BARRICK Gold is set to resume operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali once authorities permit gold shipments, CEO Mark Bristow confirmed on Wednesday. The Toronto-based mining giant has received assurances that the $245 million worth of gold seized by Malian authorities still belongs to the company, Bristow told Reuters. The dispute between Barrick and Mali, … Read more
BARRICK Gold Corporation has condemned the reported issuance of an arrest warrant for its CEO, Mark Bristow, by the Malian government. The company described the move as part of a troubling pattern of unjustified actions aimed at pressuring the mining giant amid ongoing disputes over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex. The arrest warrant follows months of deteriorating … Read more
Barrick President and CEO Mark Bristow has underscored the crucial need to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex to bolster Mali’s mining industry and its substantial economic contributions. Addressing local media and stakeholders, Bristow highlighted Barrick’s $10bn investment in Mali over the past 29 years, with its mines contributing between 5 … Read more