Mali wins $160m in mining dispute after detaining boss of Australia's Resolute

Resolute Mining's British boss Terry Holohan and two other staff were unexpectedly detained 10 days ago.

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Reports say Terry Holohan and his colleagues were arrested while travelling to the capital city, Bamako, for what they were expecting to be routine negotiations.

Resolute, which owns a gold mine in Mali, said on Sunday it would pay $80m immediately from existing cash reserves, and the rest in the coming months.

Mali is one of Africa's top gold producers.

It is is seeking to extract a greater share of income from foreign operators in the sector.

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