...First of all, it is important to clarify that Almaden Minerals is the company in charge of the Ixtaca mine project in the municipality of Ixtacamaxtitlán, in Puebla, through its subsidiary Minera Gorrión. Almaden has no presence in the state of Veracruz and the Ixtaca mine project is over 130 kilometres away. 

Azúcar Minerals leads the development of the El Cobre exploration project, located in the municipalities of Actopan and Alto Lucero in Veracruz State, through its subsidiary Minera Alondra. Regarding this project, an activist group has made some claims concerning the recent horrific and tragic homicide of an activist in April...