UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2021

Commission File Number: 1-9059

BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
(Registrant’s name)

Brookfield Place, TD Canada Trust Tower, Suite 3700

161 Bay Street, P.O. Box 212

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 Canada

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☐            Form 40-F  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 6-K is furnished, not filed, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement.

Exhibit 99.2 to this report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-206417), Form S-8 (File No. 333-224560) and Form F-10 (File No. 333-255874).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
Date: August 9, 2021		By:	/s/ Richie Haddock
		Name:	Richie Haddock
		Title:	General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits	Description
99.1	2021 Q2 Report Press Release dated August 9, 2021
99.2	Barrick Gold Corporation’s Comparative Unaudited Financial Statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and the notes thereto for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the same period
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document