SUBSTITUTION STATEMENT CERTIFICATE
Fiscal year covered by the statement: from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
Name of the entity filing the statement:
BARRICK MINING CORPORATION
Names of the subsidiaries for which the entity files the statement:
BARRICK GOLD INC.
Certificate
I certify that I have examined the information concerning Barrick Mining Corporation and its subsidiary Barrick Gold Inc. contained in the statement of Barrick Mining Corporation filed pursuant to the Extractive Sector Measures Transparency Act (S.C 2014, c.39. s. 376) for the fiscal year that began on January 1, 2024 and ended on December 31, 2024. To my knowledge and having exercised due diligence, the information contained in the statement is, in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, true, accurate and complete.
| Graham Shuttleworth Senior Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer | ||
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May 30, 2025 | |
| /s/ Graham Shuttleworth | ||
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Reporting Entity Name
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Barrick Mining Corporation |
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Reporting Year
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2024-12-31 |
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Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number
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E110387 |
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E110387 Barrick Gold Inc. | |||||||||||||
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In accordance with the requirements of the ESTMA, and in particular section 9 thereof, I attest I have reviewed the information contained in the ESTMA report for the entity(ies) listed above. Based on my knowledge, and having exercised reasonable diligence, the information in the ESTMA report is true, accurate and complete in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, for the reporting year listed above.
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Full Name of Director or Officer of Reporting Entity
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Graham Shuttleworth |
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| Reporting Entity Name |
Barrick Mining Corporation |
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Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number |
E110387 |
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| Subsidiary Reporting Entities (if necessary) |
E110387 Barrick Gold Inc. |
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Payments by Payee
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Departments, Agency, etc... within Payee that Received Payments2
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Taxes | Royalties | Fees | Production Entitlements | Bonuses | Dividends | |
Infrastructure Improvement Payments |
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Total Amount paid to Payee |
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| Argentina | Government of the Province of San Juan | 90,000 | - | 140,000 | - | - | - | - | 230,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | Government of Argentina | 1,110,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,110,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Biigtigong Nishnaabeg | - | - | 2,200,000 | - | - | - | 1,230,000 | 3,430,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | City of Thunder Bay | 170,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 170,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Pic Mobert First Nation | - | - | 2,840,000 | - | - | - | 1,110,000 | 3,950,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Town of Marathon | 610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 610,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Township of Manitouwadge | 450,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 450,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | Government of Chile | 2,340,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,340,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | Oversight Board of the Huasco River Basin and Its Tributaries | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,580,000 | 1,580,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | Municipality of Alto del Carmen | 290,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 290,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | Municipality of Coquimbo | 890,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 890,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | Municipality of Providencia | 560,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 560,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Côte d’Ivoire | Government of Côte d’Ivoire | 25,130,000 | 35,410,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 60,540,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | Government of the Dominican Republic | 195,250,000 | 22,880,000 | 640,000 | - | - | - | 340,000 | 219,110,000 | Excludes $10,954,000 of taxes offset with tax credits that were received prior to the payment being made and $21,598,000 of royalties previously advanced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mali | Government of Mali | 189,940,000 | 73,110,000 | - | - | - | 33,470,000 | - | 296,520,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | Government of Balochistan | - | 7,500,000 | 6,290,000 | - | - | - | - | 13,790,000 | Royalties include advance payments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | Government of Pakistan | 240,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 240,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Government of Papua New Guinea | 3,530,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,530,000 |
Payment relates to tax periods prior to August 31, 2015 when Barrick held a 95% interest in and controlled the Porgera mine. Barrick sold 50% of its interest in and ceased to control the Porgera joint venture on August 31, 2015. Excludes $1,257,000 offset by VAT credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru | Government of Peru | 12,440,000 | - | 580,000 | - | - | - | - | 13,020,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Msalala District Council | 900,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 900,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Nyangwale District Council | 440,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 440,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Tanzania Federal Government | 5,450,000 | 77,100,000 | 13,100,000 | - | - | - | 4,680,000 | 100,330,000 | Excludes $86,828,000 offset by VAT credits that were received prior to the payment being made. In kind payments for education infrastructure that are reported on the basis of cost at the time they were incurred. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Tarime District Council | 1,610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,610,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Cibola County | 460,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 460,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Elko County | 3,860,000 | - | 110,000 | - | - | - | - | 3,970,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Eureka County | 14,250,000 | - | 120,000 | - | - | - | - | 14,370,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Government of the United States of America | 150,950,000 | - | 9,170,000 | - | - | - | - | 160,120,000 | Excludes $47,400,000 offset by solar credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Humboldt County, Nevada | 6,270,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6,270,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Lander County | 19,550,000 | - | 640,000 | - | - | - | - | 20,190,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Lawrence County | - | - | 120,000 | - | - | - | - | 120,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Napa County | 90,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | State of Missouri | - | - | 860,000 | - | - | - | - | 860,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | State of Montana | 150,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | State of Nevada | 168,300,000 | - | 1,900,000 | - | - | - | - | 170,200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | State of South Dakota | - | - | 270,000 | - | - | - | - | 270,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | State of Utah | 130,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 130,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Storey County | 120,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | Government of Zambia | 1,000,000 | 67,300,000 | 90,000 | - | - | - | - | 68,390,000 | Excludes $19,266,000 offset by VAT credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional Notes: |
-The figures above do not include VAT, customs and excise duties whereas the amounts reported in our Sustainability Report are inclusive of these payments made to government
-The ‘Basis of report preparation’ section is an integral part of this section.
