Energy and Mines denies the San Roque mining concession in Zamora

The General Directorate of Energy and Mines of the Regional Government of Castilla y León has denied the application for the derived exploitation concession “San Roque” no. 1,665-70, in the municipality of Villar de Buey (Zamora), promoted by the company Granduero, S.L. The resolution was issued on October 6, 2026, and is made public in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León no. 199, of Wednesday, October 14, 2026, page 142, within section I (Community of Castilla y León, E.2 Other Official Announcements). The announcement bears the official reference BOCYL-D-14102026-199-28.

The resolving body and the regulatory framework

The announcement comes from the Department of Environment and Energy, through the General Directorate of Energy and Mines, and is published in compliance with article 42.4 of Law 21/2013, of December 9, on environmental assessment.

The decision is based on the unfavorable environmental impact statement (EIS) of the project, which, according to the official text, “limits and conditions the final administrative decision.” Consequently, the utilization project cannot be authorized.

By application of articles 105.1.k) and 105.2 of the General Regulations for the Mining Regime (Royal Decree 2857/1978, of August 25), the Administration resolves to conclude the procedure and cancel the registration of the application.

The file and the object of the application

The denied application corresponded to a derived exploitation concession from a research permit for resources of section C), named “San Roque” no. 1,665-70, in the province of Zamora.

The identifying data of the file are as follows:

• Instructing and resolving body: General Directorate of Energy and Mines.
• Affiliated Department: Environment and Energy.
• File number: SM 2025-935.
• Name: derived exploitation concession “San Roque”.
• Mining registry number: 1,665-70.
• Province: Zamora.
• Municipality: Villar de Buey.
• Promoting company: Granduero, S.L.
• Resource: section C).
• Date of resolution: October 6, 2026.

The announcement specifies that the resolution includes both the denial of the concession application and the cancellation of the application’s registration in the corresponding registry.

Period for consulting the resolution

The published text establishes a period of thirty business days, counted from the day following its publication in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León, during which the resolution may be consulted.

The designated location for this consultation is the Energy and Mining Web Portal of the Regional Government of Castilla y León (https://energia.jcyl.es/web/es/informacion-publica-energia-minas/minas.html).

The announcement is signed in León on October 8, 2026, by the Director General of Energy and Mines, José Alberto Castro Cañibano.

The denial closes the administrative route of this mining file and confirms the decisive weight of the environmental assessment in the authorization of resource exploitation (section C). For the mining sector of Zamora, it means the loss of an extractive project that had already been processed, while for the residents of Villar de Buey and its surroundings, it consolidates the protection derived from the unfavorable EIA. The publication in the official bulletin opens the period for any interested party to consult the full terms of the resolution.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla y León, no. 199, of October 14, 2026, section I (E.2 Other Official Announcements), page 142 (official reference: BOCYL-D-14102026-199-28).