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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;21, 2004</B>
<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION</B>

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<I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Ontario</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Not Applicable</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(Province or other jurisdiction of</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(I.R.S. Employer</I></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><I>incorporation or organization)</I></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>Identification No.)</I></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>BCE Place<BR>
Canada Trust Tower<BR>
Suite&nbsp;3700<BR>
161 Bay Street, P.O. Box 212<BR>
Toronto, Canada M5J 2S1<BR>
(800)&nbsp;720-7415</B>


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<I>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</I></DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION STOCK OPTION PLAN (2004)</B>


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<I>(Full title of the plan)</I></DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.<BR>
P.O. Box 29, Elko, Nevada 89803<BR>
(702)&nbsp;738-8043</B>


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<I>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I></DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>to be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price Per</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registration</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Share<SUP>(b)</SUP></B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price<SUP>(b)</SUP></B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Shares,
without par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">16,000,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">US$23.01</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">US$368,160,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">US$43,332.43</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 of the Securities of 1933, as amended, the number of
Common Shares being registered hereby shall be adjusted to include any
additional Common Shares that may become issuable as a result of stock splits,
stock dividends, recapitalization or any other similar transactions effected
without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number
of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding Common Shares in accordance with the provisions
of the plan described herein.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Estimated pursuant to paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 under the
<I>Securities Act of 1933</I>, as amended, solely for the purpose of computing the
registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common
Shares being registered hereby as reported on The New York Stock
Exchange on December&nbsp;14,
2004.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Plan Information.</B>*



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>*




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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">All information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with
Rule&nbsp;428 under the <I>Securities Act of 1933</I>, as amended, and the &#147;Note&#148; to
Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed or furnished by Barrick Gold Corporation
(the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:


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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 40-F (File
No.&nbsp;1-9059) for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003 filed
with the Commission on May&nbsp;19, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Reports on Form 6-K (File No.
1-9059) furnished to the Commission on January&nbsp;20, 2004,
February&nbsp;17, 2004, March&nbsp;18, 2004, April&nbsp;27, 2004, July&nbsp;27,
2004, July&nbsp;29, 2004, October&nbsp;28, 2004, November&nbsp;10, 2004, and
November&nbsp;16, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Shares
contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
8-A (File No.&nbsp;1-9059) filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;9,
1987, including any amendment or report for the purpose of
updating such description.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the <I>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</I>, as amended,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. In addition, reports on Form 6-K furnished by the Registrant to the
Commission shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date such documents are furnished to
the Commission.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Description of Securities.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the <I>Business Corporations Act </I>(Ontario), the Registrant may
indemnify a present or former director or officer or a person who acts or acted
at the Registrant&#146;s request as a director or officer of another corporation of
which the Registrant is or was a shareholder or creditor, and his or her heirs
and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and expenses, including
an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred
by him or her in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or
proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of his or her being or
having been a director or officer of the Registrant or such other corporation
if the director or officer acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the
best interests of the Registrant and, in the case of a criminal or
administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had
reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful. Such
indemnification may be made in connection with an action by or on behalf of the
Registrant or such other corporation only with court approval. A director is
entitled to indemnification from the Registrant as a matter of right if he or
she was substantially successful on the merits of his or her defence and
fulfilled the conditions set forth above.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with provisions of the <I>Business Corporations Act </I>(Ontario)
described above, the by-laws of the Registrant provide that the Registrant
shall indemnify a director or officer, a former director or officer, or a
person who acts or acted at the Registrant&#146;s request as a director or officer
of a corporation of which the Registrant is or was a shareholder or creditor,
and his or her heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and
expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment,
reasonably incurred by him or her in respect of any civil, criminal or
administrative action or proceeding to which he or she was made a party by
reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Registrant or such
other corporation if he or she acted honestly and in good faith with a view to
the best interests of the Registrant and, in the case of a criminal or
administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by monetary penalty, he or
she had reasonable grounds in believing that his or her conduct was lawful.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the <I>Securities
Act of 193</I>3 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of
the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the <I>Securities Act of
1933 </I>and is, therefore, unenforceable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exhibits.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1*
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Barrick Gold Corporation Stock Option Plan (2004).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment, dated
December&nbsp;7, 2001, Articles of Amalgamation, dated
January&nbsp;1, 1999, and By-laws of Barrick Gold Corporation.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Davies Ward Phillips &#038; Vineberg LLP, regarding the legality of
the Common Shares registered hereunder.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Davies Ward Phillips &#038; Vineberg LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1
hereto).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this Registration
Statement).</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">*</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Filed herewith.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Undertakings.</B>



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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the <I>Securities Act of 1933</I>;
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    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in
the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
the information set forth in this Registration
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any
material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this
Registration Statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the <I>Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 </I>that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.


