Avrupa Minerals Submits Mining License Application for Sesmarias VMS Project, Portugal
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Avrupa Minerals Submits Mining License Application for
Sesmarias VMS Project, Portugal
Vancouver, BC, July 9, 2025 – Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSXV : AVU ) is pleased to
announce that it has formally submitted a Mining License Application (“MLA”), along with
all necessary documentation, covering its 100% -owned Sesmarias copper -zinc VMS
project located in the northern portion of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (“IPB”) of Portugal. The
Portuguese Mining Bureau, Direção-Geral de Energia e Geologia (“DGEG”), will now take
the necessary time to review the submitted documentation, and as is usually the case,
may request further clarifications and/or additional documentatio n before a decision on
granting the license is made.
Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, noted, “The submission of the
Mining License Application is the culmination of nearly 15 years of work in the Portuguese
portion of the IPB, and 11 years of work since the discovery of Sesmarias. Persistence
and continued upgrade of the 3D geo -structural model of the Sesmarias mineralization
through several joint ventures and an Avrupa-funded drilling program has led to a n
advanced understanding of the prospect and a robust exploration model to search for
further mineralization around Sesmarias and in the IPB, itself. There are still plenty of
easily accessible targets at/within the Sesmarias massive sulfide body, and we see
opportunity for potentially enlarging the Central Zone at Sesmarias and bringing the
massive sulfide mineralization in the Northern and Southern Zones into a possible
resource story. We look forward to working with the DGEG in the coming months to
insure a positive transition into the next phase of the Sesmarias Project.”
The Company is actively seeking a mining partner to join in moving the project forward.
Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is a growth-oriented junior exploration and development company
directed to discovery of mineral deposits, using a hybrid prospect generator business
model. Avrupa holds one 100% -owned license in Portugal, the Alvalade VMS Project,
and holds 49% of the JV company, AVU Kosova, that operates the Slivova Gold Project
in Kosovo. The Company is actively advancing six prospects in central Finland through
its partnership in Akkerman Finland Oy. Avrupa focuses its project generation work in
politically stable and prospective regions of Europe, presently including Portugal, Finland,
and Kosovo. The Company continues to seek and develop other opportunities around
Europe.
For additional information, contact Avrup a Minerals Ltd. at 1 -604-687-3520 or visit our
website at www.avrupaminerals.com.
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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.
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Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.