In 2010 Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd. the applicant in this application launched an application in this Court for the review and setting aside of various decisions that had been, taken by the first, second, third and fourth respondents concerning an application that had been made by Imperial Crown 289 (Pty) Ltd ("1CT"). the fifth respondent in those proceedings, and. in this application, to the Minister of Mineral Resources, the first Respondent, for the grant of a prospecting right for iron ore and manganese or some or other minerals in properties that the parties to those proceedings referred to as the fable 1 properties in Kuruman. Northern Cape. Sishen also sought in those proceedings an order compelling the Minister or her delegate to make a decision whether to grant or refuse its application for a mining right for iron ore and quartzite relating to a 21.4% undivided share in the right to iron ore in such properties which Sishen and the respondents believed had effectively been forfeited by Arcellor Mittal South Africa Limited at 24h00 on the 3()'h April 2009 and which they believed was available to the Minister to grant to someone else.