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Organized Crime Hits Mining: Hidden Violence Tax Raises Costs and Brakes Operations · Global Voices

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Mining has also not been exempt from the threats of organized crime or the wave of violence that strikes the country. The collection of flats, extortion and the need to strengthen security in order to carry out the work of the authorities have become hidden costs that the companies must bear. The most recent case is that of the 10 miners of the Canadian company Vizsla Silver, disappeared in the municipality of Concordia, Sonora on 23 January; of…
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Mining has also not been exempt from the threats of organized crime or the wave of violence that strikes the country. The collection of flats, extortion and the need to strengthen security in order to carry out the work of the authorities have become hidden costs that the companies must bear. The most recent case is that of the 10 miners of the Canadian company Vizsla Silver, disappeared in the municipality of Concordia, Sonora on 23 January; of…

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Expansion broke the news in on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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