FOR:  BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

PARIS, NYSE, TSX, Swiss SYMBOL:  ABX
LSE SYMBOL:  BGD

June 30, 2006

Barrick Gold Corporation Second Quarter 2006 Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - June 30, 2006) - Barrick Gold Corporation
(NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX)(LSE:BGD)(SWX:ABX)(EURONEXT PARIS:ABX) -

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Second Quarter Results Release   August 2nd after market close

Conference Call and Webcast      August 3rd at 10:00 am EDT

North American callers dial:     800-633-8956

International callers dial:      416-641-6677

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A live webcast of the Conference Call will be accessible on Barrick's website at www.barrick.com.

The Conference Call will be available for replay until August 10th by calling 800-558-5253 for North American
callers and 416-626-4100 for International callers, Reservation #21298435.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Barrick Gold Corporation
Vincent Borg
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
(416) 307-7477
(416) 861-1509 (FAX)
vborg@barrick.com


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