Barrick Gold completes acquisition of Golden Giant Mine Properties from Newmont

On September 22, 2010, Barrick Gold Inc. completed the acquisition of the Golden Giant Mine Properties at the Hemlo Camp in northern Ontario from Newmont Mining Corp., pursuant to an agreement which came into effect on March 26, 2010. This is the first time that the Hemlo operations have been unified under a single owner. Barrick was advised on this transaction by a team from Fasken Martineau led by Charles Kazaz (environmental), and that included Michael Bourassa and Daye Kaba (corporate), and Neil Smiley (real estate), with the assistance of paralegals Linda Caldwell and Todd Evershed.