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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2022
Commission File Number: 1-9059

BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
(Registrant’s name)
Brookfield Place, TD Canada Trust Tower, Suite 3700
161 Bay Street, P.O. Box 212
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F  ☐            Form 40-F  ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐





INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 6-K is furnished, not filed, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement.
Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3 to this report on Form 6-K are hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-206417), Form S-8 (File No. 333-224560) and Form F-10 (File No. 333-255874).


    



SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
Date: February 16, 2022 By: /s/ Richie Haddock
Name: Richie Haddock
Title: General Counsel
    



EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits Description
99.1 2021 Q4 and Year-End Report Press Release dated February 16, 2022
99.2 Barrick Gold Corporation Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and the notes thereto as at and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the same periods.
99.3 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document