As a sign of confidence that is in the state of Durango by domestic and foreign capital, with a generation of 475 new jobs and an investment of about one thousand 400 million pesos, Jorge Herrera Caldera Governor inaugurated the extension of the mine “La Cienega” in the municipality of Santiago Papasquiaro, where 60 thousand working people and promotes four thousand 200 jobs indirectly.
Located in the Cienega community of Our Lady, the President said that this mining expansion increases production capacity to over one million tons of gold annually and announced the completion of exploration work carried out by this company in this same area, called San Ramon mine.
“This is a company with the most advanced technology in Mexico and the first worldwide,” he said in this event that was attended by Joaquín Barba Aguilera, CEO of this company and Lomeli Jaime Guillen Group CEO Fresnillo Plc.
The president also gave its inhabitants CECYTA the new facilities, two classrooms that were built telesecundaria with the support of the company, two preschool classrooms, the library of this population which already has a stock of 500 thousand books Giobierno donor by the State as well as the paving of Main Street that was conducted with financial support municipal, state and mining.
“We greatly value the contributions of Minera Mexicana La Cienega, for over 7.8 million pesos, showing that it is a company that generates welfare and community development. The challenge is to continue growing and reiterate my commitment to do it together, “said the Governor in the presence of the mayors of Santiago Papasquiaro, del Rivero Ricardo Martinez, Canelas, Gandhi Monarrez and Topia, Sergio Celis.
Cienega de Nuestra Señora, the second largest community in the municipality, who spent one thousand 500 people two years ago, two thousand 700, due to the expansion of this company that has grown over the past 12 months about 25 percent and that meets two decades has been installed.