22 september 2025

IA Metals Research and Akkerman Exploration start strategic collaboration.

We are excited to announce a collaboration between IA Metals Research and Akkerman Exploration B.V. and combining our respective expertise in market research, data acquisition and project generation to advance mineral exploration in Scandinavia.

IA Minerals Research is a niche advisory company specialised in strategic business intelligence for the Metals and Mining industry. The company delivers data-driven insights into the geo-economic prospects of mineral properties and competitive landscape analysis across Finland, Sweden and Norway.
Akkerman Exploration B.V. is a private company from the Netherlands. The company is actively involved in mineral exploration in Finland over the past 20 years. Its current portfolio comprises 6 high-potential VMS and 1 gold project, held through Akkerman Finland Oy, together with JV partner Avrupa Minerals Ltd, a public company listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange.
Our collaboration focuses on unlocking the region’s mineral exploration potential through:

1.     Building datasets on individual commodities like IA Metals Research’s recently published “Gold Deposits and Occurrences of the Fennoscandian Shield” and zooming in on high-potential mineral regions.

2.     Advancing portfolio projects of Akkerman Finland Oy, including its VMS projects across the Vihanti-Pyhäsalmi VMS mining district and the Yli-li gold project in the Oijärvi Greenstone Belt, neighbouring First Nordic Metals Corp’s Kylmäkangas gold deposit (285koz, 3.3 g/t).

3.     Utilising curated data resources and models to estimate the economic viability and strategic advantages of mineral properties in Fennoscandia.

For further information visit IAMetalsResearch.com, connect with ilya.ayzikov@iametalsresearch.com, or j.akkerman@akkermanexploration.com