Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said the initial 500 million pesos will restart construction of the regional hospital in Ures and a water-quality monitoring laboratory, with a further 1,000 million pesos still due from Grupo México.
- Semarnat conducted an exploratory campaign on February 11–12, taking soil and sediment samples and using X‑ray fluorescence across communities including Cananea, Bacoachi, Unámichi, Tahuichopa, Arizpe, Aconchi and Ures.
- The monitoring effort spans 402 kilometers of the basin and is expected to benefit about 22,000 residents across eight municipalities by identifying priority cleanup sites.
- The December agreement outlines 2,222 million pesos for the Río Sonora plan, with 1,500 million from Grupo México, roughly 483 million from the federal government and 180 million from Sonora state.
- Sheinbaum said the full agreement will be published and named Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez to oversee compliance, while any closure of the state’s case against the company must proceed according to law.