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Mexico Closes Cananea Strike and Launches 2.22 Billion-Peso Justice Plan for Río Sonora

Work begins in January 2026 on a package largely funded by Grupo México to expand health services, secure drinking water and establish permanent river monitoring.

Overview

  • Officials confirmed the formal end of the 18-year miners’ strike in Cananea and said indemnity payments to roughly 650 workers and to widows and families have begun.
  • The Plan Integral totals 2,222.6 million pesos, with about 70% from Grupo México, 22% from the federal government and 8% from the state of Sonora.
  • Environmental actions include studies to map contamination in soils and sediments and a long-term remediation program for the Río Sonora basin.
  • Conagua will deploy a permanent water-quality network with three automatic stations, 42 manual sites, a visualization center and a specialized laboratory measuring 64 parameters.
  • Health and water investments feature a 60-bed regional hospital in Ures with renal and toxicology services, 16 new potabilization plants, 16 disinfection systems and upgrades to existing facilities.