North America

North America is Barrick’s largest producing region with production of 2.8 million ounces of gold in 2009, or 38% of total production, at total cash costs of $504 per ounce¹. The region has 55.2 million ounces of proven and probable gold reserves², representing 40% of the Company's total reserves and consists of the following 9 mines — Goldstrike, Round Mountain, Bald Mountain, Cortez, Turquoise Ridge, Golden Sunlight, Ruby Hill and Marigold in the U.S., and Hemlo in Canada.

The North American region also has one advanced project currently under construction — the Pueblo Viejo joint-venture (60%) in the Dominican Republic — in addition to Donlin Creek, a large, undeveloped, refractory gold deposit in Alaska.

¹ Click here for more information regarding the calculation of total cash cost.
² Click here for more information regarding reserve and resource measurements.