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In 2022, mining exports totaled $17.6 billion, generating a trade surplus of $12.8 billion. It directly employs over 370,000 workers and supports millions more in related industries such as ...
The union undertook industrial action in March 2022, after unsuccessful requests for a wage rise. [4] Union members accused Excellon Resources subsidiary Servicios San Pedro of harassment. [ 5 ] At the time the company reported draining problems, challenges from the regulatory environment and global precious metal prices.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities will investigate an incident at a gold mine in the Pacific coastal state of Guerrero which killed three workers, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday.
The same month, Alamos Gold completed construction ahead of schedule of La Yaqui Grande, part of its Mulatos mining complex in Sonora, Mexico, [53] and was the recipient of the 2022 Silver Helmet Award by the Mexico Mining Chamber (CAMIMEX) which rewards companies with the best safety indicators in mining processes. [54]
According to a 2022 report by the nongovernmental group Global Witness, Mexico was the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists in 2021, with 54 killed that year.
Cananea Copper Mine, Sonora, Mexico. Mining in Mexico represented 2.4% of the nation's gross domestic product in 2023 and employed 350,000 people in 2020. Mexico is the world's largest producer of silver and a globally significant producer of gold, copper and zinc. In 2020, Mexico produced the world's 12th largest volume of minerals by value.
Mining company Grupo Mexico closed its remediation fund in 2017, arguing that it had met legal requirements. Mexico is pursuing a criminal complaint against the country's biggest copper producer ...
In 2022, the company announced plans to close the La Platsoa mine, [4] in the third quarter of the year, citing disputes with the worker's union and global metal prices. [6] In 2023, the company spent $50 million to purchase the La Negra silver mine in Querétaro, Mexico. The mine was previously owned by Dalu S.à r. l. [1]