Compañía nicaragüense sancionada por EE.UU. cede concesión minera a empresa de China
El Gobierno de Nicaragua autorizó la cesión de una concesión minera a cielo abierto de más de 4.100 hectáreas, originalmente en manos de Comintsa —empresa sancionada por Estados Unidos—, a la firma china Thomas Metal S.A., profundizando la participación de capital chino en el sector minero del país
TL;DR
- Nicaragua authorized the transfer of a 4,131.79-hectare mining concession from Comintsa to Thomas Metal S.A.
- Comintsa, a Nicaraguan mining company, was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
- The concession, named La Reyna II, is located in the Matagalpa department.
- Thomas Metal S.A. assumes exploitation rights and economic obligations, including a 25-year renewable concession.
- The Chinese company must pay surface rights and 3% of the value of extracted minerals.
- Nicaragua has granted Thomas Metal S.A. 203,760 hectares for mining permits across various regions.