Barrick Gold Corporation Second Quarter 2010 Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/17/10 -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX)(TSX: ABX) -

Second Quarter Results Release                  July 29th before market open
Conference Call and Webcast                     July 29th 9:30 am ET

North America callers dial:                     800-771-6781
International callers dial:                     212-231-2922

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 5th by calling 800-558-5253 for North America callers and 416-626-4100 for International callers, Reservation #21474098.

Contacts:

INVESTOR CONTACT: Deni Nicoski

Vice President, Investor Relations

(416) 307-7410

Email: dnicoski@barrick.com