Eighteen companies have taken legal action against the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development (MIIR) due to the withrawal of their subsoil use rights. The ministry had terminated contracts for subsoil use and revoked licenses for solid minerals at the end of December. The decision by the ministry to revoke the licenses has left many companies in a difficult situation. The legal entities challenging the MIIR decision in court have not been named, but it has been confirmed that the Australian Fortescue Metals Group is not among them.
The revocation