La Libertad is a gold mine purchased by Canadian corporation, Calibre Mining, from B2Gold in 2019. It is in production at the different sites of the mining complex which is spread over 10,000 ha. in and around the community of Santo Domingo. The mining company is exploring various other locations within the concession to extend exploitation. It isContinue reading “La Libertad”
Subsoil Country Archives
1997-2017 Nicaraguan Mining and related Laws
In 2001, a new law regulating mining was approved by the National Assambly, the Special Law on Mining Exploration and Exploitation (No. 387) and regulations thereunder (Decree No. 119-2001). In subsequent years, further laws have been passed regulating discharge waste water (Regulation establishing Rules for the Discharge of Waste Water – Decree No. 21-2017), andContinue reading “1997-2017 Nicaraguan Mining and related Laws”
2015- Citizen Development of Mining Legislation Draft
According to an interview conducted with a representative of the Humboldt Centre as part of The Legal Cultures of the Subsoil project, in 2015 the Centre began to develop a new proposed mining law that aimed at establishing an effective mechanism for regulating, controlling, and monitoring mining operations, including the taxation and royalty rules, theContinue reading “2015- Citizen Development of Mining Legislation Draft”
2010 Administrative Complaint filed by the Units of Environmental Management (UGA) from six municipalities
In October 2010, Units of Environmental Management (UGA) from six municipalities, including Santo Domingo and La Libertad, filed an administrative complaint with the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) and the Office of the State Prosecutor (PGR) on the basis that the exploration activities conducted by B2Gold through its wholly owned subsidiary, DesarrolloContinue reading “2010 Administrative Complaint filed by the Units of Environmental Management (UGA) from six municipalities”
2012 Administrative complaint filed by Save Santo Domingo Environmental Movement (MASSD)
In 2012, the Save Santo Domingo Environmental Movement (MASSD), with the assistance of the Humboldt Centre, filed an administrative complaint with the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA), the Office of the State Prosecutor (PGR), and the Municipality, challenging the granting of exploitation mining licences to Desarrollo Minero de Nicaragua S.A. (DESMINIC S.A.),Continue reading “2012 Administrative complaint filed by Save Santo Domingo Environmental Movement (MASSD)”
2012 Administrative Complaint by Artisanal Miners against B2Gold
According to an interview conducted with a representative of the Humboldt Centre as part of The Legal Cultures of the Subsoil project, in October 2012, two groups of small-scale artisanal miners, El Cafetal (The Coffee Plantation) and Sector La Cuatro (Sector Four), filed a complaint with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA), withContinue reading “2012 Administrative Complaint by Artisanal Miners against B2Gold”
2013 Citizens Complaint regarding B2Gold/DESMINIC violation of Legal and Environmental Regulations
In 2013, a citizen complaint was filed with the Environmental Ombudsperson, Office of the Public Prosecutor, and the Ministry of the Environment describing three years of violations of legal and environmental regulations by Desarrollo Minero de Nicaragua S.A. (DESMINIC S.A.), a wholly owned subsidiary of B2Gold, and the conduct of the authorities charged with theContinue reading “2013 Citizens Complaint regarding B2Gold/DESMINIC violation of Legal and Environmental Regulations”
2015 Administrative Complaint filed by Affected Community Residents against B2Gold
In 2015, residents of Santo Domingo and Managua filed a complaint with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) of Juigalpa (the capital city of the Department of Chontales) against Desarrollo Minero de Nicaragua S.A. (DESMINIC S.A.), a wholly owned subsidiary of B2Gold. The complaint accused the company of, among other things, a failureContinue reading “2015 Administrative Complaint filed by Affected Community Residents against B2Gold”
2017 IACHR Hearing on Access to Public Information relating to Extractive Projects
On 18 March 2017, the Save Santo Domingo Environmental Movement (MASSD) (in partnership with the Humboldt Centre) and Law, Environment and Natural Resources (DAR), among others, appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to provide testimony for a hearing, entitled the “Right of Access to Information and Transparency in Environmental Management, Licensing, Monitoring,Continue reading “2017 IACHR Hearing on Access to Public Information relating to Extractive Projects”
2013 Criminalization of Protests and Mining Opposition Movements
After the arrival of B2Gold and its subsidiary, Desarrollo Minero de Nicaragua S.A. (DESMINIC S.A.), in the Department of Chontales, there were several reported cases of criminalization, violence, threats, and forced displacement against local residents and opponents of large scale mining, particularly in the municipality of Santo Domingo (CENIDH, 2013; Revista Envío, 2013). In 2012,Continue reading “2013 Criminalization of Protests and Mining Opposition Movements”
