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Commenting on the annual results here today, president and chief executive Mark Bristow said despite picking up the pace in the latter half of the year, Barrick couldn’t quite make up for the challenges it faced in the first half, and gold production fell

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TORONTO, February 14, 2024 — A strong finish to 2023

boosted Barrick’s full-year gold production to 4.05 million ounces

and its copper output to 420 million pounds 1 while its Tier One2

gold mines capitalized on a record gold price to deliver a robust

financial performance.

Commenting on the annual results here today, president and

chief executive Mark Bristow said despite picking up the pace

in the latter half of the year, Barrick couldn’t quite make up for

the challenges it faced in the first half, and gold production fell

slightly short of the annual guidance as flagged with the Q3

results. Nevada Gold Mines had a stronger fourth quarter on

the back of higher grades and operational improvements, while

Pueblo Viejo advanced the commissioning of the expansion

plant, addressing most of the equipment failures.

“In true Barrick fashion, we kept our focus, dealt with the

challenges, progressed our long-term strategic plans and

delivered on some of our key objectives. Most significantly, we

have sustained our industry-leading organic growth outlook and

are still projecting a 30% increase in gold equivalent3 production

by the end of this decade,” he said.

The 2023 financial results again demonstrated the ability of

Barrick’s peerless asset portfolio to create value, Bristow said.

Operating cash flows increased year-on-year by 7% to $3.7

billion and free cash flow 4 was up by 50% at $646 million. Net

earnings increased by 200% to $0.72 per share, and adjusted

net earnings5 increased by 12% to $0.84 per share, while the

quarterly dividend was maintained at 10 cents per share. Barrick

has one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry with

almost no net debt.6

Q42023

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CORTEZ POISED

FOR GROWTH

INVESTING IN

DIVERSITY

WORLD-CLASS

POTENTIAL AT

LUMWANA

ALL AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN U.S. DOLLARS

VELADERO

BACK FROM THE

BRINK

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CLEAR STRATEGIES AND STRONG PARTNERSHIPS

SET BARRICK UP TO OUTPERFORM, SAYS BRISTOW

Results

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$0.10 PER SHARE DIVIDEND

DECLARED FOR Q4 2023

50% INCREASE* IN FREE CASH FLOW4

TO $646 MILLION FOR 2023

* COMPARED TO 2022

GROUP 2023 RESERVE DEPLETION REPLACEMENT:

