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U.S. warns about travel to two more Mexican states
Feb 23, 2010 01:25 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department issued an updated travel alert for Mexico on Monday, adding Durango and Coahuila to a list of states with areas it urged U.S. citizens to avoid visiting due to rising violence.
Death toll in Mexican prison fight rises to 24
Jan 21, 2010 12:57 EST
Death toll in Mexican prison fight rises to 24, inter-gang dispute suspected. The death toll from a brawl at a northern Mexican prison has risen to 24 after the body of another inmate was found.
Mexico: Big boost in gold output in 2010 - and beyond
Jan 20, 2010 00:12 EST
Home to a good number of near-surface, open-pit deposits . Mexico?s ever-expanding gold mining industry is on-target for another banner year in 2010. In fact, output is expected to jump by an additional 880,000 ounces next year to nearly 2.5 million ounces, representing an approximately 50% increase over 2009?s projected figures (which have yet to be announced).
FBI help Mexican probe of CA man's slaying
Jan 06, 2010 12:33 EST
FBI helping Mexico investigate killing of Calif. school official, 5 others. The FBI is helping Mexican authorities investigating the shooting deaths of a California school official and five other men in what may have been a drug cartel hit.
Why I took a shine to this pure silver junior
Dec 18, 2009 00:09 EST
All about the people, flagship project, and current market capitalization . It was the last day of the January 2008 Cambridge House Investment Conference in Vancouver. There were hundreds of companies represented and the floor was packed with thousands people strolling casually down the aisles. I like to move fast at these shows and this one was not very conducive to my modus operandi.
Romancing rock: Mexico, Colombia
Nov 18, 2009 15:36 EST
Q-factored: quintuple percentage gainers Houston Lake, CMJ, CA & Pediment . TIBURON, California ? One sharp question you can ask full-of-beeswax mining experts is this: Of prospectors and producers you do not own, which are Q-factored (Ticker Trax code for quintuple percentage gainers)?
Forbes: Mexico kingpin among world's most powerful
Nov 13, 2009 03:48 EST
Forbes magazine lists Mexican drug lord among 'World's Most Powerful'. Mexico's most-wanted drug lord escaped prison by hiding in a laundry truck nearly a decade ago, and his legend and fortune seem to grow with each passing day he eludes capture.
Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows
Nov 10, 2009 13:36 EST
Clergy in the crossfire: Mexico's bishops seek answers to drug violence at home, from abroad. Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional.
Reporter kidnapped and killed in northern Mexico
Nov 03, 2009 15:07 EST
Crime reporter kidnapped and killed in northern Mexican state. A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango, authorities said Tuesday.
Mining speculators should laugh and say 'Bravo' (BVG)
Nov 03, 2009 14:34 EST
No stand-up comics needed to get the joke . TORONTO ? High-wire(d) investors: Your best shots at nailing the light fantastic and hammering a laser-beam return?
Relatives question why officials took Tenn. baby
Oct 08, 2009 09:11 EDT
Relatives, attorney question Tenn. officials' decision to take kidnapped baby into custody. A mother whose baby was kidnapped said she was devastated when child welfare officials took him into state custody shortly after he was recovered, describing the pain of that separation as worse than the knife wounds that the kidnapper inflicted on her.
Woman accused in Tenn. baby grab staying in jail
Oct 07, 2009 20:49 EDT
Judge orders Ala. woman charged with kidnapping baby in Tenn. to remain in federal custody. An Alabama woman accused of snatching a newborn from his Tennessee home will remain in federal custody while authorities Wednesday investigate whether she was the only person involved.
Tale of two junior silver miners
Sep 08, 2009 12:03 EDT
Guanajuato: Mas ore, por favor . GUANAJUATO, Mexico ? This was my silver summer.
Mexico cartels go from drugs to full-scale mafias
Aug 17, 2009 00:00 EDT
In Mexico, mayors to housewives feel threat as drug cartels morph into full-blown mafias. Shopkeepers in this pine-covered mountain region easily recite the list of "protection" fees they pay to La Familia drug cartel to stay in business: 100 pesos a month for a stall in a street market, 30,000 pesos for an auto dealership or construction-supply firm.
Mexico cartels go from drugs to full-scale mafias
Aug 16, 2009 16:06 EDT
In Mexico, mayors to housewives feel threat as drug cartels morph into full-blown mafias. Shopkeepers in this pine-covered mountain region easily recite the list of "protection" fees they pay to La Familia drug cartel to stay in business: 100 pesos a month for a stall in a street market, 30,000 pesos for an auto dealership or construction-supply firm.
Mexico cartels go from drugs to full-scale mafias
Aug 16, 2009 11:26 EDT
Shopkeepers in this pine-covered mountain region easily recite the list of "protection" fees they pay to La Familia drug cartel to stay in business: 100 pesos a month for a stall in a street market, 30,000 pesos for an auto dealership or construction-supply firm.
Mexico cartels go from drugs to full-scale mafias
Aug 16, 2009 11:26 EDT
In Mexico, mayors to housewives feel threat as drug cartels morph into full-blown mafias. Shopkeepers in this pine-covered mountain region easily recite the list of "protection" fees they pay to La Familia drug cartel to stay in business: 100 pesos a month for a stall in a street market, 30,000 pesos for an auto dealership or construction-supply firm.
19 dead, 20 injured in Mexico prison fight
Aug 15, 2009 01:18 EDT
Fighting among inmates kills 19, injures 20 at prison in northern Mexico. A fight among inmates Friday at a prison in northern Mexico killed 19 inmates and left more than 20 injured, Durango state officials said. The battle apparently involved inmates jailed on drug or organized crime charges.
Twenty-two die as Mexico drug attacks increase
Jun 16, 2009 20:00 EDT
At least 22 people died in suspected drug-related violence in northern Mexico, officials said, including seven youths whose tortured bodies were dumped on a city street.
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Durango Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango Free and Sovereign State of Durango | |||
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| Country |  Mexico | ||
| Capital | Durango | ||
| Municipalities | 39 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governor | Ismael Hernández Deras (PRI) | ||
| - Federal Deputies | PRI: 3 PAN: 1 | ||
| - Federal Senators | PAN: 2 PRI: 1 | ||
| Area Ranked 4th | |||
| - Total | 123,181 km2 (47,560.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 1,509,117(Ranked 23rd) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| HDI (2004) | 0.7910 - medium Ranked 15th | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-DUR | ||
| Postal abbr. | Dgo. | ||
| Website | Durango State Government | ||
