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One of the next major hurdles in Barrick Mining Corp.’s saga in Mali will be renewing a key gold mining license, after the state temporarily took over the vast Loulo-Gounkoto complex this week.

A dispute over mining proceeds has already seen Mali detain four Barrick employees and block gold exports from the mine, which the company shuttered in January. The standoff means the world’s No. 2 ...

Mali has initiated construction of a new gold refinery backed by Russia, marking a step towards the country’s goal of asserting greater control over its natural resources, according to a Reuters ...

• USDA forecasts 8% increase in paddy rice output, reaching 2.96 million tons • Cultivated area projected to expand 8% to 850,000 hectares • Improved climate, reduced pest pressure, and policy support ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A judge in Mali on Monday ordered Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex to be placed under provisional administration for six months in an ongoing dispute between the ...

The announcement by Mali’s military junta that it plans to suspend local radio and TV news broadcasts by Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24 for reporting abuses by the Malian army and its ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has said the exit of Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger, the three Alliance of Sahel States from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community ...

Mali takes control of Canadian-owned Barrick Gold mine over tax dispute By: Baba Ahmed And Wilson Mcmakin, The Associated Press Posted: 10:51 AM CDT Monday, Jun. 16, 2025 Last Modified: 5:53 AM ...

The Ministry of National Education, through the National Directorate of Non-Formal Education and National Languages (DNENF-LN), in partnership with UNESCO office in Mali, organized a two-day ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A judge in Mali on Monday ordered the Canadian mining company Barrick Gold to be placed under provisional administration in an ongoing dispute with the military government ...

Backdrop of the Dispute The intervention comes amid escalating disputes between Mali’s military regime and Barrick Gold. The Malian government accuses the company of: Failing to pay its full financial ...