Acadia Mining's North Mara gold mine in Tanzania. Barrick says the Tanzanian government will not negotiate with Acacia directly. Courtesy of Acacia Mining.

Acacia Mining, a former subsidiary of Barrick Gold, said Wednesday that it remains on the outside of negotiations between Barrick and the Government of Tanzania regarding resolving a long-standing tax dispute between Acacia and the government in order to resume operations in the nation. 

In a press release, Acacia stated that “it continues to be excluded from the discussions between Barrick and the [Government of Tanzania].” The statement added that the company has been notified by Barrick that it has made “significant progress” towards finalizing a proposed solution and that Acacia has received a letter from the government saying that they will not sign off on any proposed resolution unless it is “satisfied that substantial changes have been made to the management style of the Operating Companies and of their shareholders".