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Barrick will resume operations in Mali once it can ship gold, CEO says

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TORONTO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold (ABX.TO), opens new tab CEO Mark Bristow said the miner will resume operations at its shuttered Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali once authorities in the country allow it to resume gold shipments.

The Canadian miner said its been assured that gold worth about $245 million seized by authorities still belongs to the company, Bristow told Reuters in Toronto.

Reporting by Divya Rajagopal; Writing by Felix Njini; Editing by Caroline Stauffer

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