Feb 22 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO :
* BARRICK COMMENTS ON MEDIA SPECULATION
* BARRICK GOLD - REVIEWED OPPORTUNITY TO MERGE WITH NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION IN AN ALL-SHARE NIL PREMIUM TRANSACTION
* BARRICK GOLD CORP, ON OPPORTUNITY TO MERGE WITH NEWMONT MINING, SAYS "NO DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME"