Barrick Gold Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said the company is “making progress” in its dispute with Mali’s military regime, but the advances haven’t come as fast as expected.

Terry Holohan is leaving the gold miner after taking time away following his release by Mali’s ruling military junta.

Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow said the company is “making progress” in its dispute with Mali’s military regime, but the advances haven’t come as fast as expected. The Canadian company last month suspended operations at the vast Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali after the government started removing gold from the nation’s biggest mine in the latest escalation of a months-long dispute.

Resolute Mining Ltd slumped following the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Terry Holohan, who was detained in Mali during a dispute with the country’s military junta last year.

The chief executive of Anglo-American gold miner Resolute Mining, who was temporarily detained in Mali last year, has resigned, the company said on Monday. Terry Holohan and two other Resolute employees were detained in Bamako,

Terry Holohan (pictured 'is leaving his position as chief exec' of Resolute Mining 'with immediate effect', the London-listed company said.