along a strike
length of 700 meters of strongly altered, typical volcano -sedimentary host rocks . No
further work is known since that time.
Outokumpu discovered mineralization at the Kaskela site beneath an airborne EM
anomaly in 1985. They discovered two massive sulfide lenses, along a strike length of
1.2 kilometers within a 5-km strike length of potentially mineralized volcano-sedimentary
host rocks. Limited drilling to a vertical depth of 100 meters outlined the zones of
mineralization. Outokumpu returned several times in the early 1990’s before dropping
the prospect. Belvedere Resources claimed the area in 2000 and worked intermittentl y
between 2000 and 2002 before leaving the area. No further work is known since that
time.
The Finnish Geological Survey ( “GTK”) discovered the Sirvi ö prospect in 1957.
Outokumpu took over the area and worked it in the 1960’s, 70’s and mid -90’s, utilizing
limited geophysics, base -of-till sampling, and shallow drilling to outline low -grade,
sporadic mineralization within a 600-meter corridor along a 2.5-km strike length to a depth
of less than 100 meters. No further work is known since that time.
Portugal
In June, as required by Portuguese Mining Law, Avrupa applied for a mining license
covering the Sesmarias Cu/Zn VMS deposit. The Company is concentrating on engaging
a mining partner to move the program forward , and will continue to work towards a
suitable partnering arrangement in the upcoming months.
Kosovo
The Slivova gold project is operated by partner Western Tethyan Resources (“WTR”),
who have earned-in to 51% of the project. Work at Slivova is currently on hold until the
exploration license can be re-issued by the Kosovo Mining Bureau (“ICMM”). With a new,
majority government recently elected in the country, we expect a return to proper licensing
activity by ICMM in the near future. Once the license is re -issued, we will work with
partner WTR to resume normal exploration and development activity at Slivova.
Plans 2026 -- Finland
AFOy now holds eight permits covering seven VMS target areas within 40 km of the
Pyhäsalmi Mine complex and one permit covering a gold prospect in the Oijärvi
Greenstone Belt, located 40 -50 km south of Goldsky Resources’ (formerly First Nordic
Metals) Kylmäkangas gold deposit.
The premise for exploration in the Pyhäsalmi District is to discover a minimum of 10 Mmt
of copper-zinc ore within trucking distance of the Pyhäsalmi Mine complex to feed the
onsite mill and flotation facilities. The plant is presently operational and can handle 1.2
to 1.4 Mmt of ore per year. Avrupa is seeking a partner for this brownfields exploration
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program which highlights numerous permits covering already-known VMS mineralization
close to an operating concentrator, thus significantly reducing infrastructure risks.
The Company expects to initiate work first at Lippikylä and Greater Lehto, once a partner
has been identified and signed-up to advance the portfolio of projects.
Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is a growth-oriented junior exploration and development company
directed to discovery of valuable mineral deposits, using a hybrid project generator
business model. Avrupa is actively advancing seven copper -zinc VMS targets and one
orogenic gold prospect in central Finland through its partnership with Akkerman
Exploration B.V. in the Finnish exploration company, Akkerman Finland Oy. Avrupa holds
one 100%-owned project in Portugal, the Alvalade VMS Project, and has submitted an
application for a mining li cense covering the Sesmarias Cu/Zn massive sulfide showing
within the Project area. The Company holds one 49%-owned exploration license covering
the Slivova Gold Project in Kosovo, optioned to Western Tethyan Resources. Avrupa
continues to focus its project generation work in politically stable and prospective regions
of Europe, and looks to develop new opportunities around the general Mediterranean
Basin. The Company is actively seeking new JV partnerships for its projects in Finland
and Portugal.
For additional information, contact Avrup a Minerals Ltd. at 1 -604-687-3520 or visit our
website at www.avrupaminerals.com.
On behalf of the Board,
“Paul W. Kuhn”
Paul W. Kuhn, President & Director
This news release was prepared by Company management, who take full responsibility for its content. Paul W. Kuhn,
President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, a Licensed Professional Geologist and a Registered Member of the Society of
Mining Engineers, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43 -101 of the Canadian Securities
Administrators. He has reviewed the technical disclosure in this release. Mr. Kuhn, the QP, has not only reviewed, but
prepared and supervised the preparation or approval of the scientific and technical content in the news release.
Neither 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 release.