Aug 12 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO :
* STRONG Q2 POINTS TO ANNUAL PRODUCTION AT TOP END OF GUIDANCE RANGE FOR BARRICK
* Q2 PRODUCTION OF 1.353 MILLION OUNCES OF GOLD
* ANNUAL GOLD PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE AT UPPER END OF 2019 GUIDANCE RANGE WITH COST METRICS AT LOWER END OF RANGES
* QTRLY NET EARNINGS WERE $0.11 PER SHARE
* QTRLY ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS OF $0.09 PER SHARE
* NEVADA GOLD MINES, JOINT VENTURE, IS ON TRACK TO DELIVER SYNERGIES OF UP TO $500 MILLION PER YEAR IN FIRST FIVE YEARS
* BARRICK GOLD - QTRLY REVENUE $2,063 MILLION VERSUS $1,712 MILLION
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.09, REVENUE VIEW $2.15 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* SEES FY TOTAL ATTRIBUTABLE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES $1,400 MILLION - $1,700 MILLION
* IS ACTIVELY SEEKING TO EXTEND LIFE OF ITS TONGON GOLD MINE
* SEES FY GOLD PRODUCTION 5.1 MILLION OUNCES - 5.6 MILLION OUNCES
* SEES FY COPPER PRODUCTION 375 MILLION LBS - 430 MILLION LBS
* QTRLY GOLD AISC $869/OUNCE VERSUS $856/OUNCE
* BARRICK GOLD - QTRLY COPPER PRODUCTION 97 MILLION POUNDS VERSUS 83 MILLION POUNDS
* SEES FY GOLD AISC $870/OUNCE - $920/OUNCE
* BARRICK GOLD - QTRLY COPPER AISC $2.28 PER POUND VERSUS $3.04 PER POUND
* SEES FY COPPER AISC $2.40/LB - $2.90/LB