Barrick's South American Business Unit Produced .57 Million Ounces 

TORONTO  Barrick Gold Corporation reported that at the Pascua-Lama project on the border of Chile and Argentina, detailed engineering and procurement is nearing completion and the project is on track to enter production in the first quarter of 2013. Major items that have been purchased or are subject to firm pricing include the mining equipment fleet, autogenous grinding (AG) and ball mills, the overland conveyor, and the primary and pebble crushers. The project remains in line with its pre-production capital budget of $2.8-$3.0 billion with over one-third of the capital committed. In Chile, the Barriales camp is essentially complete and substantial progress has been made on the Los Amarillos camp in Argentina. Construction of the Punta Colorada road is progressing well and earthworks have commenced with about 3.0 million tons moved to date. Average annual gold production is expected to be 750,000-800,000 ounces in the first full five years of operation at total cash costs of $20-$50 per ounce(10) assuming a silver price of $12 per ounce. For every $1 per ounce increase in the silver price, total cash costs are expected to decrease by about $35 per ounce over this period.

At the Cerro Casale project in Chile, the review of any additional permitting requirements before considering a construction decision is progressing. Engineering contractors have been selected and basic engineering has commenced. Pre-production capital is expected to be about $4.2 billion (100% basis) and Barrick's 75% share of average annual production is anticipated to be about 750,000-825,000 ounces of gold and 170-190 million pounds of copper in the first five full years of operation at total cash costs of about $240-$260 per ounce assuming a copper price of $2.50 per pound. A $0.25 per pound change in the copper price would result in an approximate $50 per ounce impact on the expected total cash costs per ounce over this period.

The South American business unit produced 0.57 million ounces at total cash costs of $233 per ounce in Q2. Lagunas Norte exceeded plan, producing 0.25 million ounces at total cash costs of $163 per ounce due to changes in the mine plan. As a result, production at Lagunas Norte is expected to be lower in the second half of the year, before increasing again in early 2011. The Veladero mine produced 0.26 million ounces at total cash costs of $279 per ounce and is expected to produce over 1.0 million ounces in 2010. Full year production for the South America region is now expected to decrease to 2.05-2.10 million ounces of gold at total cash costs of $240-$270 per ounce, primarily as a result of the changes in the mine plan at Lagunas Norte.

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