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Mali military helicopter airlifts gold from Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto
The Straits Times
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July 10, 2025
DAKAR/TORONTO - A Malian military helicopter airlifted gold from the Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto complex on Thursday, three sources said, days after Reuters reported that a court-appointed administrator planned to sell the site's bullion to...
Mali government seizes $117M of gold from Toronto company's mine
Ottawa Sun
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Malian government helicopters landed unexpectedly at Barrick Mining Corp.’s gold mine on Thursday and seized more than a tonne of the precious metal, according to the company.Article content The move marks another escalation in a protracted...
Mali military helicopter airlifts gold from Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto mine - Reuters
Markets Insider
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Moussa81/iStock via Getty ImagesA Mali military helicopter airlifted gold from the Barrick-owned (NYSE:B) Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex on Thursday, Reuters reported, after previously saying a court-appointed administrator planned to sell the...
Exclusive-Mali military helicopter airlifts gold from Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto
The Malaysian Star
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July 10, 2025
DAKAR/TORONTO (Reuters) -A Malian military helicopter airlifted gold from the Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto complex on Thursday, three sources said, days after Reuters reported that a court-appointed administrator planned to sell the site's bullion...
Babak Jalali, Kamila Andini, Martin Koolhoven, Emily Atef & Yann Gonzalez Feature Projects Set For Venice Gap-Financing Market
Deadline
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July 10, 2025
Upcoming features by Babak Jalali, Kamila Andini, Martin Koolhoven, Emily Atef, Yann Gonzalez and Diego Lerman are among 67 projects selected for the 12th Venice Gap-Financing Market. The project incubator which is a component of the Venice Film...
Suspicions surround international legal trade in Galápagos iguanas
Mongabay
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July 10, 2025
The mega-diverse Galápagos archipelago is home to more than 9,000 species, most of them endemic, including four species of threatened iguanas. A new study has uncovered how traffickers obtain valid CITES permits for trafficked animals — Galápagos...
‘No one is safe’: Civilians, foreigners caught in escalating Mali violence
Yahoo News
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Sikasso, Mali – The Kayes region, which borders Senegal and is vital to Mali’s economy, had remained largely untouched by the violence from armed groups that has rocked the country for several decades. But that changed when armed men waged a...
Ex-Mali minister sentenced to jail in BBJ acquisition trial
Ch-Aviation
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July 10, 2025
Former Malian finance and economy minister Bouaré Fily Sissoko was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Bamako on July 8 in a landmark corruption trial over the controversial 2014 purchase of military equipment and a presidential B737-700(BBJ)...
Mali: Serbian gov't has set aside 3 mln euros for post-fire recovery
Tanjug
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July 9, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali announced on Wednesday the government had set aside 3 mln euros to help those most endangered by fires in several areas in the country. Mali said the government had decided to...
Mali To Finance Barrick's Mine Restart By Selling Seized Gold
Benzinga
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The Malian government is reportedly moving to sell $107 million worth of seized gold from Barrick Mining's B Loulo-Gounkoto mine complex to fund the site's restart following a nearly six-month suspension of operations. According to sources cited...
Wagner Withdrawal Signals Potential Change in Russian Approach to Mali
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Russia’s Wagner Group is being withdrawn from Mali after a three-and-a-half-year deployment with a mixed record of battlefield successes that have come at enormous civilian cost. Wagner’s replacement with the Russian Defense...
Mali plans to sell gold reserves at Barrick complex to fund operations
Joy FM
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July 9, 2025
The Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto complex plans to sell one metric ton of gold from the site's storeroom as operations commence again after an almost six-month suspension, two sources told Reuters....
Mali to sell over $100 million in seized gold from disputed mining site
Business Insider Africa
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July 9, 2025
The sale comes as operations resume at the mine, which had been suspended for nearly six months following a dispute between Barrick and the Malian government. According to sources cited by Reuters, the decision to proceed with the gold sale was...
ICC Africa director to defend Mali in mining dispute
Global Arbitration Review
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Shutterstock, Jason Benz Bennee Diamane Diawara, the ICC’s regional director of arbitration and ADR for Africa, is part of a counsel team appointed to defend Mali in an ICSID dispute with Canadian mining company Barrick Gold. Register for limited...
Vojvodina to finance the preparation of documentation for these 18 projects
eKapija
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The Provincial Secretariat for Regional Development, Interregional Development and Local Self-Government has made a decision on the selection of projects for financing the preparation of technical documentation, and these are projects in the field...
Russian broadcaster RTVI launches in Mali
BNE Intellinews
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Russian television network RTVI has begun broadcasting in Mali via local provider Malivision, reaching over 3mn potential viewers in its latest move to expand across Africa. RTVI’s entry into Mali marks a strategic expansion of its presence on the...
Mali restarts gold operations without Barrick consent
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 8, 2025
MALI’S court-appointed administrator plans to sell one ton of gold from Barrick Mining’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex as operations resume after nearly six months of suspension, said Reuters citing sources. The Canadian mining giant halted activities in...
Ex-Mali Finance Minister Jailed for Plane Scandal
News Central TV
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July 9, 2025
Mali’s former finance minister, Bouare Fily Sissoko, was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison in connection with the controversial purchase of a presidential plane and military equipment over a decade ago. According to an official document...
Mali to sell tonne of seized Barrick gold in ‘illicit’ plan to fund operations
BusinessLIVE
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Toronto/Dakar/Bamako — The Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex plans to sell one metric ton of gold from the site’s storeroom as operations commence again after an almost six-month suspension, two...
Mali plans to sell gold from Barrick Mining complex to fund operations, sources say
The Globe and Mail
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July 8, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:To fund operations, the Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex plans to sell one metric ton of gold.Dado Ruvic/Reuters The Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining’s...