- Reportable payments to governments have been disclosed in United States (“US”) dollars, unless otherwise shown. This is consistent with Barrick’s functional currency for consolidated accounting purposes. Payments denominated in currencies other than US dollars were translated using the exchange rate at the time the payment was made. The average exchange rates for 2024 are as follows:
Currency Average Exchange Rate Argentinean peso ARS per $US - 916.02 Canadian dollar CAD per $US - 1.37 Chilean peso CLP per $US - 943.75 Dominican peso DOP per $US - 59.42 Pakistani Rupee PKR per $US - 278.51 Papua New Guinean Kina PGK per $US - 3.85 Peruvian sol PEN per $US - 3.75 Tanzanian Shilling TZS per $US - 2,597.40 West African CFA franc XOF per $US - 606.43 Zambian kwacha ZMW per $US -26.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Enter the proper name of the Payee receiving the money (i.e. the municipality of x, the province of y, national government of z). |
| 2 | Optional field. |
| 3 | When payments are made in-kind, the notes field must highlight which payment includes in-kind contributions and the method for calculating the value of the payment. |
| 4 | Any payments made in currencies other than the report currency must be identified. The Reporting Entity may use the Additional notes row or the Notes column to identify any payments that are converted, along with the exchange rate and primary method used for currency conversions. |
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Reporting Entity Name |
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Subsidiary Reporting Entities (if necessary) |
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Payments by Project
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Project Name1 | Taxes | Royalties | Fees | Production Entitlements | Bonuses | Dividends | |
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| Argentina | Lama | 1,060,000 | - | 140,000 | - | - | - | - | 1,200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | Exploration | 140,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 140,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Hemlo | 1,230,000 | - | 5,040,000 | - | - | - | 2,340,000 | 8,610,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | Pascua | 2,350,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,580,000 | 3,930,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | Exploration | 410,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 410,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | Project - Alturas | 760,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 760,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | Non Project specific | 560,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 560,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Côte d’Ivoire | Tongon | 25,130,000 | 35,410,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 60,540,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | Pueblo Viejo | 195,200,000 | 22,880,000 | 640,000 | - | - | - | 340,000 | 219,060,000 | Excludes $10,954,000 of taxes offset with tax credits that were received prior to the payment being made and $21,598,000 of royalties previously advanced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | Exploration | 50,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mali | Loulo | 125,490,000 | 40,690,000 | - | - | - | 15,670,000 | - | 181,850,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mali | Gounkoto | 64,430,000 | 32,420,000 | - | - | - | 17,800,000 | - | 114,650,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mali | Non Project specific | 20,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | Reko Diq | 240,000 | 7,500,000 | 6,290,000 | - | - | - | - | 14,030,000 | Royalties include advance payments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Porgera | 3,530,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,530,000 |
Payment relates to tax periods prior to August 31, 2015 when Barrick held a 95% interest in and controlled the Porgera mine. Barrick sold 50% of its interest in and ceased to control the Porgera joint venture on August 31, 2015. Excludes $1,257,000 offset by VAT credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru | Pierina | 11,840,000 | - | 580,000 | - | - | - | - | 12,420,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru | Exploration | 600,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 600,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Bulyanhulu | 1,340,000 | 30,500,000 | 5,280,000 | - | - | - | - | 37,120,000 | Excludes $17,550,000 offset by VAT credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Buzwagi | - | - | 170,000 | - | - | - | - | 170,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | North Mara | 7,060,000 | 46,600,000 | 7,650,000 | - | - | - | 4,680,000 | 65,990,000 | Excludes $69,278,000 offset by VAT credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Carlin | 130,490,000 | - | 1,770,000 | - | - | - | - | 132,260,000 | Excludes $21,480,000 offset by solar credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Cortez | 91,860,000 | - | 3,320,000 | - | - | - | - | 95,180,000 | Excludes $13,326,000 offset by solar credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Turquoise Ridge | 46,890,000 | - | 920,000 | - | - | - | - | 47,810,000 | Excludes $7,177,000 offset by solar credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Phoenix | 29,660,000 | - | 530,000 | - | - | - | - | 30,190,000 | Excludes $5,417,000 offset by solar credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Long Canyon | 1,480,000 | - | 680,000 | - | - | - | - | 2,160,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Closure Sites | 670,000 | - | 1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | 1,750,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Exploration | 40,000 | - | 3,600,000 | - | - | - | - | 3,640,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | Non-project specific | 63,040,000 | - | 1,290,000 | - | - | - | - | 64,330,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | Lumwana | 1,000,000 | 67,300,000 | 90,000 | - | - | - | - | 68,390,000 | Excludes $19,266,000 offset by VAT credits that were received prior to the payment being made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-The figures above do not include VAT, customs and excise duties whereas the amounts reported in our Sustainability Report are inclusive of these payments made to government
-The ‘Basis of report preparation’ section is an integral part of this section.
