From a statement issued by the Chamber of Mining in Nicaragua:

Representatives from the organizations that make up the Mining Federation of Central American and the Caribbean (FMCC), elected Mr. Sergio Rios, as president of the Mining Chamber of Nicaragua.

The federation is made up of chambers and associations, and suppliers of goods, services and consulting firms who come from Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic.

The WFCC was constituted on November 13 at the First International Congress of Mining entitled "The emerging mining industry in Central America: Challenges and Opportunities", held in Panama City under the auspices of the Latin American Mining Organization (Olami).

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