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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 40-F o
    
    Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
 or þ
    
    Annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 For Fiscal year ended: December 31, 2003
    
    Commission File number: No. 1-9059
 BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION  Ontario
    
    1041
    
    Not Applicable(Province or other jurisdiction of
    
    (Primary standard industrial
    
    (I.R.S. employer identificationincorporation or organization)
    
    classification code number,
    
    number, if applicable)if applicable)
 BCE Place
TD Canada Trust Tower
Suite 3700
161 Bay Street, P.O. Box 212
Toronto, Canada M5J 2S1
(800) 720-7415
(Address and telephone number of registrants principal executive office) Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
P.O. Box 29, Elko, Nevada 89803
(702) 738-8043
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service in the United States) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class:
    
    Name of each exchange on which registered:Common Shares
    
    New York Stock Exchange
 Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this form: þ
    Annual Information Form
    
    
    þ
    Audited Annual Financial Statements
 Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common stock as of the
close of the period covered by the annual report: Common Shares 535,250,227 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by filing the information contained in this form is also thereby
furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the Exchange Act). If Yes is marked, indicate the file number assigned to the registrant in connection
with such rule. Yes
o No þ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13(d) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the proceeding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements in the past 90 days. Yes
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by Barrick in reports filed with securities regulatory
agencies is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis and
is accumulated and communicated to Barricks management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. An evaluation was carried out under the supervision of and with the
participation of Barricks management, including our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission) as of December 31, 2003. Based on that evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and
operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Internal controls over financial reporting are procedures designed to provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are properly authorized, assets are
safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use, and transactions are properly
recorded and reported. A control system, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to
the reliability of financial reporting and financial statement preparation.
Accordingly, Barricks management, including our Chief Executive Officer and
our Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that Barricks internal controls
over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. There has been no change in Barricks internal controls over financial
reporting during the year ended December 31, 2003 that materially affected, or
that is reasonably likely to materially affect, Barricks internal controls
over financial reporting. Barrick will continue to periodically review its disclosure controls and
procedures and internal controls over financial reporting and may make
modifications from time to time as considered necessary or desirable. Barrick
has been undertaking a comprehensive review of its existing internal controls
over financial reporting in preparation for the reporting and attestation
requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 becoming
effective. In connection with such review, modifications have been made to
Barricks disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over
financial reporting and modifications may, as appropriate, be made to Barricks
disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls over financial
reporting in the future. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT Barricks board of directors has determined that it has at least one audit
committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. The board of
directors has determined that Mr. Peter C. Godsoe is an audit committee
financial expert and is independent, as that term is defined by the New York
Stock Exchanges corporate governance standards applicable to Barrick. The
Securities and Exchange Commission has indicated that the designation of a
person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person
any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than those imposed on
such person as a member of the audit committee and the board of directors in
the absence of such designation and does not affect the duties, obligations or
liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.




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CODE OF ETHICS Barrick has adopted a code of ethics entitled, Barrick Gold Corporation Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
applies to all directors, officers and employees of Barrick, including
Barricks principal executive officer, principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is
available at Barricks Internet website, www.barrick.com, in the Corporate
Governance section and is available in print to any shareholder upon written
request to the Secretary of Barrick. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES The following
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP fees were billed to Barrick for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003 for professional services
rendered to Barrick: Fees(amount in millions)
    
    2003
    
    2002Audit Fees1
    
    $
    2.0
    
    
    $
    1.9Audit-Related Fees2
    
    
    0.4
    
    
    
    0.2Tax Fees3
    
    
    1.7
    
    
    
    2.7All Other Fees4
    
    
    
    
    
    
    0.1Total
    
    $
    4.1
    
    
    $
    4.9
  1
    
    Audit fees comprise professional services for the audit of Barricks
annual financial statements, review of Barricks interim financial
statements, and services normally provided in connection with Barricks
statutory and regulatory filings.2
    
    Audit-Related Fees comprise amounts paid for consultations on accounting
developments and the accounting for potential corporate transactions.3
    
    Tax Fees comprise amounts paid for tax compliance and advisory services.4
    
    All Other Fees in 2002 comprise amounts paid relating to management advisory
services. AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Barricks Audit Committee has adopted a pre-approval policy with respect to
permitted non-audit services. Under this policy, subject to certain
conditions, specified audit-related services, tax compliance, audit services
and tax services may be presented to the Audit Committee for pre-approval as a
category of services on an annual or project basis. On a quarterly basis,
management of Barrick is required to update the Audit Committee in respect of
the actual amount of fees in comparison to the pre-approved estimate. All
non-audit services not otherwise pre-approved by the Audit Committee must be
pre-approved by the Audit Committee on an individual basis. Non-audit services
for which the estimate of fees does not exceed $100,000 may be approved by the
Chairman of the Audit Committee, provided that any such pre-approval is
reported to the full Audit Committee at its next meeting.




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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS The disclosure provided under Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements on pages 51
through to 55 of Exhibit 3, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
and Operating Results, is incorporated by reference herein. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS The disclosure provided under Contractual Obligations and Commitments on
pages 55 through to 56 of Exhibit 3, Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial and Operating Results, is incorporated by reference herein.




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UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS A. Undertaking The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone,
representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to
furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information
relating to: the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an
annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities. B. Consent to Service of Process The Registrant has previously filed with the Commission a Form F-X in
connection with the Common Shares.




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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE The Registrants annual report on Form 40-F is incorporated by reference in the
Registrants registration statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-14148) and as an
exhibit to the Registrants and Barrick Gold Inc.s registration statement on
Form F-9 (No. 333-106592).




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SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly
caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereto duly authorized. BARRICK GOLD CORPORATIONBy:
    
    
    
    /s/ Sybil E. VeenmanName:
    
    Sybil E. VeenmanTitle:
    
    Vice President, AssistantGeneral Counsel and SecretaryDated: May 19, 2004




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EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibits
    
    Description1
    
    Annual Information Form dated as of May 19, 20042
    
    Barrick Gold Corporations Comparative Audited Consolidated
Financial Statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (US GAAP), including the Notes
thereto, as at December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, together with the Auditors
report thereon3
    
    Barrick Gold Corporations Managements Discussion and Analysis
(US GAAP) for the year ended December 31, 20034
    
    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP5
    
    Certificate of Gregory C. Wilkins required by Rule 13a-14(a) or
Rule 15d-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
20026
    
    Certificate of Jamie C. Sokalsky required by Rule 13a-14(a) or
Rule 15d-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
20027
    
    Certificate of Gregory C. Wilkins pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
20028
    
    Certificate of Jamie C. Sokalsky pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002