Barrick Gold confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that four employees from its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex had been charged and were awaiting trial after their arrest on Monday night.

Authorities in Mali have arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as the military regime in the West African nation continues to detain workers to pressure companies in its crucial mining sector to pay millions in additional taxes.

Four employees of Canada's Barrick Gold have been detained in Mali, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the military-led government strives to raise more money from mining companies.

Mali’s military-led government continues to escalate its pressure on foreign mining companies, detaining executives and employees as disputes over unpaid taxes, royalties, and revised mining

Canadian gold mining giant Barrick Gold has announced that four employees working at the Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali have been charged and are currently detained pending trial. The company has refuted the charges against its employees,

Four employees of Canada's Barrick Gold have been charged and detained pending trial in Mali, the company said on Tuesday, as the military-led government strives to raise more money from mining companies.

The military regime in Mali has arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as it continues to detain workers to pressure companies in the West African mining sector to pay millions in