TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jul 23, 2013) - Barrick Gold Corporation ( ABX )( ABX.TO ) (Barrick or the "company") today announced it has entered into an agreement to divest Barrick Energy Inc. ("Barrick Energy"). As part of its disciplined capital allocation framework, Barrick is actively pursuing opportunities to optimize its portfolio, including through opportunities to divest certain non-core assets. The sale of Barrick Energy represents such a divestiture in this ongoing process.