1. Introduction

It took a bit of time, but hybrid prospect generator Avrupa Minerals (TSXV:AVU)(OTC:AVPMF) and JV partner Sandfire Miniera Portugal (subsidiary of Sandfire MATSA) intercepted a substantial mineralized interval at Sesmarias, Portugal again, after the impressive high grade result from June last year: 26.95m @ 2.18% Cu, 2.58% Pb, 5,6%Zn and 88.2g/t Ag.

After raising C$1.25M in March this year, and acquiring several early stage copper-zinc and gold projects in Finland, Avrupa Minerals (TSXV:AVU)(OTC:AVPMF) didn’t have spectacular news to report this summer, as it had to wait on Sandfire (new owner of JV partner MATSA) scheduling/financing covenants for further exploration and upgrade of the Alvalade copper-zinc VMS project in Portugal.