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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BARRICK GOLD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000756894
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BCE PLACE, CANADA TRUST TOWER
		STREET 2:		161 BAY STREET SUITE 3700
		CITY:			TORONTO ONTARIO CANA
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J2S1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4163077470

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BCE PLACE, CANADA TRUST TOWER
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 212 TORONTO
		CITY:			ONTARIO M5J2S1
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J2S1

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BARRICK RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19860109
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR><B>BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION</B><BR>
Brookfield Place, TD Canada Trust Tower<BR>
Suite&nbsp;3700, 161 Bay Street<BR>
P.O. Box 212<BR>
Toronto, Ontario&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M5J 2S1<BR>
Canada
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Tel: 416.861.9911<BR>
Fax: 416.861.2492</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 24pt; margin-left: 50%">November&nbsp;6, 2008

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>BY EDGAR</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
Division of Corporation Finance<BR>
100 F Street, N.E.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549

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    <TD width="9%" nowrap align="left">Attention:&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>H. Roger Schwall<BR>
Assistant Director</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">Re:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Barrick Gold Corporation<BR>
Form 40-F for Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2007<BR>
Filed March&nbsp;28, 2008<BR>
File No.&nbsp;001-09059</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 21pt">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Schwall:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 15pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We hereby acknowledge receipt of the comment letter dated October&nbsp;31, 2008 (the &#147;Comment
Letter&#148;) from the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the above captioned
Annual Report on Form 40-F.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Further to my conversation with Shannon Buskirk on November&nbsp;5, 2008, we wish to advise that
Barrick currently estimates that it will be able to provide a response to the Comment Letter by
December&nbsp;5, 2008.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Should you have any questions in the interim, please contact me at 416-307-5126.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 32pt; margin-left: 50%">Sincerely,

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 24pt; margin-left: 50%">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Jennifer Mazin

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 50%">Jennifer Mazin<BR>
Senior Counsel<BR>
Barrick Gold Corporation

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