Blockade lifted at Argonaut’s El Castillo

The illegal blockade at the El Castillo mine has been lifted and operations at the mine have resumed, TSX-listed Argonaut Gold reported on Wednesday.

The company reached a tentative agreement with the Atotonilco ejido that is scheduled to be voted on by the landowners on November 11. As part of the agreement, the Atotonilco ejido agreed to lift the blockade pending ratification.