The mine, a top producer of gold in the Andean country, has suffered two attacks over the last two weeks.
A 25-year deal published this week by the Congolese government hands a little-known UAE firm exclusive rights to export artisanal gold at preferential rates.
Gold’s latest pullback in May short-circuiting strong seasonals frustrated plenty of traders.
Providing Silver Lake with access to due diligence would potentially expose St Barbara to a termination of the binding deal with Genesis, it said.
