Barrick Gold warns it may stop production of its Mali mine due to dispute

Barrick Gold, the second largest gold mining company globally, has said it is considering stopping production at its mine in Mali if the ban on shipments was not lifted. According to North African media the company made “the threat in reaction to measures by Bamako authorities to renegotiate the permit in order to have a bigger share of operations in the gold mine.” Mali and other military-ruled states in the Sahel have pushed for renegotiating deals with western mine operators, surfing on a wave of anti-western sentiment.