109% GOLD, 124% COPPER, 112% GOLD EQUIVALENT OUNCES7

7% INCREASE* IN OPERATING CASH FLOW

TO $3.7 BILLION FOR 2023

* COMPARED TO 2022

MINING AND PROCESSING OPERATIONS

RESUME AT PORGERA

Key Performance Indicators

Financial and Operating Highlights

Financial Results Q4 2023 Q3 2023 2023 2022

Realized gold price1,8

($ per ounce) 1,986 1,928 1,948 1,795

Realized copper price1,8

($ per pound) 3.78 3.78 3.85 3.85

Net earnings9

($ millions) 479 368 1,272 432

Adjusted net earnings5

($ millions) 466 418 1,467 1,326

Net cash provided by

operating activities ($ millions) 997 1,127 3,732 3,481

Free cash flow4

($ millions) 136 359 646 432

Net earnings per share

($) 0.27 0.21 0.72 0.24

Adjusted net earnings

per share5 ($) 0.27 0.24 0.84 0.75

Attributable capital

expenditures10 ($ millions) 660 589 2,363 2,417

Operating Results Q4 2023 Q3 2023 2023 2022

Gold

Production1

(thousands of ounces) 1,054 1,039 4,054 4,141

Cost of sales1,11

($ per ounce) 1,359 1,277 1,334 1,241

Total cash costs1,12

($ per ounce) 982 912 960 862

All-in sustaining costs1,12

($ per ounce) 1,364 1,255 1,335 1,222

Copper

Production1

(millions of pounds) 113 112 420 440

Cost of sales1,11

($ per pound) 2.92 2.68 2.90 2.43

C1 cash costs1,13

($ per pound) 2.17 2.05 2.28 1.89

All-in sustaining costs1,13

($ per pound) 3.12 3.23 3.21 3.18

Financial Position As at

12/31/23

As at

9/30/23

As at

12/31/23

As at

12/31/22

Debt (current and long-

term) ($ millions) 4,726 4,775 4,726 4,782

Cash and equivalents

($ millions) 4,148 4,261 4,148 4,440

Debt, net of cash

($ millions) 578 514 578 342

Best Assets

▪ Group 2023 reserve depletion replacement: 109%

gold, 124% copper, 112% gold equivalent ounces7

▪ Since 2019, Barrick has added almost 29 million

ounces of attributable proven and probable gold

reserves (44 million ounces on a 100% basis

across Barrick managed assets)14

▪ Mining and processing operations resume at

Porgera, with first gold production targeted in Q1

2024

▪ Higher Q4 gold production delivers full year gold

production of 4.05 million ounces1

▪ Highest annual production for Cortez in last four

years

▪ Annual production at Turquoise Ridge 12% higher

versus 2022 on the back of improved underground

and plant availability and recoveries

▪ Veladero delivers a strong full-year performance,

beating production and cost guidance

▪ Another strong quarter for copper production results

in full year copper production of 420 million pounds1

▪ Africa & Middle East region delivers on guidance for

fifth consecutive year

Leader in Sustainability

▪ Year-on-year improvement in LTIFR (21%) and

TRIFR (12%)15

▪ Exceeded water efficiency target (recycling and

reuse) for the year

▪ Annual reclamation and rehabilitation targets

exceeded

▪ Pueblo Viejo supports local communities following

devastating 1-in-500-year tropical storm event

▪ Reko Diq delivers on its commitment to responsible

development of the mega-project, hitting its first-

year Community Development targets

Delivering Value

▪ 7% increase in operating cash flow versus 2022 to

$3.7 billion for the year

▪ Free cash flow4 higher by 50% to $646 million for

2023

▪ Increase in net earnings per share and adjusted net

earnings per share5 to $0.27 for the quarter

▪ $0.10 per share dividend declared

BARRICK YEAR-END 2023 2 PRESS RELEASE

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Barrick also maintained its record of substantial reserve

growth, replacing 109% of its gold reserve depletion and

124% of copper depletion. Since 2019, the continuing success

of its brownfields exploration programs has added almost 29

million ounces of attributable proven and probable gold

reserves. On a 100% basis across all Barrick-managed

properties, this represents an addition of 44 million reserve

ounces.14

And importantly, just before the end of the year, Nevada’s

Cortez received the U.S. government’s Record of Decision for

the Goldrush project and immediately started work on its

surface infrastructure accesses. Goldrush is forecast to

produce approximately 130,000 ounces of gold this year,

rising to 400,000 by 2028. 16 The adjoining Barrick-owned

Fourmile project is also believed to have Tier One potential

with more work and drilling scheduled to advance this project

to a PFS decision by the end of 2024.

In the Dominican Republic, the commissioning of the Pueblo

Viejo expansion project is on track to be ramped up in Q2

2024 after reconstruction of the feed conveyor. The project is

designed to transform Pueblo Viejo into a mine capable of

sustaining average annual gold production of more than

800,000 ounces beyond 2040. 17 Feasibility work advanced on

the giant Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan and the

Lumwana Super Pit project in Zambia—both targeting

production in 2028. These projects will rank among the world’s

largest copper mines, significantly advancing Barrick’s

strategic objective of increasing the size and enhancing the

quality of its growing copper portfolio.

“If you revisit the strategy we published at the time of the

merger five years ago, it’s clear that we’ve met all the targets

we set ourselves under the three main headings of asset

quality, operational excellence and sustainable profitability.

The mining industry is now entering a new era dominated by

the demand for the so-called critical minerals and metals,

often led by promoters rather than by responsible miners. To

survive and grow in this new dynamic will need clear

strategies and strong partnerships—both core to Barrick. That

is why I believe we’ll continue to demonstrate that our long-

term vision differentiates us from our peers and sets us up to

outperform them,” Bristow said.

Q4 and Full Year 2023 Results Presentation

Webinar and Conference Call

Mark Bristow will host a live presentation today at 11:00 AM

ET, with an interactive webinar linked to a conference call.

Participants will be able to ask questions.

The webinar and presentation materials will be available on

Barrick’s website at www.barrick.com a nd the we binar will

remain on the website for later viewing.

Barrick Declares Q4 Dividend

Barrick today announced the declaration of a dividend of $0.10 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023.

