- CEO
- Paul W. Kuhn
- Full Time Employees
- 16
- Sector
- Miscellaneous
- Industry
- Miscellaneous
- Address
- 325 Howe Street Vancouver BC Canada V6C 1Z7
- IPO Date
- Sep 2, 2008
- Business
- Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: AVU) is a growth-oriented junior exploration and development company focused on the discovery of mineral deposits in Europe through a hybrid prospect generator model that advances projects via partner funding and joint ventures. The company engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties targeting gold, copper, and zinc; its core assets include the Alvalade volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) project in Portugal's Iberian Pyrite Belt, encompassing the Sesmarias copper-zinc-lead-silver discovery, Monte da Bela Vista stockwork target, and historic Lousal and Caveira iron-copper-zinc mines across 115 square kilometers; the Slivova gold project in Kosovo's Vardar Trend, featuring a NI 43-101/JORC resource of approximately 125,000 ounces at 4.5 g/t gold; and multiple VMS copper-zinc prospects plus a gold target in Finland's prolific Vihanti-Pyhäsalmi district, covering roughly 600 square kilometers through its joint venture entity Akkerman Finland Oy. Operations span politically stable European regions including Portugal, Kosovo, and Finland, serving mining companies and strategic partners seeking base and precious metal deposits. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, the company changed its name from Everclear Capital Ltd. in July 2010. Recent developments include an earn-in joint venture with Sandfire MATSA at Alvalade since 2020, featuring aggressive drilling at Sesmarias in 2023-2024 confirming high-grade massive sulfide potential; a partnership with Western Tethyan Resources on Slivova, following a successful preliminary economic assessment and resource upgrade in 2023; expansion of Finland holdings with new exploration permits adjacent to the Pyhäsalmi mine and a 18.6 square kilometer reservation (KKS, VA2025-0043) in October 2025 encompassing three historic VMS prospects, alongside active pursuit of additional joint venture partners; and a $500,000 private placement announced in December 2025 to fund copper-focused exploration.