Barrick Gold Shares Surge as Mali Dispute Reaches Resolution

Barrick Gold has reached a comprehensive settlement with Mali’s transitional government, effectively ending a two-year standoff that had threatened one of the company’s most significant mining operations. The announcement on Sunday, November 24, 2025, triggered immediate market enthusiasm, sending the mining giant’s stock to a fresh 52-week peak and prompting Bank of America to upgrade its rating.

The breakthrough concludes a period of heightened tensions that saw Barrick employees detained and the Malian government threatening to expropriate the crucial Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex. Under the newly confirmed terms, Barrick has agreed to comply with Mali’s 2023 mining code. In return, the authorities have dropped all charges, released the imprisoned Read more...