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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/01/13 -- Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU)(FRANKFURT: 8AM) -
-- Includes 11.40 meters of 1.56% WO3 at the Lapa Grande target-- Includes 1.55 meters of 0.79% WO3 at the Telheira target-- Expanded mineralization at Castelo target
Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is pleased to report on further drill results from the Covas Tungsten Joint Venture exploration program in NW Portugal. The project is operated by Avrupa, and funded by Blackheath Resources Inc. ("Blackheath"), under a previously-announced earn-in agreement (see AVU news release, dated May 18, 2011).
The first phase of the joint venture drilling program is now complete. The program was designed to confirm and test known tungsten mineralization and extensions, as well as new mineral targets at Covas. Avrupa drilled 15 diamond drill holes, totaling 1,606 meters in five different target areas around the Skarn Ring and within the Covas Dome area. Results from 13 of the holes have returned from the laboratory, and the best results came from the Telheira and Lapa Grande target areas, where historic drilling had previously demonstrated the potential for high grade tungsten mineralization. In addition, step-out drilling at the Castelo target area showed potential for tungsten mineralization, southeast of previously documented mineralized areas.
Lapa Grande
Five holes were drilled into the Lapa Grande target area. Hole CO 13-12 intercepted 11.40 meters of 1.56% WO3, including 5.10 meters of 2.89% WO3. CO 14-12 intercepted 2.80 meters of 0.77% WO3. Results for the first three holes are summarized below, while results for the final two holes are still in process. Drilling at Lapa Grande validated the historic work, with high grade results, and demonstrated the potential for expansion of the size of the mineralized zone. The Lapa Grande target area is larger than the Telheira zone, as presently known, and historically has not been well-explored. The potential for further mineralization lies to the northwest, southwest, and south.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Target area Hole ID Intercept--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total thickness Top (m) (m) % WO3---------------------------------------------------------------------------Lapa Grande CO 12-12 30.25 3.00 0.24--------------------------------------------------------------------------- including 30.25 2.00 0.32---------------------------------------------------------------------------Lapa Grande CO 13-12 52.70 11.40 1.56--------------------------------------------------------------------------- including 52.70 5.10 2.89---------------------------------------------------------------------------Lapa Grande CO 14-12 16.00 2.80 0.77---------------------------------------------------------------------------Lapa Grande CO 20-13 analyses in progress---------------------------------------------------------------------------Lapa Grande CO 21-13 analyses in progress---------------------------------------------------------------------------
