A B.C.-based mining company has confirmed nine of 10 workers abducted from a mine in Mexico are now dead.
Vancouver’s Vizsla Silver confirmed Monday (April 6) that nine workers have now been found dead, with one worker still unaccounted for.
“This is a devastating outcome, and our heartfelt condolences are with all the families impacted. We stand beside them with continued support as we mourn our colleagues and friends,” CEO Michael Konnert said in the release.
Vizsla Silver says it’s continuing to support authorities in the ongoing investigation.
The company first reported the abductions in a news release on Jan. 28 that 10 people were taken from Vizsla Silver’s project in Concordia in the Sinaloa state.
Then, on Feb. 9, the company said it had been informed by family members of those abducted that several had been found deceased.
By Feb. 12, five workers remained unaccounted for.
In early March, Vizsla Silver confirmed that two more families had received word that the workers had died. Three workers remained unaccounted for.
Vizsla Silver, according to its website, is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company headquartered in Vancouver. The company is in Mexico, working on the Panuco silver-gold project, near the city of Mazatlán.