Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is an exploration and development company, which engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company went IPO on 2008-09-02. The firm holds one 49%-owned license in Portugal, the Alvalade VMS Project, presently optioned to Sandfire Mineira Portugal in an earn-in joint venture agreement. The Alvalade license covers approximately 115 square kilometers of highly prospective target area in a prime portion of the Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal. The firm holds one 49%-owned exploration license covering the Slivova Gold Project in Kosovo, optioned to Western Tethyan Resources, and is actively advancing four prospects in central Finland through its partnership with Akkerman Finland Oy. The company focuses its project generation work in politically stable and prospective regions of Europe, presently including Portugal, Finland, and Kosovo. The firm continues to seek and develop other opportunities around Europe.