| In Mexico's Murder Capital, Signs of a Coming Gold Rush Are Emerging Eric Martin - The Daily Brief | |
| go to original October 23, 2016 |
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In Mexico’s Guerrero state, a lot is hidden in the dirt, secrets both gruesome and wonderful. The unmarked graves that dot the rolling hillsides give Guerrero its moniker as Mexico’s murder capital. But there’s gold here, too - lots of gold.
Toronto-based Torex Gold Resources opened its first mine earlier this year, representing a rare victory in Mexico’s efforts to fuel economic growth in a state ravaged by drug gangs fighting over the opium crops that feed U.S. heroin habits.
Fred Stanford, CEO of Torex Gold Resources, speaks on Bloomberg's "The Daily Brief."
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