<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the <I>Securities Act of 1933</I>, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes
of determining any liability under the <I>Securities Act of 1933</I>, each
filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the <I>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </I>(and where
applicable, each filing of the employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the <I>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</I>) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
<I>Securities Act of 1933 </I>may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification
provisions described under Item&nbsp;6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the <I>Securities Act of 1933 </I>and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-4
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the <I>Securities Act </I>and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-5
</DIV>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the <I>Securities Act of 1933</I>, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada
on the 21st
day of December, 2004.


<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><B>BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SYBIL E. VEENMAN</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Sybil E. Veenman&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Vice President, Assistant
General Counsel and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>




<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of
Sybil E. Veenman and Gregory C. Wilkins as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone,
or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the <I>Securities Act of 1933</I>, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:

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    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="37%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="28%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ PETER MUNK<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Peter Munk</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ GREGORY C. WILKINS<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Gregory C. Wilkins</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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</TABLE>
</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
</DIV>

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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="37%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="28%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ JAMIE C. SOKALSKY<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jamie C. Sokalsky</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ ANDR&#201; R. FALZON<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Andr&#233; R. Falzon</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Vice President and Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ JACK E. THOMPSON<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jack E. Thompson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Vice Chairman and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ HOWARD L. BECK<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Howard L. Beck</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ C. WILLIAM D. BIRCHALL<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
C. William D. Birchall</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ GUSTAVO CISNEROS<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Gustavo Cisneros</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ MARSHALL A. COHEN<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Marshall A. Cohen</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ PETER A. CROSSGROVE<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Peter A. Crossgrove</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ PETER C. GODSOE<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Peter C. Godsoe</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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</TABLE>
</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
</DIV>

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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="37%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="28%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ ANGUS A. MACNAUGHTON<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Angus A. MacNaughton</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ BRIAN MULRONEY<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ ANTHONY MUNK<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Anthony Munk</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ JOSEPH L. ROTMAN<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Joseph L. Rotman</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ STEVEN J. SHAPIRO<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Steven J. Shapiro</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December&nbsp;21, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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<P>&nbsp;
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the <I>Securities Act of
1933</I>, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement, solely in the
capacity of the duly authorized representative of Barrick Gold Corporation in
the United States, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario,
Canada on the 21st
day of December, 2004.

<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><B>BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINES INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SYBIL E. VEENMAN</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Sybil E. Veenman&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
</DIV>

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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">


