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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 40-F
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    Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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    Annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 For Fiscal year ended: December 31, 2006
    
    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, if
    
    number, if applicable)applicable)
 BCE Place
Canada Trust Tower
Suite 3700
161 Bay Street, P.O. Box 212
Toronto, Canada M5J 2S1
(800) 720-7415
  Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
P.O. Box 29, Elko, Nevada 89803
(702) 738-8043
   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:
    
    NoneSecurities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
    
    None
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 Common Shares 863,957,797
 
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
  MANAGEMENTS REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
  AUDIT COMMITTEE
  CODE OF ETHICS
  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
  AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
  OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS




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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS




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UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
 A.
    
    Undertaking
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    Consent to Service of Process




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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE




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SIGNATURES
  BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
 By:
    
    
    
    /s/ Sybil E. VeenmanName:
    
    Sybil E. VeenmanTitle:
    
    Vice President, Assistant GeneralCounsel and SecretaryDated:  
April 2, 2007




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EXHIBIT INDEX
 Exhibits
    
    Description1
    
    Annual Information Form dated as of March 30, 20072
    
    Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting3
    
    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, 2006 and 2005 and for the years ended December 31, 2006,
2005 and 2004, together with the Auditors report thereon4
    
    Barrick Gold Corporations Managements Discussion and Analysis (US
GAAP) for the year ended December 31, 20065
    
    Management Information Circular and Proxy Statement dated as of March
19, 2007 other than the sections entitled Report on Executive
Compensation and Performance Graph (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2 of Barrick Gold Corporations Form 6-K (Commission file No.
1-9059), furnished to the Commission on March 29, 2007)6
    
    Business Acquisition Report, dated
February 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of Barrick
Gold Corporations Form 6-K (Commission file No. 1-9059),
furnished to the Commission on February 14, 2006)7
    
    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP8
    
    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP9
    
    Certification of Gregory C. Wilkins required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule
15d-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200210
    
    Certification of Jamie C. Sokalsky required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule
15d-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200211
    
    Certification of Gregory C. Wilkins pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200212
    
    Certification of Jamie C. Sokalsky pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002