{"id":171205,"date":"2025-07-24T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/huge-open-pit-mining-concessions-granted-in-nicaragua\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T19:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T01:19:28","slug":"huge-open-pit-mining-concessions-granted-in-nicaragua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/nation\/huge-open-pit-mining-concessions-granted-in-nicaragua\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Open-Pit Mining Concessions Granted in Nicaragua"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In just seven days, Nicaragua\u2019s Ministry of Energy and Mines has granted eight mining concessions\u2014totaling approximately 121,877 hectares\u2014to the company Global Group S.A., which, according to environmentalist Amaru Ruiz, is led by Nicaraguans close to the Ortega-Murillo family.<\/p>\n\n<p>The open-pit mining concessions are spread across 15 municipalities in northern and central Nicaragua for the exploitation of both metallic and non-metallic minerals, according to eight ministerial agreements published in the Official Gazette <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagaceta.gob.ni\/la-gaceta-no-134-miercoles-23-de-julio-de-2025\/\">La Gaceta between July 17 and 23, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagaceta.gob.ni\/la-gaceta-no-130-jueves-17-de-julio-2025\/\">The first three lots<\/a> were officially granted on July 17. Five days later, on July 22, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagaceta.gob.ni\/la-gaceta-no-133-martes-22-de-julio-de-2025\/\">four more were awarded<\/a>, and on July 23, one additional lot was handed over. <\/p>\n\n<p>The lots awarded are:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cSegovia Mining 1\u201d, de 18.305,8 hectares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cSegovia Mining 2\u201d, de 1861.78 hectares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cSegovia Mining 3\u201d, de 26.000 hectares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cSegovia Mining 4\u201d, de 1.200 hectares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cSegovia Mining 5\u201d, de 600 hectaress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cSegovia Mining 6\u201d, de 13.300 hectares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cAcoyapa\u201d, de 25.610 hectares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cMuy Muy\u201d, de 35.000 hectares.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>These eight lots are located in the municipalities of El J\u00edcaro, Ciudad Antigua, Telpaneca, San Juan del R\u00edo Coco, San Fernando, Mozonte, Ocotal, Totogalpa, Palacag\u00fcina, Villa Sandino, Acoyapa, El Coral, Matigu\u00e1s, Muy Muy, and Boaco.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-apoderado-general-es-organizador-de-conciertos-de-rock\">General Proxy Is a Rock Concert \u201cOrganizer\u201d<\/h2>\n\n<p>Global Group S.A., officially registered in 2021, is represented by Mario Jose Reyes Morales, while the general proxy for administration is Deybi Josue Garc\u00eda Gutierrez, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mines\u2019s ministerial agreements. Both are Nicaraguan nationals. <\/p>\n\n<p>Amaru Ruiz, president of the Fundacion del R\u00edo, stated he has information that \u201csuggests\u201d Global Group S.A. is linked to the family of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo and is run by \u201cfront men.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>He specified that the company\u2019s general proxy, Deybi Josue Garcia, is publicly known as an \u201corganizer of rock festivals tied to the regime.\u201d Until a few years ago, these concerts were mainly held in bars in Managua\u2019s Hippos Zone. <\/p>\n\n<p>Another operator of the firm is Nicaraguan Carlos Arturo Gallese Ruiz, who has been identified as a \u201cparamilitary\u201d figure and is reportedly close to one of Ortega and Murillo\u2019s sons, according to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.articulo66.com\/2025\/07\/18\/mineria-nicaragua-concesiones-mineras-global-group-testaferros-ortega\/\">Art\u00edculo66<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t certify or say with full certainty that there is a direct link [to the Ortega-Murillo family]. But given the characteristics of those behind Global Group, it\u2019s possible that this is part of a process of installing front men in these economic activities,\u201d said Ruiz, who was denationalized by the regime.<\/p>\n\n<p>He also questioned the fact that the mining company appears to have no parent company\u2014or at least none is named in public records\u2014as required by the 2018 Law Against Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, and Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cGlobal Group has no known experience, no clear origin, and doesn\u2019t appear in Nicaragua\u2019s gold export records,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-global-group-obtuvo-concesiones-expeditas\">Global Group Obtained \u201cExpedited\u201d Concessions<\/h2>\n\n<p>Ruiz pointed out another irregularity in the process: the speed with which the concessions were granted. According to the ministerial agreements, the 121,877 hectares were requested on February 5, 2025. Within five months, the Ministry of Energy and Mines had already issued a mining land survey report, verifying that the applicant met the legal, technical, and financial requirements, and granted the concessions.  <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe timeline for granting these mining concessions was drastically shortened,\u201d the environmentalist said.<\/p>\n\n<p>The ministerial resolutions also state that on May 6, 2025, the Attorney General\u2019s Office for Municipalities issued a favorable opinion on Global Group\u2019s request. However, it remains unknown whether any environmental studies were conducted. <\/p>\n\n<p>Ruiz noted that the speed with which these concessions were delivered resembles the \u201cpreferential treatment\u201d that <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/nacion\/china-busca-oro-en-nicaragua-y-recibe-13-concesiones-en-190-dias\/\">Chinese-capital companies receive in Nicaragua<\/a>\u2014entities that have quickly gained ground in the country\u2019s mining sector.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-concesiones-mineras-en-nicaragua\">Mining Concessions in Nicaragua<\/h2>\n\n<p>As of August 2024, Nicaragua had granted <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/economia\/mem-hace-limpia-de-concesiones-mineras-de-oro-y-piedras-canteras\/\">248 mining concessions<\/a> and had 115 additional applications pending review. <\/p>\n\n<p>Nicaragua\u2019s mining exports reached $1.391 billion in 2024, a 20% increase compared to 2023, according to the Central Bank of Nicaragua.<\/p>\n\n<p>That growth was driven by increases in both gold (20%) and silver (24.6%) exports, due to rising contract prices and higher export volumes, according to the state\u2019s issuing bank.<\/p>\n\n<p>Gold is Nicaragua\u2019s top export product. Calibre Mining\u2014a publicly traded Canadian company operating in the country since 2009\u2014was the largest exporter in 2023, according to official figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just seven days, Nicaragua\u2019s Ministry of Energy and Mines has granted eight mining concessions\u2014totaling approximately 121,877 hectares\u2014to the company Global Group S.A., which, according to environmentalist Amaru Ruiz, is led by Nicaraguans close to the Ortega-Murillo family. 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