Community blockade keeps Endeavour’s Mexican mine shut
The Terronera mine has been suspended for a week due to a community blockade over infrastructure and financial support issues.
Endeavour Silver Corp.'s Terronera silver-gold mine in Mexico remains shut as a local community blockade over infrastructure, services, and financial support enters its second week. The Canadian mining company stated that an ejido community, a rural group with communal land, halted operations at the Jalisco state mine on August 12.
The blockade, deemed illegal by Endeavour, has been peaceful and orderly, with residents demanding better road maintenance, medical and communications services support, greater control over the water supply, and more financial assistance. The dispute threatens to disrupt the mine's ramp-up, which occurred less than a year after reaching commercial production.
The operation, one of Endeavour's lowest-cost mines, processed 175,729 tonnes and produced 582,043 payable oz. silver in the second quarter of 2026, with a cash cost of $5.07 per oz. Endeavour has a team at the site to maintain security protocols and continues negotiations with ejido leaders to resolve the dispute and resume operations as soon as possible.
The company has warned of legal action if the blockade persists. The mine reached commercial production on October 1, 2025, and was set to ramp up in the third quarter. However, the blockade has halted these plans. Endeavour operates three mines in Mexico and Peru and has exploration projects in Mexico, Chile, and the US.
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