Haines Borough officials recently returned from a Canadian mineral exploration conference.

Assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck and assembly member Steve Vick traveled to Vancouver, B.C., for the Mineral Exploration Roundup conference, a four-day annual trade show.

In addition to meeting with mining companies Constantine Metal Resources, Chieftain Metals and Prophecy Platinum, Culbeck and Vick spoke with officials from the Alaska Energy Authority, Alaska Department of Transportation, and the Yukon’s Department of Highways and Public Works.