Canadian mining group suspends operations in African state

Barrick says Malian authorities have seized stocks of gold from its sites

Canadian mining corporation Barrick Gold has announced that it will suspend operations in Mali in response to a long-running dispute with the West African country’s military government over alleged unpaid taxes.

The company accuses the Malian authorities of seizing gold stocks from its Loulo-Gounkoto complex, located in the west of the country, and transferring them to a custodial bank...