The company has paid $80m (A$122.97m) to the government from cash reserves, with another $80m over the coming months.

The Australian miner agreed to settle a tax dispute as it seeks to secure the release of its chief executive and two other employees detained in the West African country.

IamgoldWikimedia CommonsYouTube Screenshots Australian firm Resolute Mining agreed to pay Mali’s military government $160 million to settle a tax dispute. It follows the detention of its CEO Terrence Holohan and two other executives.