Ascendant Resources Inc

Ascendant Resources, Inc. engages in the evaluation of producing, advanced development stage, and other mineral resource opportunities. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and currently employs 12 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2008-02-20. The Lagoa Salgada Project is located within the north-western section of the prolific Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal, approximately 80 kilometers (km) southeast of Lisbon and is accessible by national highways and roads. The Project is comprised of a single exploration permit covering an area of approximately 7,209 hectares. The Project represents an early-stage, potentially high-grade, polymetallic zinc-lead-copper exploration opportunity in a low risk, established and prolific jurisdiction. The Lagoa Salgada project comprises two known deposits: Venda Nova North and South. The Project represents a low-cost entry opportunity to gain exposure to a known, high-grade VMS deposit.