Barrick Gold suspends operations in Mali

Mali holding seized Barrick gold at state-owned bank BMS, sources say
Mali's military government is holding gold seized from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne de Solidarite (BMS), two sources said, as the miner pursues plans to suspend its operations in the country.
Barrick Gold suspends operations in Mali after government seizes gold stocks
Barrick Gold Corporation has halted its operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks worth $245 million Cdn from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto complex.
Mali seizes 3 tons of gold from Canadian company Barrick amid dispute over share of revenue
Mali’s military government has started seizing gold stocks of the Canadian mining company Barrick as part of a legal battle over the share of revenue owed to the West African state, according to an internal Barrick letter seen by The Associated Press.
Exclusive: Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized
Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto complex and flew them out by helicopter over the weekend.
Barrick suspends operations in Mali after $245-million worth of gold seized
The Canadian miner confirmed Tuesday that Mali’s military junta had begun seizing gold at the Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in an escalating tax dispute
Barrick Gold Issues Update on Loulo-Gounkoto Operations in Mali
GOLD initiates a temporary suspension of operations as it works to resolve the issues arising from restrictions on shipping gold.
Exclusive-Mali has begun seizing Barrick gold by helicopter
By Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal and Giulia Paravicini DAKAR (Reuters) -Mali began flying gold out of Canadian miner Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto complex by helicopter on Saturday, four sources close to the situation said,
Barrick suspends Mali operations after government seizes gold from mine
Canada’s Barrick Gold has suspended operations in Mali after the government seized gold from the company in an escalation of a dispute between the military junta and international mining groups.
Why Mali just seized 3 tons of gold from Canadian miner Barrick
An ongoing dispute over ownership stakes in Barrick’s operation in Mali has led to the arrest of mining officials, the government’s gold seizure and the company’s shutdown of its mine.
Mali starts seizing gold stocks at Barrick site, company memo says
Mali's government has begun enforcing a provisional order to seize gold stock at Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto site, the Canadian miner said in a note to Malian staff, warning again that it may have to suspend operations at the complex.
Barrick Halts Gold Operations in Mali
Barrick Gold is suspending mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stockpiles and issued an arrest warrant for Barrick's CEO. Bloomberg's William Clowes reports from Johannesburg. (
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