Canada's Barrick Gold said on Monday it would suspend operations in Mali if the country does not lift restrictions on gold shipments within the coming week, as the mining group faces what sources told Reuters amounted to a confiscation order.

Barrick Gold Corp. said it will have to halt mining in Mali soon if the government doesn’t stop disrupting exports and operations at its mine.

Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD) (TSX:ABX) has given Mali a week to remove gold exports limits and resolve a dispute over its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex, in response to the country extending its shipping ban to include the site’s on-hand stock of the precious metal.