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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
     
New York
  13-4994650
(State of incorporation
  (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)
  identification No.)
         
270 Park Avenue
        
New York, New York
    10017
(Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)

William H. McDavid
General Counsel
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 270-2611
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
BARRICK GOLD INC.
AND
BARRICK GOLD FINANCE COMPANY
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable
(I.R.S. employer identification No.)

     
Ontario, Canada
  Nova Scotia, Canada
Barrick Gold Corporation and Barrick Gold Inc.
  Barrick Gold Finance Company

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

     
BCE Place
    
Canada Trust Tower, Suite 3700
    
161 Bay Street, P.O. Box 212
    
Toronto Ontario, Canada
  M5J 2S1
(Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)

 

 

Debt Securities
Guarantees of Debt Securities of Barrick Gold Inc. by Barrick Gold Corporation
Guarantees of Debt Securities of Barrick Gold Finance Company by Barrick Gold Corporation
(Title of the indenture securities)

GENERAL

Item 1. General Information.

     Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

     (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.

     (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor and Guarantors.

     If the obligor or any Guarantor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

     None.

 

 

Item 16. List of Exhibits

     List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

     1. A copy of the Restated Organization Certificate of the Trustee dated March 25, 1997 and the Certificate of Amendment dated October 22, 2001 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-76894, which is incorporated by reference.)

     2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference). On November 11, 2001, in connection with the merger of The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the surviving corporation was renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank.

     3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

     4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-76894, which is incorporated by reference.)

     5. Not applicable.

     6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference). On November 11, 2001, in connection with the merger of The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the surviving corporation was renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank.

     7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

     8. Not applicable.

     9. Not applicable.

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the Trustee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 29th day of October, 2004.
         
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
 		  
  By:   /s/ Denise S. Moore    
    Denise S. Moore   
    Assistant Vice President   
 

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