- Reportable payments to governments have been disclosed in United States (“US”) dollars, unless otherwise shown. This is consistent with Barrick’s functional currency for consolidated accounting purposes. Payments denominated in currencies other than US dollars were translated using the exchange rate at the time the payment was made. The average exchange rates for 2024 are as follows:
Currency Average Exchange Rate Argentinean peso ARS per $US - 916.02 Canadian dollar CAD per $US - 1.37 Chilean peso CLP per $US - 943.75 Dominican peso DOP per $US - 59.42 Pakistani Rupee PKR per $US - 278.51 Papua New Guinean Kina PGK per $US - 3.85 Peruvian sol PEN per $US - 3.75 Tanzanian Shilling TZS per $US - 2,597.40 West African CFA franc XOF per $US - 606.43 Zambian kwacha ZMW per $US - 26.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Enter the project that the payment is attributed to. Some payments may not be attributable to a specific project, and do not need to be disclosed in the “Payments by Project” table. |
| 3 | Any payments made in currencies other than the report currency must be identified. The Reporting Entity may use the “Additional Notes” row or the “Notes” column to identify any payments that are converted, along with the exchange rate and primary method used for currency conversions. |
BASIS OF REPORT PREPARATION
This report was prepared in accordance with the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (“ESTMA” or the “Act”) issued by the Government of Canada. The information in this report was prepared by Barrick Mining Corporation (formerly Barrick Gold Corporation) (“Barrick”) for the sole purpose of complying with Barrick’s obligations under the ESTMA. The information contained in this report is provided solely for the benefit of Natural Resources Canada (“NRCan”) and in connection with Barrick’s obligations under the ESTMA. This report may not be used or relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without Barrick’s express prior written consent.
1 > PROJECTS
According to the Technical Reporting Specifications issued by NRCan, a project is the operational activities that are governed by a single contract, license, lease, concession or similar legal agreement and form the basis for payment liabilities with a government. If multiple agreements are “substantially interconnected”, they are considered a single project. “Substantially interconnected” means forming a set of operationally and geographically integrated contracts, licenses, leases or concessions or related agreements with substantially similar terms that are signed with a government and give rise to payment liabilities.
This report includes payments made that are reportable under ESTMA for all of Barrick’s controlled projects, regardless of Barrick’s ownership interest. In accordance with the Act, this report does not include payments made by projects that Barrick does not control, except if payments were made by a Barrick controlled entity in relation to the project. Projects that Barrick has an economic interest in but are not controlled by Barrick consist of the following:
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| Norte Abierto Project |
Chile | Joint Operations | 50 | % | Our share | |||||
| Donlin Gold Project1 |
United States | Joint Operations | 50 | % | Our share | |||||
| Veladero |
Argentina | Joint Operations | 50 | % | Our share | |||||
| Porgera Mine |
Papua New Guinea | Joint Venture | 24.5 | % | Equity method | |||||
| Kibali |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Joint Venture | 45 | % | Equity method | |||||
| Jabal Sayid |
Saudi Arabia | Joint Venture | 50 | % | Equity method | |||||
| Zaldívar |
Chile | Joint Venture | 50 | % | Equity method | |||||
| 1 | Donlin Gold LLC is a non-reporting U.S. entity. Its shares are owned 50/50 by Barrick Mining Corporation and NovaGold Resources Inc. (“NovaGold”). Neither Barrick nor NovaGold control Donlin Gold LLC. In accordance with the additional guidance provided by NRCan in August 2017 and April 2018, NovaGold has included 100% of payments made by Donlin Gold LLC to enhance transparency. On April 22, 2025, Barrick announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell its 50% interest in the Donlin Gold project which is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and obtaining the required regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to be completed late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter of 2025. |
Non-significant projects, in which insignificant payments to governments were made, have been grouped together and presented as exploration sites, closed sites, or projects.
