"Barrick Gold's New Office Tracks Junior Exploration Cos."
"Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:ABX) has opened a Vancouver office to monitor junior exploration projects, executive vice-president Alex Davidson said at an exploration conference. Davidson said two or three employees in the office are tracking junior projects, and visiting managers of companies and their exploration sites. The local office also handles Barrick's exploration efforts around Eskay Creek, its 100%-owned gold mine in northern B.C."
this is a very interesting article, IMHO, and may explain why barrick got mention in the latest PR. for new investors who didn't see it, here's a quote:
"Mr. Belchenko's close working relationship with large mining multinationals such as Barrick Gold will also enable us to forge strong joint-venture partnerships and enable us to increase our gold production," further added Mr. Feldbush.