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Avrupa Minerals Provides an Update on JV-Available Projects in Portugal
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 6, 2016) - Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AVU)(FRANKFURT:8AM) is pleased to report progress on its explorati
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 6, 2016) - Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AVU)(FRANKFURT:8AM) is pleased to report progress on its exploration projects available for joint venture in southern Portugal. The Company is currently directing its efforts to form new exploration JV's on these projects, all of which have drill-ready targets: Alvito - This license contains a large iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) target in the Ossa Morena Zone, the mineral district sandwiched between the Iberian Pyrite Belt to the south and the Montemor orogenic gold district to the north. Marateca - The license covers at least 12 copper- and zinc-bearing massive sulfide targets in the Pyrite Belt on the northerly extensions of the same trends that host the giant Neves Corvo and Aljustrel mines in Portugal and the Rio Tinto, Aguas Tenidas, and Las Cruces mines in Spain. Mertola - This license contains copper- and zinc-bearing São Domingos massive sulfide deposit mined in the 19th and 20th centuries in the prolific Iberian Pyrite Belt of southern Portugal. Alvito The main target on the Alvito license is the Alcaçovas iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) prospect. Soil sampling, geological mapping, prospecting at and around old workings, and short-hole drilling (in lieu of trenching) have delineated an initial IOCG footprint of 2 x 4 kilometers in size. Further groundwork in the area is likely to increase the size of the target area, though the present size of the known IOCG alteration and mineralization footprint at Alcaçovas is already similar to that of the Candelaria deposit in Chile, presently being mined by TSX-listed Lundin Mining. To view Figure 1, click on the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/Figure1603.pdf To view Figure 2, click on the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/Figure2603.pdf There are other targets on the Alvito license. Recent follow-up soil sampling at the Romeira gossan target, located 18 km east of Alcaçovas, shows a developing copper-lead-zinc target, presently over 500 meters long, 100 meters wide, and open on both ends. Soil sampling is continuing in order to better develop the target. Outcropping limonitic gossan is present, and is apparently the source of the soil anomalism. In addition, soil sampling at the Agua de Peixe carbonate-hosted massive sulfide target, located 2 km southwest ...