Montreal, Feb 9, 2026 (AFP) - Canada mining firm says 'a number' of employees kidnapped in Mexico found dead

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2026-02-09

A Canadian mining company said Monday that several of its employees kidnapped two weeks ago in Mexico's violence-plagued state of Sinaloa have been found dead, citing information provided by the workers' relatives. Last week the Mexican government stepped up search operations for the ten miners taken on January 23, deploying more than 1,000 officers, three helicopters and two planes. Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver said in a statement that it "has......

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