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Breakwater Resources

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Former type
  
Public

Industry
  
Mining

Defunct
  
2011 (2011)

Headquarters
  
Toronto, Canada

Ceased operations
  
2011

Traded as
  
TSX: BWR

Fate
  
Acquired by Nysar N.V.

Number of locations
  
Four operating mines

Founded
  
1979

Breakwater Resources was a mining company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On August 26, 2011 the company was acquired by Nyrstar.

Operations

Breakwater operated six mines:

  • Myra Falls mine in British Columbia
  • Langlois mine in Quebec
  • El Mochito mine in Honduras
  • El Toqui mine in Chile
  • Nanisivik Mine closed in 2002
  • Bouchard-Hebert mine closed in 2005

    • References

    Breakwater Resources Wikipedia
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