Minas extends CEMEX's limestone concession in Managua for 25 years

The General Directorate of Mines of the Attorney General’s Office (PGJ) extended for 25 years the non-metallic mining concession No-097-PGJ-DGM-2026 in favor of CEMEX Nicaragua, S.A. over 909 hectares of limestone in the municipality of San Rafael del Sur, department of Managua. The title was certified on October 30, 2026, and is published in La Gaceta, Official Gazette No. 208 of November 12, 2026, page 11578, under the official registration Reg. 2026-01099 - M. 49864812. The certification bears the signature of Halminthon Espinoza, General Director of Mines of the PGJ.

The act is supported by Law No. 1275, “Law to Assign the General Directorate of Mines to the Attorney General’s Office,” published in La Gaceta, Official Gazette No. 27 of February 12, 2026, and Law No. 387, “Special Law on Mine Exploration and Exploitation,” with its regulation, Decree No. 119-2001. The lot is named Exploración de Calizas de Cementera and was originally granted to the same company through Ministerial Agreement No. 175-RN-MC/2001 and Ministerial Agreement No. 56-DM-304-2011.

A lot of 909 hectares delimited by 18 vertices

The extension covers an area of nine hundred and nine hectares (909.00 ha) defined by an outer polygon of 18 vertices, with coordinates expressed in meters in the UTM, NAD 27, Zone 16N system. The title grants the holder the exclusive right to the exploration, exploitation, and establishment of processing plants for the mineral substances considered in the law and found within the jurisdiction, and constitutes a real estate right distinct and independent from the ownership of the land, transferable or leaseable with authorization from the General Directorate of Mines.

The company is registered in the Public Mercantile Registry under Number 19,701-B5, pages 63/77, volume 735-B5, second book of companies, and under Number 29,970, pages 197/198, volume 133, of the persons book of the Public Registry of the department of Managua. Its representative is Mauricio Cala Cala, electrical engineer, accredited through General Power of Administration No. 125.

3% Royalty and twelve dollars per hectare

The title maintains the economic obligations of the concessionaire, which must be fulfilled in national currency at the official exchange rate in effect on the date of each payment:

• Validity or surface rights: equivalent to twelve United States dollars ($12.00) per hectare, in semi-annual installments payable between January 1 and 30 and between July 1 and 30 of each year.
• Extraction right or royalty: 3% of the value of the extracted substances, with the obligation to submit a monthly production report within the first fifteen days of the following month.
• Periodic information: annual reports or whenever requested by the General Directorate of Mines, including cooperation agreements with artisanal mining activity.
• Technical standard: compliance with NTON 05-029-06, published in La Gaceta No. 121 on June 26, 2008.

Limits regarding communities, properties, and artisanal mining

The concessionaire must request prior permission from the owners of the lands located within the area and negotiate with them the terms and compensation for the use of the land and private infrastructure. Nor may they carry out exploration or exploitation work within one hundred meters of towns, fenced properties, religious buildings, wells, both sides of communication routes, aqueducts, oil pipelines, and public utility works without authorization from the General Directorate of Mines.

Regarding artisanal mining, the concession must allow access to those already engaged in that activity, with an area not exceeding 1% of the conceded area and subject to a prior agreement with the holder. Furthermore, CEMEX Nicaragua, S.A. must submit, within a maximum period of six months, a detailed report of the artisanal miners located within the concession, including a list of persons, UTM coordinates, methods, and exploitation capacity. Failure to comply with these obligations is grounds for cancellation.

25-year validity and pending procedures

The title grants a validity of twenty-five (25) years counted from the date of its certification. The company fully accepted the resolution via a letter dated October 29, 2026, in response to communication PGJ-DGM-HE-352-10-2026 of October 16, and delivered 449 fiscal stamps of 50.00 córdobas each. The publication in La Gaceta and the registration in the Public Property Registry must be carried out within the following thirty days, with a copy of the registration certificate provided to the General Directorate of Mines.

The procedure complied with Article 29 of Law No. 387, which requires the submission of the extension request no later than six months before the expiration of the concession; the General Directorate of Mines verified that the company fulfills its mining tax obligations, submits reports and work plans, and possesses an environmental permit, as well as technical and financial capacity.

The renewal ensures the cement company the supply of limestone in the country’s main market for a quarter of a century, in a context where the construction sector depends on that input, and establishes verifiable obligations for payment, production reporting, and coexistence with owners and artisanal miners in the conceded area.

Source: La Gaceta, Official Gazette No. 208, November 12, 2026, Attorney General’s Office section, p. 11578 (official reference: Reg. 2026-01099 - M. 49864812).