BARNAKO, Mali — Three officials from Australian company Resolute Mining, which owns a gold mine in Mali, have been detained for questioning, industry and judiciary sources told AFP on Saturday.
It is the second time in just over a month that employees of a foreign mining firm have been detained in Mali as the ruling military junta seeks greater control over the lucrative sector.The Resolute executives were arrested on Friday at a hotel in the capital, Bamako, and taken to a specialized unit set up by the junta to tackle corruption and economic or financial crimes, the judiciary source said.
Australian officials are in regular contact with mining companies that operate in West Africa but are not providing direct consulate assistance on the matter.Since seizing power, Mali's leaders have vowed to ensure a more equitable distribution of mining revenues.Despite being one of the leading gold producers in Africa, the Sahel nation is also one of the poorest countries in the world.
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