AVU:CC - Avrupa Minerals Recognizes Potential at Rauhala Massive Sulfide Deposit, Finland
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Vancouver, BC – April 8, 2025 – TheNewswire - Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: AVU) reports progress with internal studies coveringthe Rauhala massive sulfide deposit, located near the historic VihantiMine in the Vihanti-Pyhäsalmi Mining District in central Finland. Avrupa’s partnership with Akkerman Exploration bv (“AEbv”) inthe Finnish operating company Akkerman Finland Oy (“AFOy”) isadvancing five massive sulfide projects in the district, includingRauhala.
Figure 1. Location of the Rauha mineral rights package, covering theRauhala massive sulfide deposit in the Vihanti-Pyhäsalmi MiningDistrict.
According to AEbv research, compilation, and recentreporting, the Rauhala deposit is a small, high-grade, sediment-hostedmassive sulfide deposit located southwest of the historic Vihanti Minein Central Finland. The Geological Survey of Finland discovered thedeposit in 1985 and outlined mineralization with 61 drill holes. Themining company Outokumpu Oy took over the project in 1987, drillednine more infill holes and in 1988 reported an in-house, non-NI 43-101compliant geological resource* of 880,500 mt @ 1.6% copper, 6.1% zinc,1% lead, 0,5 g/t gold, and 49 g/t silver. Reference to the privatereport (in Finnish) may be found at: 1988 Outokumpureport .
* Note: The historic resource estimate quotedabove is historical in nature and not NI 43-101 compliant. It wascompiled and reported by Outokumpu Oy during its operation (1988). This in-houseestimate is historical in nature and should not be relied upon,however, it does suggest indications of mineralization on theproperty. The Qualified Person has not done sufficient work toclassify the estimate as current Mineral Resources, and Avrupa is nottreating this historical estimate as current Mineral Resources.
Outokumpu continued detailed studies for another sixyears, completing 22 more drill holes, metallurgical tests, andunderground mine design works, but not the possibility of initial openpit mining. No work was attempted concerning the possibility ofsignificant gold mineralization in the deposit. The governmentgranted a mining concession to Outokumpu in 1992, but the company didnot do any further work at the Rauhala deposit.
AFOy acquired the Rauhala deposit mineral rights in2023 after a moratorium of the mining concession area expired. InNovember 2024, AFOy acquired further rights covering potential mineralextensions around the deposit from Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy. AFOy followedthis by retrieving, compiling, and analyzing all historic datacovering the deposit, including information and geochemical analysesfor all 92 drill holes and 2,380 assays from the core samples. Compilation of the data produced the following conclusions:
The deposit is a tabular layer of massive anddisseminated sulfides containing base and precious metals.
Mineralization is sediment-hosted. There are noassociated volcanic units.
Thickness of the layer varies from 0.5 meters to 12meters, with an average of 3.6 meters.
The mineral horizon sub-outcrops below a thin layer oftill (which ranges to 20 meters thick), and dips 30°.
So far, 81 of the 92 holes drilled define an area of300 meters x 600 meters, drilled to a depth of 210 meters below thesurface.
The main questions remain whether the deposit extendsbeyond the area studied by Outokumpu, both laterally and at depth, andwhether there is a mineralized feeder zone below the deposit.
Figures 2a and 2b. Plan view and known surface projection of the of the Rauhaladeposit (GTK edited by P. Eilu, 2000)
Figure 3. Typical section through Rauhala deposit (see section locationin Figure 2a; GTK edited by P.Eilu, 2000).
Avrupa and AEbv will develop a work plan for the comingfield season that will include further geophysical studies andfollow-up drilling to attempt to expand the volume of the mineralizedzone. Work will concentrate on lateral and down-dip expansionpotential of the known lens, exploration for possible feeder zone,review of the gold potential in and around the deposit, and thepossibility of further lenses of mineralization around the permitarea. The project is open for joint venture opportunities.
Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, aLicensed Professional Geologist and a Registered Member of the Societyof Mining Engineers, is a Qualified Person as defined by NationalInstrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. He hasreviewed and approved the scientific and technical content in the newsrelease.
Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is a growth-oriented junior exploration and developmentcompany directed to discovery of mineral deposits, using a hybridprospect generator business model. The Company holds one 100%-ownedlicense in Portugal, the Alvalade VMS Project. The Company holds one49%-owned exploration license covering the Slivova Gold Project inKosovo, optioned to Western Tethyan Resources, and is activelyadvancing six prospects in central Finland through its partnership inAkkerman Finland Oy. Avrupa focuses its project generation work inpolitically stable and prospective regions of Europe, presentlyincluding Portugal, Finland, and Kosovo. The Company continues toseek and develop other opportunities around Europe.
For additional information, contact Avrupa Minerals Ltd. at1-604-687-3520 or visit our website at www.avrupaminerals.com .
On behalf of the Board,
Paul W. Kuhn, President & Director
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There can be no assurance that suchstatements will prove to be accurate and actual results and futureevents could differ materially from those anticipated in suchstatements. Important factors that could cause actual results todiffer materially from the Company’s plans or expectations includerisks relating to: a change in the Company’s exploration strategy; abreakdown in the relationship between Avrupa and AEbv; the possibilityof equipment breakdowns and delays; exploration cost overruns; weatherconditions; the availability of capital and financing; generaleconomic, market or business conditions; regulatory changes; and thetimeliness of government or regulatory approvals.
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