Canada's Barrick Mining had its Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali placed under state control by a court on Monday in a major escalation of a dispute over taxes and ownership.

Mali's military junta has started building a gold refinery in partnership with a Russian conglomerate, the Yadran Group.

Barrick Mining Corp.'s Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex should be placed under provisional administration for six months, ...