Mali's government has begun enforcing a provisional order to seize gold stock at Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto site, the Canadian miner said in a note to Malian staff, warning again that it may have to suspend operations at the complex.

Barrick Gold Corp. closed C$6.86 below its 52-week high of C$29.50, which the company reached on October 21st.

Barrick Gold is suspending mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stockpiles and issued an arrest warrant for Barrick's CEO. Bloomberg's William Clowes reports from Johannesburg. (

Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) confirmed the suspension of its operations at the Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali following the Malian government’s decision to move the site’s gold stock to a custodial bank ・This action,

An ongoing dispute over ownership stakes in Barrick’s operation in Mali has led to the arrest of mining officials, the government’s gold seizure and the company’s shutdown of its mine.

Mali's military government is holding gold seized from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne de Solidarite (BMS), two sources said, as the miner pursues plans to suspend its operations in the country.

Barrick Gold Corporation GOLD recently stated that it remains restricted from shipping gold from the Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali. Furthermore, the Malian government has executed the interim attachment order on the gold by transferring the current gold stock from the location to a custodial bank,

Canada's Barrick Gold has confirmed the suspension of its operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks from the Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex. Barrick holds an 80% stake in the mining complex,