Mali tax dispute: Military govt seizes gold from Canadian mining giant

Tensions are escalating in Mali as the military-led government has seized nearly $245 million worth of gold from the Canadian mining company Barrick Gold. The gold was taken from a mining site in the far west, which has been at the centre of a long-standing dispute over unpaid taxes and mining contracts. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #MaliGold #MaliMiningDispute #BarrickGold #GoldTrade #MaliEconomy #ResourceNationalism #ArtisanalMining #MaliJunta #GoldRefinery #SahelPolitics #MiningConflict #RussianInfluence #MaliNews