<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;Index</B>


<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Barrick Gold Corporation Stock Option Plan (2004).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment, dated
December&nbsp;7, 2001, Articles of Amalgamation, dated
January&nbsp;1, 1999, and By-laws of Barrick Gold Corporation.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Davies Ward Phillips &#038; Vineberg LLP, regarding the legality
of the Common Shares registered hereunder.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Davies Ward Phillips &#038; Vineberg LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1
hereto).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this Registration
Statement).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">*</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Filed herewith.</TD>
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As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2004
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ontario
Not Applicable
(Province or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
BCE Place
Canada Trust Tower
Suite 3700
161 Bay Street, P.O. Box 212
Toronto, Canada M5J 2S1
(800) 720-7415
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION STOCK OPTION PLAN (2004)
(Full title of the plan)
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
P.O. Box 29, Elko, Nevada 89803
(702) 738-8043
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate
Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered
(a)
Share
(b)
Offering Price
(b)
Fee
Common Shares,
without par value
16,000,000
US$23.01
US$368,160,000
US$43,332.43
(a)
Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities of 1933, as amended, the number of
Common Shares being registered hereby shall be adjusted to include any
additional Common Shares that may become issuable as a result of stock splits,
stock dividends, recapitalization or any other similar transactions effected
without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number
of the Registrant's outstanding Common Shares in accordance with the provisions
of the plan described herein.
(b)
Estimated pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the
Securities Act of 1933
, as amended, solely for the purpose of computing the
registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common
Shares being registered hereby as reported on The New York Stock
Exchange on December 14,
2004.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information.
*
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
*
*
All information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with
Rule 428 under the
Securities Act of 1933
, as amended, and the "Note" to
Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed or furnished by Barrick Gold Corporation
(the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 40-F (File
No. 1-9059) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 filed
with the Commission on May 19, 2004;
(b)
The Registrant's Reports on Form 6-K (File No.
1-9059) furnished to the Commission on January 20, 2004,
February 17, 2004, March 18, 2004, April 27, 2004, July 27,
2004, July 29, 2004, October 28, 2004, November 10, 2004, and
November 16, 2004;
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Shares
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
8-A (File No. 1-9059) filed with the Commission on February 9,
1987, including any amendment or report for the purpose of
updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
, as amended,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. In addition, reports on Form 6-K furnished by the Registrant to the
Commission shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date such documents are furnished to
the Commission.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
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such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under the
Business Corporations Act
(Ontario), the Registrant may
indemnify a present or former director or officer or a person who acts or acted
at the Registrant's request as a director or officer of another corporation of
which the Registrant is or was a shareholder or creditor, and his or her heirs
and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and expenses, including
an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred
by him or her in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or
proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of his or her being or
having been a director or officer of the Registrant or such other corporation
if the director or officer acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the
best interests of the Registrant and, in the case of a criminal or
administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had
reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful. Such
indemnification may be made in connection with an action by or on behalf of the
Registrant or such other corporation only with court approval. A director is
entitled to indemnification from the Registrant as a matter of right if he or
she was substantially successful on the merits of his or her defence and
fulfilled the conditions set forth above.
In accordance with provisions of the
Business Corporations Act
(Ontario)
described above, the by-laws of the Registrant provide that the Registrant
shall indemnify a director or officer, a former director or officer, or a
person who acts or acted at the Registrant's request as a director or officer
of a corporation of which the Registrant is or was a shareholder or creditor,
and his or her heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and
expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment,
reasonably incurred by him or her in respect of any civil, criminal or
administrative action or proceeding to which he or she was made a party by
reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Registrant or such
other corporation if he or she acted honestly and in good faith with a view to
the best interests of the Registrant and, in the case of a criminal or
administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by monetary penalty, he or
she had reasonable grounds in believing that his or her conduct was lawful.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities
Act of 193
3 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of
the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of
1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1*
Barrick Gold Corporation Stock Option Plan (2004).
4.2*
Articles of Amendment, dated
December 7, 2001, Articles of Amalgamation, dated
January 1, 1999, and By-laws of Barrick Gold Corporation.
5.1*
Opinion of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, regarding the legality of
the Common Shares registered hereunder.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1
hereto).
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this Registration
Statement).
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933
;
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(ii) To reflect in
the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
the information set forth in this Registration
Statement;
(iii) To include any
material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this
Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the
Securities Act of 1933
, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes
of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933
, each
filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(and where
applicable, each filing of the employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933
may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification
provisions described under Item 6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933
and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the
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matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act
and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933
, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada
on the 21st
day of December, 2004.
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
By:
/s/   SYBIL E. VEENMAN
Name:
Sybil E. Veenman
Title:
Vice President, Assistant
General Counsel and Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of
Sybil E. Veenman and Gregory C. Wilkins as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone,
or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933
, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ PETER MUNK
Peter Munk
Chairman and Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ GREGORY C. WILKINS
Gregory C. Wilkins
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
December 21, 2004
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ JAMIE C. SOKALSKY
Jamie C. Sokalsky
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
December 21, 2004
/s/ ANDRÉ R. FALZON
André R. Falzon
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
December 21, 2004
/s/ JACK E. THOMPSON
Jack E. Thompson
Vice Chairman and Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ HOWARD L. BECK
Howard L. Beck
Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ C. WILLIAM D. BIRCHALL
C. William D. Birchall
Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ GUSTAVO CISNEROS
Gustavo Cisneros
Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ MARSHALL A. COHEN
Marshall A. Cohen
Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ PETER A. CROSSGROVE
Peter A. Crossgrove
Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ PETER C. GODSOE
Peter C. Godsoe
Director
December 21, 2004
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ ANGUS A. MACNAUGHTON
Angus A. MacNaughton
Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ BRIAN MULRONEY
The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney
Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ ANTHONY MUNK
Anthony Munk
Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ JOSEPH L. ROTMAN
Joseph L. Rotman
Director
December 21, 2004
/s/ STEVEN J. SHAPIRO
Steven J. Shapiro
Director
December 21, 2004
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the
Securities Act of
1933
, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement, solely in the
capacity of the duly authorized representative of Barrick Gold Corporation in
the United States, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario,
Canada on the 21st
day of December, 2004.
BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINES INC.
By:
/s/   SYBIL E. VEENMAN
Name:
Sybil E. Veenman
Title:
Secretary
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1*
Barrick Gold Corporation Stock Option Plan (2004).
4.2*
Articles of Amendment, dated
December 7, 2001, Articles of Amalgamation, dated
January 1, 1999, and By-laws of Barrick Gold Corporation.
5.1*
Opinion of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, regarding the legality
of the Common Shares registered hereunder.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1
hereto).
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this Registration
Statement).
*
Filed herewith.