Rosario Mining Company

  • Company Location(s): New York, Northeast Refiners
  • Dates of Operation:
  • Known Bar Sizes: 5
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HISTORY

Rosario San Juancito

American-owned company NYHRMC was responsible for operating the Rosario gold and silver mine in central Honduras and Nicaragua, which was owned and operated by Rosario Mining Company (NYHRMC).

 

For centuries, the mountains near Tegucigalpa were widely believed to be rich in gold and silver, attracting fortune-seekers from Central America, the United States, and other countries. During the following ten years, three million dollars’ worth of silver and gold were extracted from a well-known mine at San Juancito, some 40 kilometers northeast of Tegucigalpa. When Comayagua, Honduras’ capital city, was moved to Tegucigalpa, the rival town of Rosario Mining, it was speculated that Rosario Mining was somehow involved. San Juancito, a nearby village, had electricity before Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.

 

Since the Spanish colonization of the area, the mountains around Tegucigalpa have been well-known for their gold and silver riches, attracting fortune seekers from all across Central America and the United States. The Rosario mine, a gold and silver producer in central Honduras and Nicaragua was owned and managed by the New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company (NYHRMC), known as Rosario Mining Company.

 

Corporation: The Rosario mine, a gold and silver producer in central Honduras and Nicaragua, was owned and managed by the New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company (NYHRMC), known as Rosario Mining Company.

 

Gold: American-owned Rosario Mining Company (NYHRMC) ran the central Honduran and Nicaraguan country’s gold and silver-producing Rosario mine, owned and run by NYHRMC.

 

Silver: In central Honduras and Nicaragua, a gold and silver mine called Rosario was owned and managed by the New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company (NYHRMC), also known as Rosario Mining Company. There are many variations of vintage silver bars bearing the NYH markings.

 

Honduras: In central Honduras and Nicaragua, a gold and silver mine called Rosario was owned and managed by the New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company (NYHRMC), also known as Rosario Mining Company. When Comayagua, Honduras’ capital city, was moved to Tegucigalpa, the competitor city of Rosario Mining, there was speculation that the mining company was involved.

 

Nicaragua: The Rosario mine, a gold and silver producer in central Honduras and Nicaragua, was owned and operated by the New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company (NYHRMC), known as Rosario Mining Company.

Because of the company’s engagement in Honduras, the region was first to have a hydroelectric plant and telegraph established and the first Pepsi bottling plant in Central America.

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Bars by

Rosario Mining Company

Rosario 3 oz

Rosario Mining 3.00 oz.

Rosario Mining Company

  • Metal: Silver
  • Weight Class: 3
  • Specific Weight: 3.00
  • Configuration: Odd
  • Type: Poured
  • Occurrence Frequency: Very Very Rare
  • Locations: New York
  • Misc.: Odd Shape, Toner
  • Contributed by: Andy Curry
ROSARIO ASARCO 5 oz front

Rosario / ASARCO 5.0 oz.

Rosario Mining Company

  • Metal: Silver
  • Weight Class: ~5
  • Specific Weight: 5.00
  • Shape: Kit Kat
  • Configuration: Horizontal
  • Est. Mintage Date: 1980's
  • Occurrence Frequency: Very Very Rare
  • Locations: New York, Northeast Refiners, Southern Refiners
  • Misc.: Counterstamped