Description
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.
Background
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.