FOR:  BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

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

September 14, 2006

Alaskan Court Denies NovaGold's Request for Injunctive Relief

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Sept. 14, 2006) - Barrick Gold Corporation
(NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX)(LSE:BGD)(SWX:ABX)(EURONEXT PARIS:ABX) announced today that the Honorable Timothy
M. Burgess, United States District Court Judge for the District of Alaska, denied NovaGold Resources
Inc.'s (NG: TSX; AMEX) request for a preliminary injunction relating to Barrick's offer to acquire
NovaGold.

The Alaskan Court found that "NovaGold's shareholders have been fully informed of the nature of the
dispute and have sufficient information to determine whether they should tender their shares."
Moreover, the judge concluded that NovaGold has "failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the
merits or raise serious questions going to the merits of its claim...that Barrick misrepresented its
interest in Donlin Creek."

"Barrick is very pleased that the Court decided in Barrick's favor. NovaGold's Board and management
should stop employing diversionary legal maneuvers and putting up road blocks. NovaGold has had 50
plus days to put an alternative transaction on the table - it is now time for them to let their
shareholders decide on our attractive offer," said Greg Wilkins, President and Chief Executive
Officer. "NovaGold's management had its day in court and lost; it is now time to put the ball in their
shareholders' court."

In the decision rendered, the Court said that to obtain a preliminary injunction, "a moving party must
show either: (1) a likelihood of success on the merits and the possibility of irreparable injury; or
(2) that serious questions going to the merits were raised and the balance of hardships tips sharply
in its favor. The moving party has the burden of proof on each element of the test. Plaintiffs have
failed to meet their burden on the record before this Court."

Barrick is making the offer in order to acquire NovaGold to consolidate its interest in the Donlin
Creek project in Alaska, USA, and acquire 100 per cent of the Galore Creek project in British
Columbia, Canada. The proposed transaction is valued at approximately US$1.3 billion (or approximately
US$1.5 billion on a fully diluted basis). The all-cash offer of US$14.50 per share represents a
premium of 24 per cent over the July 21, 2006 closing price of NovaGold's shares on the AMEX, and a
premium of 23 per cent over the equity offering of US$11.75 completed by NovaGold in February 2006.

The Circular for NovaGold is available on Barrick's website at www.barrick.com, from the Canadian
System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com or the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov.

Barrick's vision is to be the world's best gold company by finding, acquiring, developing and
producing quality reserves in a safe, profitable and socially responsible manner. Barrick's shares are
traded on the Toronto, New York, London, Euronext-Paris and Swiss stock exchanges.

Additional Information

On August 4, 2006, Barrick Gold Corporation filed a tender offer statement related to its tender offer
for the outstanding common shares of NovaGold Resources Inc. Investors and security holders of
NovaGold are urged to read the tender offer statement, because it contains important information.
Investors and security holders of NovaGold may obtain a free copy of the tender offer statement and
other documents filed by Barrick Gold Corporation with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
The tender offer statement may also be obtained for free from Barrick Gold Corporation on its website
or by directing a request to Barrick Gold Corporation's investor relations department.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information included in this press release, including any information as to our future
financial or operating performance and other statements that express management's expectations or
estimates of future performance, constitute "forward-looking statements." The words "expect", "will",
"intend", "estimate" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered
reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive
uncertainties and contingencies. The Company cautions the reader that such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual financial
results, performance or achievements of Barrick to be materially different from the Company's
estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking
statements and the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. These risks,
uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to: changes in the worldwide price of
gold or certain other commodities (such as copper, silver, fuel and electricity) and currencies;
changes in U.S. dollar interest rates or gold lease rates; risks arising from holding derivative
instruments; ability to successfully integrate acquired assets; legislative, political or economic
developments in the jurisdictions in which the Company carries on business; operating or technical
difficulties in connection with mining or development activities; employee relations; the speculative
nature of gold exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities or grades of
reserves; adverse changes in our credit rating; contests over title to properties, particularly title
to undeveloped properties; and the risks involved in the exploration, development and mining business.
These factors are discussed in greater detail in the Company's most recent Form 40-F/Annual
Information Form on file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian provincial
securities regulatory authorities.

The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable
law.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

INVESTOR CONTACTS:
Barrick Gold Corporation
James Mavor. Vice President, Investor Relations
(416) 307-7463
jmavor@barrick.com

OR

Barrick Gold Corporation
Mary Ellen Thorburn
Director, Investor Relations
(416) 307-7363
mthorburn@barrick.com

OR

MEDIA CONTACT:
Barrick Gold Corporation
Vincent Borg, Senior Vice President,
Corporate Communications
(416) 307-7477
vborg@barrick.com

                                                                
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