EX-23.4 14 dex234.htm EXHIBIT 23.4

Exhibit 23.4

Exhibit 23.4

		Clayton Utz
		Lawyers
		Level 34
		No. 1 O’Connell Street
		Sydney NSW 2000
		Australia
		PO Box H3
		Australia Square
		Sydney NSW 1215
		DX 370 Sydney
		T +61 2 9353 4000
		F +61 2 8220 6700
		www.claytonutz.com

Barrick (PD) Australia Finance Pty Ltd Level 10 2 Mill Street Perth WA 6000 Australia   Barrick Gold Corporation Brookfield Place, Canada Trust Tower 161 Bay Street, Suite 3700 Toronto Ontario M5J 2S1 Canada 6 November 2009

Our reference: 657/17216/21719037

Dear Sirs

Registration Statement on Form F-9 and Form F-4 of Barrick (PD) Australia Finance Pty Ltd ACN 139 909 934 and Barrick Gold Corporation

We have acted as Australian legal advisors to Barrick (PD) Australia Finance Pty Ltd ACN 139 909 934 and Barrick Gold Corporation (together, the Registrants) in connection with the registration statement on Form F-9 and Form F-4 (Registration Statement) being filed today by the Registrants with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

We acknowledge that we are referred to under the headings “Description of the Notes—Enforceability of Judgments” and “Legal Matters” in the preliminary short form prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement and we hereby consent to such use of our name in the Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

/s/    Clayton Utz

Clayton Utz