Argonaut’s El Castillo stops mining as locals seek to renegotiate land-use agreement

Road access to TSX-listed Argonaut Gold's  El Castillo mine, in Durango, Mexico, has been blocked by a group representing local landowners since Wednesday morning, causing all mining activities to stop. Argonaut said on Thursday that the blockade was illegal, advising that the group was seeking to renegotiate a binding land-use agreement through unlawful means that were inconsistent with agreements with the other ejidos (local groups) in the area.