Jan 17 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter production rose 13.4% sequentially, helped by strong performance at Cortez, Carlin and Tongon mines.

The company reported total preliminary gold output of 1.1 million ounces in the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from 988,000 ounces in the previous quarter. (Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)