Mr. Paul Kuhn reports

AVRUPA MINERALS EXPANDS LANDHOLDINGS IN VIHANTI-PYHASALMI VMS DISTRICT, FINLAND

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. has acquired more exploration ground in the prolific Vihanti-Pyhasalmi VMS (volcanic massive sulphide) district of central Finland through its Finland-domiciled partnership, Akkerman Finland Oy (AFOy). AFOy expanded its holdings in the district with a new exploration area reservation, KKS (VA2025-0043), which totals 18.6 square kilometres (km) in area, covering three historic VMS prospects: Kurpas, Kaskela and Sirvio. AFOy now holds seven copper-zinc exploration permits in the district, in various stages of granting by the Finnish government, and one gold exploration permit in the Oijarvi greenstone belt.

The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) reviewed the area intermittently from 1970 to 2001. Outokumpu discovered shallow copper-zinc mineralization in 1986 at Kaskela and in 1989 at Kurpas in volcanogenic massive sulphide layers extending over several hundreds of metres at the prospects. Best results from limited, shallow drilling returned narrow intercepts, as detailed in the attached table.

Follow-up exploration by Outokumpu Oy and Belvedere Resources Ltd., aimed at potential extensions of the mineralization, did not yield hoped-for results. Both companies discontinued exploration work in the area by 2005 and, as a result, no further work has been attempted over the past 20 years.

Importantly, as in much of the Vihanti-Pyhasalmi district, there has been no exploration at all in the deeper parts (more than 200 metres (m)) of the prospective volcano sedimentary sequence around KKS, except for the deep success at Pyhasalmi, itself. AFOy plans to screen the depth potential with geophysical tools, including airborne deep EM (electromagnetic) and detailed magnetics.

Paul W. Kuhn, president and chief executive officer of Avrupa Minerals, said: "We have acquired another area of massive sulphide mineralization close to the Pyhasalmi mine. Our VMS portfolio in the district now includes seven licences covering prospective target areas, including two permits located immediately adjacent to the Pyhasalmi mine, less than two kilometres from the head frame.

"We are presently reaching out to numerous companies actively involved in base metals exploration to attract a joint venture partner for the VMS program in the district. As part of this campaign, management from Avrupa and from Akkerman Exploration, the AFOy partners, will be attending the upcoming FEM2025 Conference in Levi, Finland, from the 28th through the 30th of October. We welcome inquiries concerning the program and will be open for meetings concerning potential partnerships."

For further information and/or arrangement of a meeting at FEM2025, please contact Mr. Kuhn at paulk@avrupaminerals.com or Dr. Jan Akkerman at j.akkerman@akkermanexploration.com.

Avrupa Minerals is a growth-oriented junior exploration and development company directed to discovery of mineral deposits, using a hybrid project generator business model. The company holds one 100-per-cent-owned licence in Portugal, the Alvalade VMS project, and has submitted an application for a mining licence covering the Sesmarias massive sulphide showing within the project area. The company holds one 49-per-cent-owned exploration licence covering the Slivova gold project in Kosovo, optioned to Western Tethyan Resources, and is actively advancing seven copper-zinc prospects and one gold prospect in central Finland through its partnership with Akkerman Exploration BV in the Finnish exploration company, 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, and is actively looking for new JV (joint venture) partnerships in Finland and Portugal.