Avrupa plans 2,100 m drill program at Alvito

May 3, 2018

2018-05-03 11:32 ET – News Release

Mr. Paul Kuhn reports

DRILLING AT ALVITO IOCG PROJECT COMMENCES

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. has provided an update on the Alvito project in southern Portugal. Exploration work is financed by OZ Minerals, which is spending $1-million (Australian) on exploration to earn-in to 51 per cent of the 300-square-kilometre project. To date Avrupa has completed ground magnetics and gravity geophysical surveys, geological mapping, rock chip sampling, and drill targeting. Avrupa and OZ geologists consider the targets to potentially fit into the exploration model for iron-oxide-(magnetite)-copper-gold (IOCG) deposits.

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Originally, a 1,500-metre drilling program was slated to be completed during the third and fourth quarters of 2017, but continuing ground exploration yielded positive results from additional areas, and that work continued right up until the end of 2017. The proposed drill program has now been increased to 15 holes and approximately 2,100 m at seven separate target areas. Targeting has been based on positive results from ground magnetic and gravity surveys along with coincident copper and gold geochemical anomalism.

                                  Characteristics        Planned        Planned
Target                             -- magnetite IOCG    drill holes   hole lengths

Entre Matinhas     Magnetite breccia, boundary fault              5      100-150 m
Manisela                               Fault (gossan)             1          200 m
Entre As Matas                  Fault, fracture zone              2      150-175 m
                      Contact and fault intersection; 
Mata               magnetite breccia and quartz vein              1          100 m
Monte do Outeiro             Dikes and fault, gossan              2      150-175 m
Cova Das Minas            Quartz vein and fault zone              3      100-150 m
Ribeira                             Dikes and faults              1          150 m

Drilling will start in the Entre Matinhas target area, and continue in the Manisela, Mata, Outeiro, Entre as Matas, Cova das Minas, Ribeira, and Vale Nogueira areas (see news release of January 22, 2018). Holes will range in depth from 100 to 200 meters. The program is expected to continue for 1 one-half to 2 months, with results anticipated by the end of Q2 2018.

Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa, commented “We are certainly ready and excited for the start-up of the drilling program after a year of exploration around the license. Our partner OZ Minerals has continued to provide funding and technical support for the program, and we are looking forward to seeing the results of this first truly systematic exploration program in the Alvito Project area.”

About Avrupa Minerals Ltd.

Avrupa Minerasl is a growth-oriented junior exploration and development company focused on discovery, using a prospect generator model, of valuable mineral deposits in politically stable and prospective regions of Europe, including Portugal, Kosovo, and Germany.

The Company currently holds eight exploration licenses in three European countries, including five in Portugal covering 2,911 km2, two in Kosovo covering 47 km2, and one in Germany covering 307 km2. Avrupa now has six active option and joint ventures, five in Portugal and one in Kosovo.

This news release was prepared by Company management, who take full responsibility for its content. Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, a Licensed Professional Geologist and a Registered Member of the Society of Mining Engineers, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. He has reviewed the technical disclosure in this release. Mr. Kuhn, the QP, has not only reviewed, but prepared and supervised the preparation or approval of the scientific and technical content in the news release.

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