Prairie Mining company sues Polish Ministry of Environment

Australian mining company Prairie Mining is suing the Polish Ministry of Environment and demanding up to PLN 10 billion in damages, according to daily newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. 

The lawsuit relates to mining projects in Silesia and the Lublin region. In April 2018, the Australian company threatened arbitration when they lost their exclusive right to apply for a mining license for the Jan Karski mine. In their opinion, the decision of the Ministry of the Environment violated the law, although the ministry rejected the claims. Now the Australian company has filed a letter informing the offices of the president of the lawsuit.

According to Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Prairie Mining may demand up to PLN 8-10 billion in damages.