TORONTO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Mali's government and
Barrick Gold ( GOLD ) will start a new round of negotiations on
Tuesday to resolve a deepening dispute over the alleged non
payment of taxes by the Canadian miner and the seizure of its
gold stocks by authorities in the country, two sources familiar
with the matter told Reuters.
Barrick, the world's second largest gold miner by
production, has temporarily suspended its mining operations in
Mali after the government seized close to 3 metric tons of gold
from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto complex.
Shares of Barrick were trading down by 2% at the Toronto
Stock Exchange at 5:50pm GMT.