FIMI urges govt to remove trade barriers imposed due to e-auction mechanism SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 05, 2021, 03:22 PM IST Share Synopsis Karnataka is the only state in India where the miners have no commercial freedom to sell their product, where entire ore has to be sold through institutionalised e-auction to parties meeting eligibility criteria- domestic-end users, FIMI, Southern Region, said in a statement. Agencies Various rigorous conditions which are now strangling the iron ore industry were imposed by the Supreme Court in 2011, the FIMI claimed. The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) on Monday urged the Centre and state governments to remove various restrictions imposed exclusively on iron ore trade in Karnataka.