FOR:  BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
 
LSE, NYSE, PARIS, Swiss, TSX SYMBOL:  ABX
 
July 7, 2003
 
Barrick Takes Steps to Improve Bulyanhulu Mine
 
TORONTO, ONTARIO--Barrick Gold Corporation today announced that it is making management changes at its Bulyanhulu Mine
aimed at improving underground mining performance and reducing costs.
 
"First quarter at Bulyanhulu came in below our expectations. As a result, we undertook a comprehensive review," said
Barrick President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Wilkins. "Our review team decided our first priority was to get the
right people in the right places to execute on the changes that were identified during the review."
 
The mine's new management team is being led by Mr. Rene Marion who has been appointed Vice President and General
Manager. Mr. Marion was previously Barrick's Corporate Head, Business Evaluations and Development.
 
"In hindsight we ramped up the mining rate faster than we should have, and our performance this year has suffered for
it. The changes that we're making will give us the chance to step back, strengthen the operation, and put in place the
foundation for the kind of operating and financial performance we all expect from this long-term asset," said Barrick's
Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer John Carrington.
 
The top priorities for Bulyanhulu's new management team are to stabilize the underground mining operation by lowering
dilution and increasing underground equipment availability, and to focus on bringing down the cost structure of the
operation. To that end, the new team expects to reduce the mining rate during the second half of 2003 and eliminate
non-essential fixed costs.
 
The Company reports that the operating challenges at Bulyanhulu did not have a material impact on its overall
second-quarter operating results. Barrick is scheduled to release its second quarter results on July 28th, 2003, at
which time it expects to have a more detailed update on Bulyanhulu and its outlook for the balance of the year.
 
Barrick is a leading international gold producer with operations and development projects on four continents.
 
Certain statements included herein, including those that express management's expectations or estimates of our future
performance, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and
assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management are inherently subject to significant business, economic
and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. We caution you that such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual financial results, performance or achievements
of Barrick to be materially different from our estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by those forward-looking statements. These are discussed in greater detail in Barrick's most recent Form 40-F/
Annual Information on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian provincial securities
regulatory authorities.
 
Barrick expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a
result of new information, events or otherwise.
 
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
 
Barrick Gold Corporation
Vincent Borg
Vice President, Corporate Communications
(416) 307-7477
(416) 861-1509 (fax)
media@barrick.com