Brief: Ascendant Resources Achieves Strongest Q2 Operational Performance Since Acquisition Of El Mochito
July 17 (Reuters) - Ascendant Resources Inc ASND.TO :
* ASCENDANT RESOURCES ACHIEVES STRONGEST OPERATIONAL
PERFORMANCE
IN Q2 2019 SINCE ITS ACQUISITION OF EL MOCHITO
* QTRLY AVERAGE GRADE OF 6.7% ZNEQ, UP 7% FROM Q2 2018
* QTRLY RECORD CONTAINED METAL PRODUCTION OF 24.6 MILLION
ZNEQ(1)
LBS, UP 8% FROM Q2 2018
* QTRLY RECORD MILLED THROUGHPUT OF 195.7 K TONNES, UP 1.7%
OVER
Q2 2018
* AVERAGE HEAD GRADE OF 6.7% ZNEQ FOR QUARTER REPRESENTED AN
INCREASE OF 7% OVER Q2 2018
* OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE TO DATE HAS EXCEEDED PREVIOUSLY
STATED
EXPECTATIONS
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