Exploration License Applications Approved in Pyhäsalmi Copper- Zinc District, Finland for Avrupa Minerals/AFOy Joint Venture
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Exploration License Applications Approved in Pyhäsalmi Copper-
Zinc District, Finland for Avrupa Minerals/AFOy Joint Venture
• Tukes (Finland’s mineral exploration licensing authority) approved
the Kangasjärvi application, and following no appeals during the 37-
day comment period, the exploration license is fully in force.
• Tukes also approved the Kolima application, but three appeals which
must be reviewed before an exploration license can be granted were
filed.
• The JV will now fulfill annual financial obligations to landowners
within the Kangasjärvi license area and continue planning for
exploration activities, including drilling during Q2 2023.
Vancouver, BC – May 11, 2023 – Avrupa Minerals Ltd. ( TSXV: AVU) is pleased to
report on the status of two exploration license applications covering copper -zinc
massive sulfide targets in the Pyhäsalmi Mining District of central Finland. The two
applications, Kangasjärvi and Kolima, submitted by Akkerman Finland Oy (“AFOy”),
Avrupa’s exploration partner in Finland, were approved by Tukes on March 23, 2023,
and have now gone through a 37-day comment and appeal period.
The Eastern Finland Administrative Court informed AFOy that no appeals against the
Kangasjärvi application were received, and the Court issued a certificate to this effect,
meaning that the Kangasjärvi Exploration License, ML2022:0045, is now valid. AFOy
has started to fulfill obligations related to the issuance of the new license, including
payment of the annual fees directly to the landowners within the permit area, as well as
planning the next phase of exploration. AFOy and Avrupa plan to initiate drill testing of
a promising deep EM anomaly adjacent to the historic Kangasjärvi zinc mine, along with
continued review and compilation of substantial amounts of historic geological and
drilling data from around the license area. Details of this initial campaign and expected
timing will be reported as plans are readied.
More detailed background information about the Kangasjärvi application may be found
at the following link: Kangasjärvi Application
The Administrative Court of Hämeenlinna informed AFOy that three appeals have been
filed in the case of the Kolima application . Consequently , AFOy and Avrupa have
decided to temporarily suspend exploration work at Kolima until the outcome of the
court proceedings is established.
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Detailed background information about the Kolima application may be found at the
following links: Kolima Progress and Kolima Results.
Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, commented, “We are excited
about getting started on the Kangasjärvi exploration program. Initial work in the area
suggests that there are several compelling targets in the immediate vicinity of the
historic mine workings, as well as numerous targets around the license area that are not
well-tested. We are planning to initiate a first -pass drilling program in June to test the
immediate Kangasjärvi Mine vicinity, as well as review drill core from a large number of
holes previously drilled around the property.”
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. The Company holds one 100% -owned license in Portugal, the
Alvalade VMS Project, presently optioned to Sandfire MATSA in an earn- in joint venture
agreement. The Company now holds one 100% -owned exploration license covering
the Slivova gold prospect in Kosovo, and is actively advancing four prospects in central
Finland through its in -process acquisition of 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 Avrupa 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 G eologist and a Registered Member of the
Society of Mining Engineers, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43- 101 of the Canadian
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