TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/19/08 -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX)(TSX: ABX) -

Third Quarter Results Release     October 30th before market open
Conference Call and Webcast       October 30th9:30 am ET


North American callers dial:      800-732-5617

International callers dial:       212-231-2900

A live webcast of the Conference Call will be accessible on Barrick's website at www.barrick.com.

The Conference Call will be available for replay until November 13th by calling 800-558-5253 for North American callers and 416-626-4100 for International callers, Reservation #21394291.

Contacts:
INVESTOR CONTACT: Deni Nicoski
Vice President, Investor Relations
(416) 307-7410
Email: dnicoski@barrick.com

MEDIA CONTACT: Vincent Borg
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
(416) 307-7477
Email: vborg@barrick.com