June 16 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO :
* BARRICK ANNOUNCES PARTIAL MONETIZATION OF INVESTMENT IN SHANDONG GOLD AND CONTINUING STRONG PARTNERSHIP
* BARRICK GOLD - HAS SOLD 79.2 MILLION SHARES OF SHANDONG GOLD MINING CO AT PRICE OF HK$20.50 PER SHARE FOR GROSS PROCEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY US$210 MILLION