Loading ...Exclusive: Barrick Gold signs agreement with Mali to end mining dispute
As part of the new agreement, Barrick will pay a total of 275 billion CFA or $438 million to the Mali government, in return for the release of detained employees, seized gold, and restarting the operations at the Loulo-Gounkoto mine.
Barrick did not immediately respond to an email query by Reuters. A spokesperson for Mali’s mines ministry declined to comment.