The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that Vizsla Silver said on Monday that some of its missing employees in the Mexican state of Sinaloa have been found dead, according to reports from their relatives. The Globe's Jeffrey Jones writes that 10 workers at Vancouver-based Vizsla's mine site near the city of Concordia were reported abducted in late January, sparking an investigation by Mexican authorities in the state, which has been ravaged by cartel violence. The company said in a statement that it received the reports from family members of an undisclosed number of workers and was awaiting confirmation from Mexican authorities. CBC News reported that the bodies of three workers were identified after being discovered in what local media described as a mass grave. "We are devastated by this outcome and the tragic loss of life," Vizsla chief executive officer Michael Konnert said in the statement. The workers were taken from Vizsla's Panuco silver-gold project, located in western Sinaloa. Mexico's Security Minister Omar García confirmed last month that the area where the miners went missing is under the control of the Chapitos gang. The silver mine has been closed since the abduction.