Mali is currently under the authority of a government that came ... with the three detained employees who remain held at the Economic and Financial Centre of Bamako (Pôle Économique et Financier de Bamako),” the company further elaborated.

A military junta has detained the CEO and two other executives of Australian gold miner Resolute Mining over a royalties dispute in the West African nation of Mali. Terry Holohan, CEO of West Australian-based Resolute, and two other staff were detained by Malian authorities on Friday following a meeting in the capital, Bamako.

Australian gold miner Resolute Mining confirmed on Sunday that the company's CEO Terence Holohan and two other employees have been temporarily detained by government officials in Mali. The executives were in Bamako to hold discussions with the mining and tax authorities regarding general activities related to the company's business practices in Mali.

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Three expat executives from Australian company Resolute Mining, which owns a gold mine in Mali, have been detained for questioning.

Terry Holohan, chief executive officer of Australian gold miner Resolute Mining Ltd., has been detained by the military-controlled government of Mali in West Africa, according to people with knowledge of the matter.