Nine of 10 abducted mine workers confirmed dead, B.C. firm says

By Canadian Press on April 6, 2026.

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted in January says nine of them have been found dead.

Vizsla Silver Corp. said in a statement on its website Monday that it is in contact with the family of the one worker who remains missing.

CEO Michael Konnert says the outcome is “devastating.”

He says the firm’s officials mourn their colleagues and friends and “stand beside” the workers’ families.

The statement says the company continues to support authorities with their ongoing investigation.

Global Affairs Canada had previously said it wasn’t aware of any Canadians missing in the abduction at Vizsla’s Panuco project site, a gold and silver mining operation in the state of Sinaloa.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 6, 2026.

— With files from The Associated Press

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