President of Canadian Mining Operation Denies Employees Were Abducted in Guerrero Philip Ross - IBTimes
go to original February 8, 2015

Relatives raise their fists while holding pictures of some of the 43 trainee teachers who disappeared four months ago, during a demonstration to demand justice for their disappearance, in Chilpancingo, in the Mexican state of Guerrero. (Reuters)

The president of a Canadian mining operation in Mexico said the reports several of the company’s employees were kidnapped Saturday were false, the Associated Press reported. A state official said at least 12 people, including several miners, had been abducted by kidnappers dressed as police or military personnel. Another government spokesperson said at least some captives had been released.

However, officials for the mining operation said the company had confirmed several of its employees who allegedly had been taken had not gone missing. "One may be involved, but because of a family matter. It has nothing to do with the mine," Fred Stanford, president of Torex Gold Resources Inc., based in Toronto, told the AP. The company has about 250 employees working in the area and at least 1,000 contract workers.

At least 12 people were said to have been abducted Saturday in the southern state of Guerrero, local media reported. The alleged kidnapping took place near the city of Iguala, 120 miles south of Mexico City, where dozens of college students were reportedly butchered and burned by local police in September.

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