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New Rosario Silver Mining Company Ltd. Papers
MSS 0725
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Title: New Rosario Silver Mining Company Ltd. Records
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0725
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093-0175
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
(4 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1858-1870 (bulk 1870)
Abstract: Business documents and correspondence related to the New Rosario Silver Mining Company Ltd., a British company with mines
located in Mexico. The bulk of the materials are dated 1870 and deal mainly with the formation of the company.
Creator:
New Rosario Silver Mining Company, Ltd.
Scope and Contents of Collection
The records of the New Rosario Silver Mining Company Ltd. are comprised of business correspondence, articles of agreement,
receipts, and reports meant to entice potential stockholders. Also included are additional articles of agreement for other
ventures, including the Morro da Gloria Gold Mining Company.
The New Rosario Silver Mining Company Ltd. was formed by the purchase of La Eucarnación, Nuevo Rosario, San Francisco, San
Pedro and other small mining properties near the Real del Monte mining district of Mexico. In 1870, investors Charles Morris
and John Morkill purchased the properties from John Dickinson Brunton, continuing the tradition of British mining operations
in the district.
Acquired 2010.
New Rosario Silver Mining Company Ltd. Records, MSS 725. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
New Rosario Silver Mining Company, Ltd. -- Archives
Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico
Silver mines and mining -- Mexico