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Jun. 2, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

TORONTO, June 2, 2011 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

• The shareholders of Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX:EQN) have accepted the $C8.15 cash per share takeover offer from Barrick Gold Corporation (TSX:ABX). Equinox Minerals will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining, the S&P/TSX Global Mining, Global Base Metals and Equal Weight Global Base Metals and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials indices after close on Thursday, June 9, 2011.

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