10:07 AM EST - Barrick Gold Corp. : has booked a 22 percent increase in second-quarter net income to US$485 million, as high gold prices propelled revenue higher by 20 percent to $1.97 billion. The world's biggest gold miner, headquartered in Toronto but keeping its accounts in U.S. dollars, said Thursday it earned 56 cents per share in the April-June period. This compared with year-ago earnings of $396 million or 46 cents per share on revenue of $1.64 billion. Operating cash flow swelled 58 percent to $531 million. Barrick Gold Corp.
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