The decision of 16 January 2018 will undergo Judicial Review, after Bougainville Copper Limited filed the case on 25 January challenging it.
Leave was granted On Tuesday by Justice Leka Nablu of the Waigani National Court.
BCL now have 14 days to file the substantive review before the court.
The grant of leave will operate as a stay on the January 16 decision pending the substantive hearing.
BCL applied for the renewal of its exploration license on 6 May 2016 from the Department of Mineral and Energy Resources of the Autonomous Bougainville Government.
