Minera china traspasa a otra más de 46 mil hectáreas de concesión minera
Zhong Fu Development notificó en septiembre de 2025 la entrega de una concesión a la también empresa china Y.M. Mining S.A.
TL;DR
- Over 46,000 hectares of mining concession in Siuna and Waslala were transferred from Zhong Fu Development S.A. to Y.M. Mining Sociedad Anónima, both Chinese companies.
- The transfer was officially published in Nicaragua's Official Gazette.
- The new concession holder has four years to begin exploitation and is obligated to pay royalties and other fees.
- The article states that over 700,000 hectares were granted to Chinese companies in 2025.
- Fines totaling millions of dollars were imposed on Canadian company Calibre Mining and Colombian company Hemco.
- Hemco agreed to pay $49.3 million for unpaid taxes and interest between 2019 and 2024.
- Calibre Mining faces a similar tax claim of $38.4 million, including interest and fines, though a decision on payment is pending.