Barrick Gold Corporation First Quarter 2012 Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 29, 2012) - Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) -

First Quarter Results Release May 2nd before market open
Conference Call and Webcast May 2nd 4:30 pm ET
North American callers dial: 800-381-7839
International callers dial: 212-231-2900

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 May 15th, 2012 by calling 800-558-5253 for North American callers and 416-626-4100 for International callers, Reservation #21586733.

Contact Information:

INVESTOR CONTACT: Greg Panagos
Senior Vice President
Investor Relations and Communications
(416) 309-2943
gpanagos@barrick.com

MEDIA CONTACT: Andy Lloyd
Senior Manager, Communications
(416) 307-7414
alloyd@barrick.com