The d ividend is c onsistent w ith the Com pany’s Performance

Dividend Policy announced at the start of 2022.

The Q4 202 3 divide nd will b e p aid o n M arch 1 5, 2 024 t o

shareholders of record at the close of b usiness on Febr uary

29, 2024.

“The performance of our business and the continued strength

of our balance sheet allowed us to maintain the distribution of

a rob ust d ividend t o o ur shar eholders i n 2 023, w hilst s till

ensuring B arrick h as a dequate liquidity to invest in our

significant gr owth p rojects,” s aid sen ior e xecutive vice-

president and chief financial officer Graham Shuttleworth.

Barrick Announces New Share Buyback Program

Barrick announced today that it plans to undertake a new share repurchase program for the buyback of its

common shares.

Barrick’s Board of Directors has authorized a new program for

the rep urchase of u p to $1.0 billi on of th e Com pany’s

outstanding com mon s hares over t he n ext 1 2 months at

prevailing market prices in accordance with applicable law. In

connection with t he new sha re r epurchase pro gram, B arrick

has terminated the share repurchase program announced by

the Com pany o n F ebruary 1 5, 20 23. T he Com pany d id no t

repurchase a ny c ommon sh ares unde r i ts 2 023 sh are

repurchase p rogram. B arrick r epurchased $4 24 m illion in

common shares under its 2022 share repurchase program.

Under the p rogram, r epurchases c an be ma de f rom t ime to

time through published markets in the United States such as

the New Yor k S tock E xchange u sing a v ariety o f m ethods,

including o pen ma rket pur chases, a s we ll a s b y a ny o ther

means p ermitted u nder t he rules of the U .S. S ecurities a nd

Exchange Commission and other applicable legal

requirements.

Barrick believes that, from time to time, the market price of its

common shares trade at prices that may not adequately

reflect their underlying value. The actual number of shares

that may be purchased, if any, and the timing of such

purchases, will be determined by Barrick based on a number

of factors, including the Company’s financial performance, the

availability of cash flows, and the consideration of other uses

of cash, including capital investment opportunities, returns to

shareholders, and debt reduction.

The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to

acquire any particular number of common shares, and the

repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at

any time at the Company’s discretion.

BARRICK YEAR-END 2023 3 PRESS RELEASE

Meeting Two Needs With One Deed

Barrick’s holistic and integrated approach to sustainability management is underpinned by the knowledge

that sustainability aspects are interconnected and that the challenges of fighting poverty, climate change

and biodiversity loss are deeply connected and we have no option but to tackle them together.

This approach is not only based on science , but links to the

objectives of the U nited N ations’ S ustainable D evelopment

Goals ( SDGs) and s eeks to d eliver o utcomes w hich ar e

achievable, demonstrable, and align with g lobal sustainability

priorities.

Grant B eringer, g roup s ustainability execu tive, point s to

Barrick’s o ngoing w ork i n Tan zania a s pr oof o f th e

effectiveness of t his strategy where the now-closed Buzwagi

mine is undergoing environmental rehabilitation while l ooking

for a n ew lease on life as a Special Econo mic Zone that will

continue t o e nhance t he liveliho ods o f t he su rrounding

communities for years to come.

Beringer says that Bar rick a chieved and exce eded i ts

reclamation target in 2023 with 985ha of disturbed land being

rehabilitated. “ This a chievement high lights the im portance of

developing 5-year reclamation plans for each site, focusing on

rehabilitating m ines while t hey a re s till op erational an d

reducing our closure liabilities,” he says.

At Buzwagi, a feasibility study commissioned in 2021 showed

that th e c reation o f a Sp ecial Econo mic Zon e h ad t he

potential to r eplace the mine as t he region’s economic driver

and c ould sustainab ly c reate 3 ,000 j obs annua lly, g enerate

more th an $ 150,000 each y ear fr om s ervice levies f or the

local mu nicipality and d eliver a pproximately $4.5 milli on in

employment taxes each year.

Additionally, Barrick has invested $1.3 million in the KUWASA

Water Sup ply Pr oject w here an ad ditional 8 .5km of pipeline

will be connected to the existing KUWASA line and will supply

approximately 34 litres of water per second to approximately

335,000 people living in the Buzwagi area.

