Oct 16 (Reuters) - Ascendant Resources Inc ASND.TO :
* ASCENDANT RESOURCES PROVIDES THIRD QUARTER AND SEPTEMBER PRODUCTION UPDATE
* ANNOUNCES MILLED PRODUCTION AT EL MOCHITO MINE INCREASED TO 176,067 TONNES (OR 1,934 TPD) DURING Q3
* IS CONFIDENT IN ACHIEVING TARGETED Q4 2017 AVERAGE THROUGHPUT RATE OF 2,200 TPD LEADING TO FURTHER INCREASED PRODUCTION IN 2018