Peñoles
| Peñoles SAB de CV
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | MXP554091415 |
| founding | 1887 |
| Seat | Mexico City , Mexico |
| management | Fernando Alanís Ortega |
| Number of employees | 11,395 (2014) |
| sales | 4,620,000,000 US dollars (2014) |
| Branch | Mining |
| Website | www.penoles.com.mx |
Peñoles is a Mexican mining company headquartered in Mexico City . It belongs to the holding Grupo BAL ( English Bal Group ) and is according to its own information the largest private exporter in Mexico. Peñoles is listed in the Índice de Precios y Cotizaciones (IPC) on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores . The subsidiary Fresnillo plc was founded in 2008 and has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2011.
The company owns mines in:
- Fresnillo
- La Ciénega
- La Herradura
- Naica
- Francisco I. Madero
The company, founded in 1887, is led by Fernando Alanís Ortega as CEO . Alberto Baillères is Chairman of the Board . It employs around 11,400 people.
In December 2008, two striking miners were shot dead in one of the company's mines . With the strike, the miners protested the detention of union leaders Carlos Pavon Campos (public relations) and Juan Linares Montufar (security chief), who were accused of embezzling a $ 55 million miners' fund. The promotion of several mines stopped after the miners' union called for it.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Penoles 2014 Annual Report , accessed June 13, 2015
- ↑ Grupo BAL website , accessed on October 23, 2013
- ^ Peñoles website in October 2010
- ↑ Thisismoney: Mexican to make waves on the Footsie
- ^ English report from December 5, 2008 in the bloomberg.com portal , accessed on October 23, 2013