Quebec police help gold miners fight thieves

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Recent gold mine robberies in Mexico and Brazil, coupled with soaring gold prices are prompting Quebec mining companies to ask for police help to prepare employees in case they become the targets of organized crime.

Officers from the Surete du Quebec met recently with dozens of miners and company officials in the the province's mineral-rich Abitibi-Temiscamingue region to outline steps workers should take if they are offered money in exchange for stealing gold or if they receive threats.

"We are asking people to be careful about who they talk to regarding the fact that they work in a gold mine or handle gold," said Surete du Quebec spokesman Sergeant Guy Lapointe. "It's important they be sensible about what kind of information they spread and not to talk about it in public areas, because ... they could be approached."