Answering probing questions about Barrick Gold's (ABX-T, ABX-N) project pipeline and capital expenditures at the 2009 RBC gold conference in London, England, which was also webcast, Barrick president and CEO Aaron Regent said the company may sell off a few non-core assets. While Regent was somewhat coy about which assets Barrick considers non-core, he was willing to name one property that may soon find its way to the auction block: Barrick's 50 percent interest in the Kabanga nickel project in northwestern Tanzania. Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) owns the remainder.
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