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Avrupa Announces New Sesmarias Results, Alvalade JV, Portugal
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 3, 2016) - Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AVU)(FRANKFURT:8AM) is pleased to announce results from exploratio
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 3, 2016) - Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AVU)(FRANKFURT:8AM) is pleased to announce results from exploration drilling at the Sesmarias target area within the Alvalade Joint Venture in the Pyrite Belt of south Portugal. The joint venture is presently operated by Avrupa Minerals and funded by partner Colt Resources (see AVU news release of September 3, 2015). In this new phase of drilling, the partners plan to drill 5,000 to 6,000 meters in the general area of the Sesmarias copper-zinc discovery announced by Avrupa in February 2014. Analytical results from four diamond drill holes completed in late 2015 in the area of previously-drilled SES010 (58 meters @ 0.32% Cu, 0.61% Pb, 1.95% Zn, 0.45 g/t Au, 25 g/t Ag) confirm and extend the massive sulfide lens to a present length of 300 meters with a 35-40 meter thickness. The lens is open to the northwest and down dip to the northeast. Following are the results from the recent drilling. Drill hole ID From (m) To (m) Intercept (m) Cu (%) Pb (%) Zn (%) Au (g/t) Ag (ppm) SES019 263.50 315.20 51.70 0.44 0.75 2.71 0.40 17.35 including 264.15 299.05 34.90 0.40 0.99 3.46 0.38 20.67 and including 280.45 290.95 10.50 0.36 1.71 5.18 0.37 21.71 SES020 277.85 287.55 9.70 0.25 0.57 0.99 0.47 24.70 297.70 319.95 22.25 0.55 0.59 0.66 0.53 20.54 325.00 334.10 9.10 0.32 0.14 0.52 0.68 11.31 337.85 356.65 18.80 0.33 0.14 0.64 0.26 6.40 SES021 262.85 277.65 14.80 0.36 0.29 0.40 0.43 9.82 SES022 323.90 376.00 52.10 0.43 0.49 0.98 0.62 17.31 Table 1. New drill intercepts from the SES010 lens at Sesmarias Results from recently-completed downhole geophysics, utilizing the \"mise-a-la-masse\" (MALM) method, combined with historic ground magnetics data, suggest that the sulfide lens may continue another 300 meters or more to the northwest from SES022. Future drilling will be completed to test this target area. To view Figure 1 please click on the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/AVU0203.pdf As at the nearby Aljustrel Mine (22 km SE) and at the past-producing Lousal Mine (7 km NW), it is usual for Iberian Pyrite Belt deposits to consist of multiple lenses of massive sulfide mineralization, some of which may be richer in base metals. Planned drilling in the Sesmarias area will also be directed towards the discovery of additional lenses, with th...