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MINERA QUETZAL, S.A

NIT 572316-7

ⓘ The tax ID (NIT) is Guatemala's taxpayer number. It appears only in the 2022 base; the yearly register prints none, so a holder's tax ID is filled where a base row for the same licence or the same licence name names the same holder.
· legal representative in the 2022 base: JORGE LUIS AVALOS AUSTRIA

1
on the newest list
ⓘ Licences on the mining ministry's newest list naming this holder.
3
licences, every list
2
rows in the 2022 base
8.80 km²
area on the newest list
0
press-reported accidents

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Licences on the ministry's yearly list
Code Licence Kind Place km² Granted Expires Lists
LEXR-392 SECOCHOY
Galena, Smithsonita, Cerusita, Plomo, Plata Y Zinc
exploration San Pedro Carcha Y San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz 8.80 Sep 29, 1999 Sep 28, 2002
expiry past
on the 2026 list
since the 2025 list
CT-041 XOAXAN
Calcopirita Y Sulfuros Polimetalicos De Cobre, Hierro Y Zinc
exploitation Cubulco, Baja Verapaz 0.49 Mar 7, 1996 Mar 6, 2021
expiry past
until the 2025 list
CT-101 MINA SANTA ELENA (SUSPENDIDA)
Psilomelano, Pirolusita Y Hematita
exploitation San Sebastian Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango 1.00 Nov 11, 1995 Nov 10, 2020
expiry past
until the 2025 list

Newest list first. A licence still on the newest list is the current holding; one that dropped off keeps the last list that carried it. An expiry date earlier than the list's capture is marked: the mining ministry keeps expired licences on the register.

Rows in the ministry's January 2022 spreadsheet
Code Licence Kind Place km² Term EIA resolution
CT-041 XOAXAN
Calcopirita Y Sulfuros Polimetalicos De Cobre, Hierro Y Zinc
exploitation Cubulco, Baja Verapaz 4,886.00 Mar 7, 1996 → Mar 6, 2021 DGM SOLICITÓ SEGÚN, ACUERDO GUBERNATIVO 137-2016 Y SUS REFORMAS
CT-101 MINA SANTA ELENA
Psilomelano, Pirolusita Y Óxido De Hierro (Hematita)
exploitation San Sebastian Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango Nov 11, 1995 → Nov 10, 2020 DGM SOLICITÓ SEGÚN, ACUERDO GUBERNATIVO 137-2016 Y SUS REFORMAS

The 2022 base's rows for this holder: the licence's term and the environmental-impact resolution the register omits. A one-off file; a licence granted after January 2022 has no row here.

Inspections the ministry scheduled at this holder's licences
Year Licence no. Mine (as printed) Scheduled Report
2025 CT-041 XOAXAN SEPTIEMBRE DCM-INF-INS-EXT-211-2025
2024 CT-041 XOAXAN JULIO DCM-INF-INS-EXT-079-2024
2019 CT-041 XOAXAN 18 al 21 JUNIO SCDM-INF-INS-EXT-147-2019
2019 CT-101 MINA SANTA ELENA (SUSPENDIDA) 07 AL 11 DE OCTUBRE SCDM-INF-INS-EXT-214-2019

Matched on the licence number of each of the holder's licences on the yearly list; plan and report number only, no findings or outcome.

Fines the ministry lists against this holder's case files
Year Resolution Case file Type (as printed) Class
2026 103-2026 CT-041 OMISIÓN INFORME DE PRODUCCIÓN Production report omitted
2026 128-2026 CT-101 INFORME DE PRODUCCIÓN Production report omitted
2025 90-2025 CT-041 OMISIÓN INFORME DE PRODUCCIÓN Production report omitted
2025 280-2025 CT-041 REGLAMENTO DE SEGURIDAD Safety regulation
2023 145-2023 CT-101 CANON DE SUPERFICIE 2020 Y 2021 Surface fee (canon)
2023 269-2023 CT-041 OMISION IP 2021 Production report omitted
2023 331-2023 CT-041 CANON DE SUPERFICIE 2020 Y 2021 Surface fee (canon)
2022 362-2022 CT-041 IP 2020 Production report omitted

No amount, date or outcome printed; a listed resolution is not a proven sanction.