Business
Avrupa Minerals Reports Positive Drilling Results from Entre Matinhas target on the Alvito IOCG Project, Portugal
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSXV) (US OTC:AVPMF) (FRANKFURT:8AM) is pleased to report final result
About this update from Avrupa Minerals Ltd.
[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSXV) (US OTC:AVPMF) (FRANKFURT:8AM) is pleased to report final results from the recently-completed first pass, exploration drill project at the Alvito iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) Project in south Portugal. The program totaled 2,437.5 meters of diamond drilling from 18 holes in eight separate target areas around the Alvito license. All Project work has been funded by OZ Minerals, who are spending A$ 1 million on exploration to earn-in to 51% of the 300-square kilometer Project. Avrupa is the operator of the program. Anomalous copper results from all sampling are reported in the table below. The Company sampled several holes in their entirety, but most sampling covered only areas of continuous, visible mineralization and alteration in the drill holes. Several holes were not sampled in this phase of the program. The best overall consistent results came from the Entre Matinhas target area where copper values in six of eight holes came in at 0.1% and greater over intervals of 1.5 meters to 86 meters. Highest grade intervals included: 86.3 meters @ 0.16% copper, including 9.8 meters @ 0.41% copper, in EMS001 21.4 meters @ 0.1% copper in EMS002 2.55 meters @ 0.91% copper in EMS003 44.65 meters @ 0.21% copper, including 7.1 meters @ 1.0% in EMS005 5.25 meters @ 0.31% copper in EMS006 4.45 meters @ 0.46% copper in EMS008 Anomalous intervals in other target areas include: 4.7 meters @ 0.13% copper in EAM001 7.8 meters @ 0.11% copper in EAM002 10 meters @ 0.11% copper in OUT001 Mineralization style and alteration patterns at Entre Matinhas fit into the general characteristics and parameters for IOCG deposits. This first-pass drilling program covered only a limited area at shallow depths over 300 square kilometers, yet results clearly demonstrate real, close-to-surface potential for IOCG mineralization in a well-defined, easily prospectable target area. Further IOCG-style mineralization and alteration are present in the Manisela target area, located north of Entre Matinhas, and at Entre as Matas, located northeast of Entre Matinhas (see following location map). First-pass geological mapping and ground geophysics suggest that the area to the west of Entre Matinhas and Manisela may also ...