Addressing the potable water needs for communities near

North Mara is another example of how Barrick’s approach to

sustainability can meet more than one need at once. Barrick

invested $65 million in water treatment plants to ensure the

mine’s tailings storage facility was managed within its

designed capacity. However, once it achieved that objective, a

portion of the water treatment plants are being used to

provide potable water for over 35,000 residents in the area.

“Mining, if done well, is a powerful force for good in the global

drive for social and economic development. North Mara now

has a total of 172 local and regional suppliers, representing a

200% increase from 58 suppliers in 2019. This is in addition to

our ongoing investment in schools and education in Tanzania

as well as our continued engagement with a number of NGOs

on longstanding legacy issues,” Beringer says.

On the environmental front, Beringer says Barrick is

developing a bespoke biodiversity impact measurement tool

that will standardize biodiversity metrics and track progress

against each site’s stated biodiversity action plans (BAPs.

The tool is expected to be completed by Q2 and will be piloted

at five sites before the end of the year. “Every BAP includes a

social dimension to ensure communities also benefit from our

biodiversity projects, such as the expected increase in eco-

tourism to the DRC’s Garamba National Park following the

reintroduction of white rhino there,” he says.

BARRICK YEAR-END 2023 4 PRESS RELEASE

Kibali in the DRC derives most of its energy from its three hydropower stations and also

provides electricity for some of the most remote communities on the African continent.

At the closed Buzwagi mine in Tanzania, a new airport terminal at its Kahama airstrip ,

built by Barrick and the Tanzania Airport Authority, is leaving a lasting legacy.

Veladero: Back from the Brink and Going Strong

At the time of the merger in 2019 the Veladero gold mine in Argentina was seen as a liability rather than an

asset: its performance was at best lackluster, it had a checkered environmental record, a shaky grip on its

geology and difficult relationships with its stakeholders.

Argentina’s c ontinuing finan cial c risis comp ounded t hese

problems, setting up 2023 as a very challenging year for the

mine. Yet in the face of all these odds, Veladero comfortably

exceeded i ts pr oduction g uidance and b eat i ts gu idance on

costs. What changed?

Following the merger, Barrick set out to revitalize Veladero by

reinterpreting i ts geolog y, c omprehensively r eviewing its

business plan a nd ado pting the Bar rick app roach to

partnering with communities and authorities.

Execution of th e r evival str ategy r equired discipline d

execution by t he new lead ership t eam, a gile, business-

orientated decision-making and tackling t he in-country issues

head-on. I t also called fo r the ri ghtsizing of th e c ost base,

which meant deferring some projects.

The conse quent pe rformance imp rovement in 2 023 was

supported b y t he Li bertadores p owerline’s fir st f ull y ear of

operation. T he lin e sup plies r enewable p ower f rom

neighbouring Chile’s national grid, reducing GHG emissions

and adding cost efficiencies.

The previously deferred Phase 7B of the leach pad will now

be completed this year and planning has started for Phase 8.

These will support the foundation for another year of delivery

in 2024 and extend the mine’s life by two to 10 years at an

annual average production rate of approximately 400,000

ounces.

Mark Hill, chief operating officer of Barrick’s Latin America and

Asia Pacific region, says that recent changes to Argentina’s

government have also improved Veladero’s prospects.

“We are optimistic that the new administration intends to

promote mining investment with a stable regulatory and

economic framework. We will continue to work closely with

both federal and local governments, employing the Barrick

partnership model that has served us so well in other

jurisdictions,” he says.

BARRICK YEAR-END 2023 5 PRESS RELEASE

2023 was the first full year of operation of the Libertadores powerline, supplying renewable power from neighboring Chile’s national grid, reducing GHG emissions and adding cost efficiencies.

Goldrush ROD In Hand, Cortez is Poised for Growth

Cortez received the long-anticipated Record of Decision (ROD) for the Goldrush project on 8 December and

immediately s tarted work on the sur face inf rastructure ac cesses. The mine ca n now com plete t he

construction of t he f irst v entilation r aise, a lleviating current v entilation c onstraints and a llowing the

expansion of the mining and development areas.

The upgrade to p ower supply and s urface infrastructure, and

development a nd i nstallation o f the s urface dewate ring

infrastructure can now also commence.

Goldrush Und erground is f orecast to pr oduce a pproximately

130,000 o unces o f gold t his year, r eaching com mercial

production in 2 026 an d gr owing to a pproximately 400 ,000

ounces by 2028.16 The mine is a nticipated to create 500 jobs

during the construction and 570 jobs during operations.

