Only individuals can constitute mining co-operatives, and 75% of the members of mining co-operatives must be Costa Rican nationals.
"Article 1.- The State has the absolute, inalienable and imprescriptible domain of all the mineral resources that exist in the national territory and in its patrimonial sea, whatever the origin, physical state or nature of the substances they contain. The State will endeavor to exploit mining wealth by itself or through agencies that depend on it.
However, the State may grant concessions for the recognition, exploration, exploitation and benefit of mineral resources, in accordance with this law.
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Article 72.- Mining cooperatives in formation and those already established in accordance with current legislation may request mining concessions. The former will be subject to the obligation to obtain their legal personality within a period of six months, counted from the date on which the concession application is submitted.
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Article 74.- Mining cooperatives may only be established by natural persons, and seventy-five percent of their members must be of Costa Rican nationality. These cooperatives must comply with a standard statute, which will be prepared by the Directorate, in conjunction with the National Institute for Cooperative Development.[...]" (Mining Code (No. 6797, 10/04/1982), last amended by Law no. 9647 of 12/19/2018, Articles 1, 72 and 74 [google translation])
Mining Code (No. 6797, 10/04/1982), last amended by Law no. 9647 of 12/19/2018, Articles 1, 72 and 74
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