Non-project specific payments relate to payments made for the commercial development of minerals that have been calculated and paid on a consolidated basis and are difficult to split or disaggregate to a specific project.
2 > GOVERNMENTS
Government is defined as:
(a) any government in Canada or in a foreign state
(b) a body that is established by two or more governments
(c) any trust, board, commission, corporation or body or authority that is established to exercise or perform, or that exercises or performs, a power, duty or function of government for a government referred to in paragraph (a) or a body referred to in paragraph (b).
3 > REPORTING CURRENCY
Reportable payments to governments have been disclosed in United States (“US”) dollars, unless otherwise shown. This is consistent with Barrick’s functional currency for consolidated accounting purposes. Payments denominated in currencies other than US dollars were translated using the exchange rate at the time the payment was made. The average exchange rates for 2024 are as follows:
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| Argentinean peso |
ARS per USD |
916.02 |
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| Canadian dollar |
CAD per USD |
1.37 |
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| Chilean peso |
CLP per USD |
943.75 |
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| Dominican peso |
DOP per USD |
59.42 |
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| Pakistani Rupee |
PKR per USD |
278.51 |
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| Papua New Guinean Kina |
PGK per USD |
3.85 |
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| Peruvian sol |
PEN per USD |
3.75 |
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| Tanzanian Shilling |
TZS per USD |
2,597.40 |
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| West African CFA franc |
XOF per USD |
606.43 |
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| Zambian kwacha |
ZMW per USD |
26.16 |
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4 > PAYMENTS
Reportable payments made to governments are presented on a net cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Any payment, whether made as a single payment or a series of payments, below $73,020 (CAD $100,000 threshold as set out under the Act converted to USD using the full year average exchange rate) in a given category to a particular government was not reported.
Reportable payments have been rounded to the nearest $10,000 but rounding was not to be used for determining the threshold for what to include as a reportable payment.
| A) | Taxes |
This category consists of taxes paid to governments based on income, profit or production in relation to the commercial development of minerals. The following are not included in total payments to governments:
| • | Consumption tax, such as value-added tax, excise tax and custom tax |
| • | Personal income tax |
| • | Withholding tax (except that withholding taxes for tax obligations of Barrick affiliates that relate to the commercial development of minerals are included in this report) |
| • | Taxes which were offset by credits that were received prior to the reported tax payment being made. |
| • | Other taxes that do not relate to the commercial development of minerals, such as payroll tax, stamp tax and personal asset tax |
| B) | Royalties |
This category consists of royalties paid to governments relating to the commercial development of minerals. No royalties paid in kind have been made to governments for the year ended December 31, 2024.
| C) | Fees |
This category consists of fees paid to governments relating to the commercial development of minerals, such as permit and license fees. This does not include amounts paid in the ordinary course of commercial transactions in exchange for services provided by governments, such as utilities paid at market rates.
| D) | Production entitlements |
This category includes payments made to governments relating to a share of production under production sharing agreements. There were no production entitlements payments made to governments for the year ended December 31, 2024.
| E) | Bonuses |
This category includes signing, discovery, production and any other type of bonuses paid to governments. There were no bonus payments made to governments for the year ended December 31, 2024.
| F) | Dividends |
This category consists of dividends paid to governments on shares given in lieu of a bonus, production entitlements, royalties or other fees. This does not include dividends paid to governments as an ordinary shareholder. For the year ended December 31, 2024, dividends were paid by Société des Mines de Gounkoto SA (Gounkoto) and Société des Mines de Loulo SA (Somilo) to the State of Mali based on the State of Mali’s shareholding pursuant to the Establishment Convention under which Gounkoto operates. There were no dividends paid to governments on shares in lieu of a bonus, production entitlements, royalties or other fees for the year ended December 31, 2024.
| G) | Infrastructure improvement payments |
This category consists of payments made to governments for the construction of public infrastructure, such as roads, schools and hospitals that directly relate to the commercial development of minerals. This does not include infrastructure improvement payments that relate primarily to the operational purposes of Barrick. Payments are reported in the period in which the payment was made.