Subsidiary
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 is 110 km east of Managua.
La Libertad Mine has a long history of exploration and exploitation of mining concessions, dating back to 1862, along with a history of small scale and artisanal production. The dates provided in this database focus on B2Gold Corp.'s operations. For more information regarding the mine's historical ownership and production, see the Technical Report prepared by Gustavson Associates for B2Gold Corp., dated 27 March 2015 (full reference below). Note, La Libertad Mine was known as the Orosi Mine between 2007 and 2009.
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Legal Actions / Acciones Legales:
- 1997-2017 Nicaraguan Mining and related Laws
- 2015- Citizen Development of Mining Legislation Draft
- 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)
- 2012 Administrative Complaint by Artisanal Miners against B2Gold
- 2013 Citizens Complaint regarding B2Gold/DESMINIC violation of Legal and Environmental Regulations
- 2015 Administrative Complaint filed by Affected Community Residents against B2Gold
- 2017 IACHR Hearing on Access to Public Information relating to Extractive Projects
- 2013 Criminalization of Protests and Mining Opposition Movements
- 2018 Community condemns Company-led "Consultation Processes"
- 2009 Latin American Water Tribunal holds Forum on Open Pit Mining
The mine closed in 2010.
Legal Actions / Acciones Legales:
- 1997-2017 Nicaraguan Mining and related Laws
- 2015- Citizen Development of Mining Legislation Draft
- 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)
- 2012 Administrative Complaint by Artisanal Miners against B2Gold
- 2013 Citizens Complaint regarding B2Gold/DESMINIC violation of Legal and Environmental Regulations
- 2015 Administrative Complaint filed by Affected Community Residents against B2Gold
- 2017 IACHR Hearing on Access to Public Information relating to Extractive Projects
- 2013 Criminalization of Protests and Mining Opposition Movements
- 2018 Community condemns Company-led "Consultation Processes"
- 2009 Latin American Water Tribunal holds Forum on Open Pit Mining
In 2011, Hochschild Mining obtained two contiguous mining concessions, Reducción Norte Corazón de Tinieblas and Corazón de Tinieblas, in the municipalities of Malinaltepec, Zapotitlán de las Tablas, Tlacoapa and San Luis Acatlán in Guerrero state, Mexico. Exploration and exploitation of the mine was prevented by community legal challenges. These led Hochschild Mining to renounce the concessions in 2015 and in 2019 the federal mining authorities cancelled the two mine concessions completely.
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Legal Actions / Acciones Legales:
- 1997-2017 Nicaraguan Mining and related Laws
- 2015- Citizen Development of Mining Legislation Draft
- 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)
- 2012 Administrative Complaint by Artisanal Miners against B2Gold
- 2013 Citizens Complaint regarding B2Gold/DESMINIC violation of Legal and Environmental Regulations
- 2015 Administrative Complaint filed by Affected Community Residents against B2Gold
- 2017 IACHR Hearing on Access to Public Information relating to Extractive Projects
- 2013 Criminalization of Protests and Mining Opposition Movements
- 2018 Community condemns Company-led "Consultation Processes"
- 2009 Latin American Water Tribunal holds Forum on Open Pit Mining
Operations effectively halted in July 2008. In April 2017, following the enactment of the Law on the Prohibition of Metallic Mining, OceanaGold (through its subsidiary, Minerales Torogoz) announced that it would exit the country. The OceanaGold website states that project closure procedures were completed on 15 September 2017 and the company withdrew from El Salvador in 2019.
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Legal Actions / Acciones Legales:
- 1997-2017 Nicaraguan Mining and related Laws
- 2015- Citizen Development of Mining Legislation Draft
- 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)
- 2012 Administrative Complaint by Artisanal Miners against B2Gold
- 2013 Citizens Complaint regarding B2Gold/DESMINIC violation of Legal and Environmental Regulations
- 2015 Administrative Complaint filed by Affected Community Residents against B2Gold
- 2017 IACHR Hearing on Access to Public Information relating to Extractive Projects
- 2013 Criminalization of Protests and Mining Opposition Movements
- 2018 Community condemns Company-led "Consultation Processes"
- 2009 Latin American Water Tribunal holds Forum on Open Pit Mining
Mineral production at the mine ended on 31 May 2017. However, recuperation and revegetation activities have proceeded following the end of production, followed by continuous monitoring and maintenance.
As part of Goldcorp Inc.'s sale of another Guatemalan project, Cerro Blanco, to Bluestone Resources Inc., Goldcorp granted Bluestone a right of first refusal to certain assets and equipment belonging to the Marlin Mine project.
Legal Actions / Acciones Legales:
- 1997-2017 Nicaraguan Mining and related Laws
- 2015- Citizen Development of Mining Legislation Draft
- 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)
- 2012 Administrative Complaint by Artisanal Miners against B2Gold
- 2013 Citizens Complaint regarding B2Gold/DESMINIC violation of Legal and Environmental Regulations
- 2015 Administrative Complaint filed by Affected Community Residents against B2Gold
- 2017 IACHR Hearing on Access to Public Information relating to Extractive Projects
- 2013 Criminalization of Protests and Mining Opposition Movements
- 2018 Community condemns Company-led "Consultation Processes"
- 2009 Latin American Water Tribunal holds Forum on Open Pit Mining