{
  "id": 6332380,
  "title": "Nicaragua hands gold concession to sister firm of US-sanctioned Chinese miner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/nicaragua-hands-gold-concession-to-sister-firm-of-us-sanctioned-6332380",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T21:40:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3366836/nicaragua-hands-gold-concession-sister-firm-us-sanctioned-chinese-miner"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nicaragua has granted a Chinese-owned company linked to one sanctioned by Washington the right to prospect and dig for gold across 262 sq km (101 sq miles) of rainforest, about a quarter the size of Hong Kong. The 25-year concession over the block, named Jade, went to Linze Excelente Mineria, a company that appeared in Nicaragua’s mining registry only last year. The block is in a corner of the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Nicaragua hands gold concession to sister firm of US-sanctioned Chinese miner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/nicaragua-hands-gold-concession-to-sister-firm-of-us-sanctioned",
        "published": "2026-09-08T21:40:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}