EXHIBIT 5.2
155 Wellington Street West Toronto ON M5V 3J7
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February 16, 2017
Barrick Gold Corporation
Brookfield Place, TD Canada Trust Tower
Suite 3700, 161 Bay Street
P.O. Box 212
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2S1
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
Consent regarding Registration Statement on Form F-10 for Barrick Gold Corporation
We have acted as Canadian counsel to Barrick Gold Corporation (the “Registrant”) in connection with the registration statement on Form F-10 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).
We acknowledge that we are referred to under the headings “Enforceability of Certain Civil Liabilities”, “Legal Matters” and “Documents Filed as Part of the Registration Statement” in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement and we hereby consent to such use of our name in the Registration Statement.
In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Yours very truly,
/s/ Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP