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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	6 Months Ended
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	Jun. 30, 2020
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Statement of Compliance	A) Statement of Compliance These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with Barrick’s most recently issued Annual Report which includes information necessary or useful to understanding the Company’s business and financial statement presentation. In particular, the Company’s significant accounting policies were presented in Note 2 of the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 ("2019 Annual Financial Statements"), and have been consistently applied in the preparation of these interim financial statements, except as otherwise noted in Note 2B. These condensed interim consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on August 7, 2020.