Nevada Gold M ines’ ( NGM) e xecutive m anaging d irector

Peter R ichardson sa id tha t NGM ’s str ong so cial license to

operate and the many partnerships it has cultivated in Nevada

were instrumental in the government’s approval of the ROD.

“Our teams worked tirelessly to show the many benefits of the

Goldrush pr oject t o all the s takeholders th rough num erous

community an d go vernment en gagements, inclu ding se veral

mine tou rs. We h osted t wo t ours s pecifically f or N ative

Americans and the pr oject was ultimately unopposed by their

tribal governments,” he said. NGM met with the state’s wildlife

agency and th e Bu reau o f L and Ma nagement (B LM) and

identified i mprovements to str engthen p rotections fo r s age-

grouse, a s ensitive s pecies in the We stern U .S. T hese

protections were implemented in addition to NGM’s work

restoring habitat for the sage-grouse on more than 40,000

acres degraded by wildfire and invasive plant species near

the Cortez mining district and were included in the Final

Environmental Impact Statement for the mine.

“NGM is the largest economic driver in Northern Nevada. The

governor and the federal legislative delegation all understand

the value we bring to Nevada through taxes paid, strong

employment and meaningful socio-economic support for our

local communities. When the Goldrush permitting was held up

in Washington, the governor and a bi-partisan group of

regulators succeeded in progressing the process by stressing

the project’s economic and employment benefits to the

Department of the Interior and the BLM.”

Richardson said the permitting experience NGM has gained

through Cortez will help drive its next growth projects at

Robertson and Fourmile. Robertson already makes a major

contribution to Cortez’s reserve base and has the potential for

continued growth through near-mine extensions. The Barrick-

owned Fourmile is the highest-grade undeveloped gold

deposit in North America. The now-completed Goldrush

permits allow access to the Fourmile orebody, but the project

team continues to assess the mining and access options.

BARRICK YEAR-END 2023 6 PRESS RELEASE

The permitting experience Nevada Gold Mines has gained through Cortez will help drive its next growth projects at Robertson (pictured) and Fourmile.

Investing in Diversity Pays Off for Barrick

Barrick continues to invest in the development of a multicultural and multigenerational workforce aligned to

a changing world. Its diverse workforce is the product of Barrick’s strategy of local employment and

stakeholder recognition in the countries in which it operates: 96% of its workforce are host country or

community hires, as are 78% of its management.

This is achieved through a variety of career and development

opportunities through promotions, secondments, employee

exchange programs, on-the-job training and leadership

programs.

At the same time, it acknowledges and encourages the

important role women should be playing in this traditionally

male-dominated business. “There’s a strong commercial as

well as a moral motivation to make gender diversity part of our

human resource strategy. The communities in which we

operate include large numbers of capable and committed

women who just need an opportunity to show what they can

contribute,” says Darian Rich, Barrick’s human resource

executive.

In the Dominican Republic, for example, 50% of new hires

were women in the fourth quarter and the gender balance

there has increased to 25% of the total Dominican workforce.

“Local employment at our Pueblo Viejo mine increased to

54% in the fourth quarter while our national employment

remained steady at 98%,” says Rich.

Additionally, Pueblo Viejo’s Apprentices and Job Ready

Programs which provides training in diesel technology,

electricity and instrumentation, industrial maintenance,

mechanical maintenance and welding, saw 194 participants

graduate with 85% of these sourced from the local community

and 76% were women. As a result of the program, 84% of the

graduates were hired in permanent roles, of which 78% were

women.

In Tanzania Barrick launched a program to train 10 women as

truck operators, all of whom successfully completed the

course in November 2023 and received a Certificate of

Competence. They are now undergoing on-the-job shadow

training.

“We want to have the right skills in the right jobs, but we also

want to make sure that we have an appropriately diverse

workforce, and that by investing in the local community, in

particular women, we are building a new generation workforce

to take Barrick into the future,” says Rich.

