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Mexican police seize 119,000 tonnes of iron ore mined by drug lords

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 04, 2014 | 6:10 pm Energy Precious Metals China Europe Latin America Coal Gold Iron Ore Silver 

[caption id="attachment_761792" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Mexican soldiers detain cartel suspects in Michoacán, 2007.[/caption] Mexico’s notoriously violent drug lords are diversifying their sources of revenue through illegal mining, tapping now into the iron ore industry, as a major police, soldiers and government...

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