Barrick Gold’s giant Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali has been placed under the provisional administration of the country's military junta amid an ongoing tax dispute. The Canadian-owned complex

Canada's Barrick Mining had its Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali placed under state control by a court on Monday in a major escalation of a dispute over taxes and ownership.

A judge in Mali has ordered the Canadian mining company Barrick Gold to be placed under provisional administration in an ongoing dispute with the military government over unpaid taxes. The