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Avrupa Minerals Reports Sampling Results and Progress at Kolima VMS Target, Finland
(TheNewswire) Sampling and re-logging of four historic drill holes comp...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Avrupa Minerals Reports Sampling Results and Progress at Kolima VMS Target, Finland\n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sampling and re-logging of four\nhistoric drill holes completed;\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Geochemical results confirm the\npresence of distal, disseminated VMS-style zinc mineralization, though\nthe source is still unknown;\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Multi-element, pathfinder\ngeochemistry supports the possibility for proximal, massive VMS-style\nmineralization within a radius of 5km;\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Combination of geology, SkyTEM\ngeophysics, and new geochemical results suggest several well-defined\ntarget areas for first pass drilling when exploration license is\nissued.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Vancouver, BC –\n \n \n TheNewswire -\n \n \n June 21, 2022 –\n \n \n Avrupa Minerals Ltd.\n \n \n (TSXV:AVU)\n \n \n (OTC:AVPMF) (FRANKFURT:8AM)\n \n \n is pleased to provide a follow-up progress report covering\nwork related to the Kolima exploration application area in the\nPyhäsalmi Mining District, central Finland.  Avrupa previously\nreported on initial work and exploration permit application at Kolima\nin an earlier news release dated April 12, 2022 (\n \n \n \n \n Avrupa Minerals Reports\nFirst Progress at Kolima Project\n \n \n \n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n The Company contracted with the Finland Geological\nSurvey (GTK) to re-log and sample four representative, historic drill\nholes from the Kolima exploration projects carried out from the\nmid-1950’s to the early-1980’s by GTK.  Re-logging of the four\ndrillholes, totaling 743.55 meters and situated along a 2-kilometer\nstrike length, indicates that predominantly disseminated zinc\nmineralization is present, for the most part, through long intervals\nof mixed volcanic and sedimentary rocks that form the core of the\ndistrict-scale Kärnä Anticline.  Holes that were started further to\nthe west in the west limb of the anticline tended to have thicker\nzones of zinc mineralization, while the southeasternmost hole,\ncollared at the edge of the east limb of the anticline, contained the\nleast amount of target volcano-sedimentary rocks, and thus little zinc\nmineralization.\n \n \n \n \n Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa, commented,\n“Getting a handle on the geology of the...