El Mochito mine
{{Short description|Silver and zinc mine in Honduras}}
El Mochito mine is an underground zinc and silver mine in Honduras that is owned by Kirungu Corporation. The mine is located near the municipality of Las Vegas in northwest section Honduras. At approximately {{convert|88|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of the mine, the closest major city is San Pedro Sula, which also acts as the commercial centre of the country.{{cite news|url=http://redmin.cl/?a=8407|title=The El Mochito mine is located in northwest Honduras, near the town of LV |date=24 July 2007|publisher=Red Interactiva de Minería|accessdate=2009-05-01}}
History
The deposit was discovered in 1938. The Rosario Mining Company purchased the property in 1943 and began production in 1948. American Pacific Mining Corporation purchased the property in September 1987, and in March 1990, Breakwater Resources acquired American Pacific and the mine.
In August 2011, Nyrstar successfully completed its acquisition of Breakwater Resources.{{cite web|title=El Mochito Fact Sheet |url=http://www.nyrstar.com/operations/Documents/NYR1288%20EL%20MOCHITO%20230911.pdf }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On December 20, 2016 the mine was acquired by the Canadian firm Morumbi Resources, which renamed itself to Ascendant Resources effective December 21, 2016.{{cite web|title=Morumbi Resources Completes Acquisition of El Mochito Mine|url=http://www.ascendantresources.com/news/2016/december20/|website=News|publisher=Ascendant Resources|accessdate=16 March 2017}}
See also
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Category:Underground mines in Honduras
Category:Silver mines in Honduras
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