A year of accolades

Barrick’s c ommitment t o g ender equ ality a nd w orld-class

employment pra ctices w as acknowledg ed globa lly i n 2 023

through the following awards:

Dominican Republic

• T he prestigious Igualando Republica Dominicana Stamp

for Ge nder E quality P ractices (P latinum Lev el) – f or

achieving the Gold Level for three consecutive years. This

award is organized by the National Ministry of Women and

the D evelopment Pro gram o f t he Un ited Na tions a nd

recognizes the top Dominican companies that lead gender

inclusion a nd pro mote s ocial a nd e conomic auton omy for

Dominican w omen. Pueb lo Viejo was on e o f o nly f ive

companies t o receive th is r ecognition a nd t he first m ining

company to receive the Platinum Level award.

• Soraya Madera, Pueblo Viejo mine superintendent was

recognized as Golden Woman by Women in Mining Central

America.

Côte d’Ivoire

• Tongo n w as re cognized as the Best L ocal J ob-creating

Company in the Poro region by Agence Emploi Journes.

Tanzania

• North Mara received the Employer of t he Y ear A ward

from the Association of Tanzania Employers for cultivating

a f avourable w ork envir onment a nd a dvocating for

progressive, inclusive busin ess p ractices and establishin g

decent work standards. At the same ceremony, North Mara

also s cooped th e Best C orporate S ocial R esponsibility

Award, Best Large Organization Employer of th e Year

Award and Overall, Best in P rivate Sect or A ward.

Bulyanhulu, m eanwhile picke d up t he Best a t

Management During Crisis Award.

• B arrick Tanzan ia w as nam ed the Top Em ployer i n

Tanzania by the Top Em ployer I nstitute and w as also

recognized by the G ender Desk of t he Tan zania Police

Force for its contr ibution t o F ighting Gend er-Based

Violence and Violence Against Children.

Saudi Arabia

• M a’aden B arrick C opper Com pany r eceived the Saudi

Labour Award in the industrial, energy and mining sector

from t he Mi nistry of Hum an R esources a nd S ocial

Development.

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ARRICK YEAR-END 2023 7 PRESS RELEASE

How Barrick Turned a Struggling Lumwana

Into an Asset With World-Class Potential

Since Barrick refocused its strategy in 2019, the once struggling Lumwana mine has been restructured and

re-engineered into a significant potential contributor to Barrick’s expanding copper portfolio.

For n early a decad e, Lum wana showe d poor pr oduction

performance and efficiencies, with rising costs causing record

losses a nd ul timately i mpairments. The m ine w as l eft

financially unsustainable following years of high-grade mining

and lack of reinvestment.

Today, p lant t hroughput h as in creased 2 3% t o clo se t o a

record 27 million tonnes per annum in 2023 while mining has

increased by 5 3% a nd w ill c ontinue t o gr ow as th e mine

ramps up i n preparation for the Super Pit e xpansion that has

now b een a ccelerated with f irst p roduction sch eduled f or

2028. A dditionally, mining c osts h ave com e down by 3 5%

following the reinvestment in an Ultra Fleet and the transition

to owner mining. General and administrative expenses have

been redu ced by 2 4% d espite the r amp up i n c ertain

departments in anticipation of the expansion project. This has

all be en ach ieved by a 99 %-Zambian labo ur f orce, w hich

carried a significant expatriate contingent before 2019.

The de velopment of the S uper Pit w ill tr ansform L umwana

into on e of th e wor ld’s m ajor c opper mines, w ith pr ojected

annual production of around 240,000 tonnes per year over a

+30-year life. 18 It is a key component of the Zambian

government’s drive to revive the country’s copper industry

over the next 10 years. The estimated cost of the project is

almost $2 billion and construction is scheduled to start

towards the end of this year.

Since 2019, Barrick has contributed almost $3 billion to the

Zambian economy in the form of royalties, taxes, salaries and

the procurement of goods and services from local businesses.

Local procurement of $472 million in 2023 made up more than

81% of total spend for Lumwana. Barrick has also launched a

Business Accelerator Program designed to build the business

capacity of the Zambian contractors in its supply chain,

equipping them to grow and diversify their enterprises and

remain sustainable beyond Lumwana’s life of mine.

In line with the Company’s partnership philosophy, Barrick’s

REDD+ initiative will uplift communities through conservation

of the natural forest surrounding the mine. Resources have

already been allocated and engagement with the communities

is underway.

BARRICK YEAR-END 2023 8 PRESS RELEASE

The development of the Super Pit at Lumwana will transform it into one of the world’s major copper mines.