If it all goes as planned, these companies will be in terrific shape once the price of gold retests those highs. Here are three that are poised to do well in the future. Barrick Gold Barrick Gold ( TSX: ABX )(NYSE: ABX) was perhaps the epitome of the excessiveness that plagued the industry during good times. Executives were paid extremely well, assets were acquired no matter what the cost, and debt was piled on the balance sheet to pay for it all. It's little wonder why Barrick was one of the worst performing names in the sector, and currently trades at levels 60% lower than its 2012 highs. The company has turned things around lately, and seems to be on the right track. Chairman Peter Munk — whom many blame for the excessive compensation issue — is on his way out, and Barrick's management seems to be taking corporate governance seriously. The company has also paid down debt, written off assets acquired at the peak of the market, and has seen good preliminary results out of its Goldfields mine in Nevada.