Controversies

Wirikuta mining controversy

First Majestic’s mineral interests in Wirikuta, a sacred landscape of the Wixarika people in San Luis Potosi, drew opposition from indigenous representatives and environmental advocates. Critics disputed the adequacy of the company’s response after it announced that some concessions had been returned to the national mining reserve. The company maintained that its planned underground mining and processing methods, together with waste-storage and environmental controls, could comply with applicable standards. The controversy concerned cultural heritage, indigenous rights, ecological conservation, and the social license for mining.