Blood and Ore: Mexican Cartel Violence Silences Mine Opponents

The report details the disappearance of Indigenous activist Antonio Diaz and his lawyer in western Mexico amid a conflict with Ternium S.A.’s Las Encinas iron mine, where locals allege environmental harm and cartel-linked violence against opponents. It recounts accusations of threats, prior kidnappings and murders of activists, company denials, and a recent development suggesting possible community leadership elections and the release of escrowed rent payments.