Ascendant Resources Inc. is a Canada-based mining company. The Company is focused on the exploration and development of the prospective Lagoa Salgada volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) project located in the prolific Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal. The Lagoa Salgada project is located within the north-western section of the prolific Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal, approximately 80 kilometers southeast of Lisbon. 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. The Lagoa Salgada project comprises two known deposits, the Venda Nova North, and South Deposits. The Lagoa Salgada north deposit is comprised of gossan (Gos) mineralization. The Lagoa Salgada south deposit comprises copper-rich stringer / fissure / stockwork and remobilized mineralization.