Avrupa Minerals Expands Central Finland Portfolio of VMS Prospects

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU), through its subsidiary Akkerman Finland Oy, has filed two new exploration permit applications for the Kurpas and Kaskela prospects located in the Vihanti-Pyhäsalmi Mining District of Central Finland. These permits expand the company’s VMS copper-zinc portfolio in the district to eight prospects.

Both the Kurpas and Kaskela prospects contain near-surface massive sulfide mineralization originally discovered by Outokumpu in the 1960s, with shallow mineralization covering several hundred meters. Management is actively seeking a joint-venture partner to fund and drive exploration activities, which will include geophysics, drilling, and innovative techniques such as drone-based deep EM and muography.

In addition to the Finnish developments, the company noted ongoing mining license applications for its 100%-owned Sesmarias Cu/Zn project in Portugal and a 49%-owned gold project in Kosovo.

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU) has announced an incremental expansion of its land package within a well-known historic mining district. The announcement aligns with the company's stated strategy of accumulating permits near the Pyhäsalmi Mine infrastructure to attract joint venture partners.

The news does not introduce new drilling results, resource estimates, or financial milestones. Given the company's history of frequent small-cap financings and the lack of immediate revenue or production, the update serves as a routine portfolio adjustment. It does not materially alter the capital requirements or the speculative nature of the assets. The primary impact remains the continued need for external capital to fund exploration, which carries inherent dilution risk for existing shareholders.

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU) is an exploration-stage company focused on base metals and gold in politically stable European jurisdictions. Its flagship project is the Sesmarias Cu/Zn VMS deposit in Portugal's Iberian Pyrite Belt, where an initial NI 43-101 Inferred Mineral Resource was reported at 6.5 million tonnes grading 2.9% Zn, 1.2% Pb, 0.6% Cu, and 35 g/t Ag (2.2% CuEq / 6.2% ZnEq) at a 4.0% ZnEq cut-off.

The company also holds a Finland portfolio comprising eight VMS prospects and one gold prospect via Akkerman Finland Oy, strategically located within trucking distance of the active Pyhäsalmi Mine mill and flotation plant. Additionally, Avrupa Minerals holds a 49% interest in the Slivova Gold Project in Kosovo, which is currently on hold pending regulatory license re-issuance.