Airlifting

The Unexpected Seizure: Mali's Military Helicopters Land at Barrick Gold Mine In a surprising turn of events, Malian military helicopters executed an unannounced landing at Barrick Gold Corp.'s Loulo-Gounkoto mine last Thursday, resulting in the seizure of over one metric ton of gold. The implications of this incident are significant, raising numerous questions about the future of mining operations in Mali and the tensions between the government and foreign investors. On a typically quiet Thursday morning, as the sun cast…