SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    Form 6-K

                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer
                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month of: August, 2005                  Commission File Number:   1-9059

                            BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
                              (Name of Registrant)

                          BCE Place, Canada Trust Tower
                                   Suite 3700
                          161 Bay Street, P.O. Box 212
                                Toronto, Ontario
                                 Canada M5J 2S1
                    (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   X  
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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): ___

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this
Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

                             Yes                  No  X 
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A





                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

         The Registrant's Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 and the Comparative
         Unaudited Financial Statements and the notes thereto prepared in
         accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for that
         same period, (contained on pages 4 to 38 incluslive and page 43 of 
         Exhibit 1 of this Form 6-K Commission File No. 1-9059) furnished to the
         Commission August 2, 2005, are incorporated by reference into the 
         Registrant's registration statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-14148).





                                   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: August 2, 2005                     By:     /s/ Sybil E. Veenman          
                                             ----------------------------------
                                              Name:   Sybil E. Veenman
                                              Title:  Vice President, Assistant
                                                      General Counsel and
                                                      Secretary





                                     EXHIBIT

        Exhibit        Description of Exhibit

           1           Barrick Gold Corporation Second Quarter Report for
                       2005, including the Comparative Unaudited Financial
                       Statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
                       accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") and the
                       notes thereto for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 and
                       Management's Discussion and Analysus (US GAAP) for the
                       same period.







                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1