Barrick Gold Corporation Fourth Quarter 2011 Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 10, 2012) - Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX)(TSX: ABX) -

Fourth Quarter Results Release        February 16th before market open      
                                                                            
Conference Call and Webcast           February 16th 9:30 am ET              
                                                                           
                                                                           
          North American callers dial:       800-742-6164                  
                                                                           
          International callers dial:        212-231-2901                  

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 March 1st, 2012 by calling 800-558-5253 for North American callers and 416-626-4100 for International callers, Reservation #21574166.