Four staff at Canada’s Barrick Gold (GOLD) have been detained in Mali as the military-led government seeks to raise more money from miners,

The Canadian mining company said that four of its employees at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex were charged and detained pending a trial. "While Barrick refutes these charges, it said it would continue to engage with the Malian government to find an amicable dispute settlement that would ensure the long-term sustainability of the complex,