{"id":43526,"date":"2026-04-07T05:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43526"},"modified":"2026-04-07T05:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:33:29","slug":"vancouver-based-mining-company-confirms-the-deaths-of-9-of-10-workers-kidnapped-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43526","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver-based mining company confirms the deaths of 9 of 10 workers kidnapped in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver has confirmed that nine of \u200cits 10 workers abducted in Concordia, in the \u200bMexican state of Sinaloa, \u200bin late January have been found dead.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nine colleagues have now been found deceased,&#8221; the company said in a news release. It added that the company &#8220;remains in close contact with the family of one colleague who remains missing and continues to support the authorities in their ongoing investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The workers were kidnapped on Jan. 23. Ten bodies were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/mining-sinaloa-abduction-mexico-9.7066206\" target=\"_blank\">found in February<\/a> in Concordia, about 50 kilometres east of <!-- -->Mazatl\u00e1n. At the time, the Mexican <!-- -->attorney general&#8217;s \u200boffice said five of the workers had been identified. <\/p>\n<div><em><strong>WATCH | 3 miners identified:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"mediaEmbed\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui-container  \" data-cy=\"player-placeholder-ui-container\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-video-ui\" title=\"Bodies of 3 kidnapped employees of Canadian mine identified in Mexico\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.7778;--max-height:800px\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui\">\n<div class=\"video-item video-card-overlay\" title=\"Bodies of 3 kidnapped employees of Canadian mine identified in Mexico\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/30ac251d-67a1-48b9-bab5-f31169fcabeb,1770657040103\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1280%2C720%29%3BResize%3D620\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-card-overlay-container\">\n<div class=\"video-info-container\">\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">Bodies of 3 kidnapped employees of Canadian mine identified in Mexico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-caption\">Ten employees of Vancouver-based mining company Vizsla Silver Corp. were kidnapped in Mexico in January. Three of them are now confirmed dead after their bodies were found near a rural village.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Two more of the workers \u2060were later confirmed dead, while three remained missing.<\/p>\n<p>The workers were abducted from a gated residential compound in Concordia, a municipality in the northwestern state of Sinaloa. <\/p>\n<p>Mexican auth<!-- -->orities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/chapitos-canadian-mining-9.7069152\" target=\"_blank\">have linked the kidnappings<\/a> to Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa cartel led by the sons of the jailed druglord Joaqu\u00edn [El Chapo] Guzm\u00e1n. The group is fighting a rival faction, known as La Mayiza, that is loyal to the son of Ismael [El Mayo] Zambada, who once co-led the Sinaloa cartel with Guzm\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"imageMedia image full\">\n<div class=\"placeholder\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/319bc210-d8ff-4de8-b7d9-aca287af17cd,1775527511416\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5500%2C3950%29%3BResize%3D796\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"People walk together, one holding a framed portrait of a man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/319bc210-d8ff-4de8-b7d9-aca287af17cd,1775527511416\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5500%2C3950%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/319bc210-d8ff-4de8-b7d9-aca287af17cd,1775527511416\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5500%2C3950%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/319bc210-d8ff-4de8-b7d9-aca287af17cd,1775527511416\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5500%2C3950%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/319bc210-d8ff-4de8-b7d9-aca287af17cd,1775527511416\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5500%2C3950%29%3B\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3924050632911393\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">People participate in a funeral procession for Ignacio Salazar Flores, one of the miners kidnapped and killed, in Sombrerete, Zacatecas state, Mexico, in February.<!-- --> <!-- -->(Edgar Chavez\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>At one point, Mexico said it was investigating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/vizsla-kidnapped-mining-workers-mexico-canada-9.7089088\" target=\"_blank\">whether the company itself bore any responsibility<\/a> for the kidnapping. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to \u2026 look into exactly what the labour conditions were for these miners and see if there is or isn&#8217;t responsibility,&#8221; on the part of Vizsla Silver Corp. employees, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Feb. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Vizsla Silver \u200bsaid \u2060it continues to cooperate fully with Mexican authorities in their ongoing investigation.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a devastating outcome, and our heartfelt condolences are with all the families impacted,&#8221; said Michael Konnert, President and CEO of Vizsla Silver in the release. &#8220;We stand beside them with continued support as we mourn our colleagues and friends.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Global Affairs Canada had previously said it wasn&#8217;t aware of any Canadians missing in the abduction. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/vizsla-silver-vancouver-mining-kidnapping-9.7154406?cmp=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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