Aspacia Deposit Returns Extra Excessive-Grade Gold Over 600m of Strike Size at Menzies

Profitable drilling packages at Lumwana drove the expansion of confirmed and possible copper reserves by 330 thousand tonnes ² of copper in 2023. Because of this, Barrick changed 124% of annual world copper depletion at a constant high quality, successfully sustaining attributable confirmed and possible copper mineral reserves of 5.6 million tonnes ² at 0.39% in 2023.

Attributable measured and indicated gold assets for 2023 stand at 180 million ounces ² at 1.06g/t, with an extra 39 million ounces ² at 0.8g/t of inferred assets. Attributable measured and indicated copper assets for 2023 stand at 21 million tonnes ² of copper at 0.39%, with an extra 7.1 million tonnes ² of copper at 0.4% of inferred assets. Mineral assets are reported inclusive of reserves and are primarily based on a gold worth of $1,700/oz ¹ and an up to date copper worth of $4.00/lb ¹ for 2023.

President and chief govt Mark Bristow stated Barrick’s technique of investing in natural development via exploration and mineral useful resource administration has set us aside inside the {industry}, creating actual worth via discovery and growth, relatively than relying upon will increase in commodity costs to offer worth to excessive premium mergers and acquisitions.

“To ensure that our {industry} to assist construct a greater world, we’ve got to put money into our personal future by creating worth via exploration, leveraging our capital infrastructure base by changing the ounces that we mine, which in flip permits us to offer multi-generational funding in our communities, growing native service supplier partnerships, and investing in enhancing our working environments” stated Bristow.

Mineral Useful resource Administration and Analysis Govt Simon Bottoms said that the corporate’s reserves at a worth of $1,300/ozfor gold ¹ and $3.00/lb for copper ¹ show the standard differentiation of our belongings relative to our friends. “Barrick’s core give attention to geologically pushed asset administration, not solely underpins the corporate’s reserve alternative document, however can be key in unlocking the embedded natural development portfolio to extend the manufacturing profile to roughly 6.5 million gold equal ounces ⁵ per yr by the tip of this decade, as each the Reko Diq and Lumwana Tremendous Pit enlargement initiatives are on monitor to finish their respective feasibility research by the tip of 2024″ stated Bottoms.

The Africa & Center East area, changed 165% of the regional 2023 gold reserve depletion, led by Loulo-Gounkoto, with extensions of the excessive grade Yalea orebody, delivering a 1.1 million ounce ² improve in attributable confirmed and possible reserves earlier than depletion. Bulyanhulu additionally delivered robust outcomes via the extension of Reef 1 and Reef 2 close to floor mineralization, with up to date feasibility research supporting a further floor decline entry portal for every Reef, including 0.9 million ounces ² to attributable confirmed and possible reserves. At Kibali, the continued conversion drilling within the 11000 lode in KCD underground mixed with the conversion of some satellite tv for pc pit assets delivered a 0.47 million ounce ² improve in attributable confirmed and possible reserves earlier than depletion.

The Lumwana copper mineral reserve base additionally grew by 6% yr on yr, internet of depletion, on account of ongoing conversion drilling within the Malundwe Pit. This additionally resulted within the up to date 2023 measured and indicated copper assets for Lumwana, which stand at 7.1 million tonnes ² of copper at 0.52%, with an extra 4 million tonnes ² of copper at 0.4% of inferred assets, that are anticipated to offer the inspiration for a Tier One Copper Asset ⁶ with the completion of the Tremendous Pit Growth feasibility research in 2024.

Throughout the Latin America & Asia Pacific area, a pre-feasibility research was accomplished on the enlargement of the leach pad supporting a further pushback within the open pit at Veladero, leading to 2023 attributable confirmed and possible gold reserves for the area of 27 million ounces ² at 0.96g/t. Updates to the Reko Diq ⁵ mineral assets replicate ongoing feasibility research updates, leading to an attributable measured and indicated mineral useful resource of 8.3 million tonnes ² of copper at 0.43% with 14 million ounces ² of gold at 0.25g/t, and an attributable inferred mineral useful resource of two.2 million tonnes ² of copper at 0.3% with 3.8 million ounces ² of gold at 0.2g/t.

In North America, ongoing development packages at Turquoise Ridge, Leeville Underground in Carlin and Robertson in Cortez added 1.9 million ounces ² of gold on an attributable foundation earlier than annual depletion, successfully changing greater than 80% of annual depletion. This resulted in sustaining attributable confirmed and possible mineral reserves for the area of 31 million ounces ² at 2.45g/t for 2023. On the identical time, attributable gold measured and indicated mineral assets for the area stand at 68 million ounces ² at 2.10g/t, whereas up to date inferred attributable gold assets grew to 18 million ounces ² at 2.1 g/t. Wanting ahead to 2024, the regional mineral useful resource base is forecast to be a key driver of future development. As a part of this, a complete analysis program and devoted research staff will consider the strike size of the 100% owned Fourmile deposit ⁷ , focusing on an replace to mineral assets on the finish of 2024, which can inform Barrick’s choice on graduation of a pre-feasibility research.

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Technical Info

The scientific and technical data contained on this press launch has been reviewed and accepted by: Simon Bottoms, CGeol, MGeol, FGS, FAusIMM, Mineral Useful resource Administration and Analysis Govt; Craig Fiddes, SME-RM, Lead – Useful resource Modeling, Nevada Gold Mines; Chad Yuhasz, P.Geo, Mineral Useful resource Supervisor, Latin America and Asia Pacific; and Richard Peattie, MPhil, FAusIMM, Mineral Sources Supervisor: Africa & Center East — every a “Certified Individual” as outlined in Nationwide Instrument 43-101 – Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Initiatives .

Endnote 1

ⁱ Besides at Tongon the place gold mineral reserves for 2023 are primarily based upon a worth assumption of $1,500/ozand Hemlo the place gold mineral reserves are primarily based on a worth assumption of $1,400/oz.

ⁱⁱ Besides at Zaldivar, the place mineral reserves and assets are primarily based on Antofagasta’s worth assumptions. For mineral reserves, the copper worth assumption utilized by Antofagasta is $3.50/lb for 2023 and was $3.30/lb for 2022. For mineral assets, the copper worth assumption utilized by Antofagasta is $4.20/lb for 2023 and was $3.75/lb for 2022.

Endnote 2
Estimated in accordance with Nationwide Instrument 43-101 – Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Initiatives as required by Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Estimates are as of December 31, 2023, until in any other case famous. Confirmed mineral reserves of 250 million tonnes grading 1.85g/t, representing 15 million ounces of gold, and 320 million tonnes grading 0.41%, representing 1.3 million tonnes of copper. Possible reserves of 1,200 million tonnes grading 1.61g/t, representing 61 million ounces of gold, and 1,100 million tonnes grading 0.38%, representing 4.3 million tonnes of copper. Measured assets of 430 million tonnes grading 1.76g/t, representing 24 million ounces of gold, and 580 million tonnes grading 0.39%, representing 2.2 million tonnes of copper. Indicated assets of 4,800 million tonnes grading 1.00g/t, representing 150 million ounces of gold, and 4,900 million tonnes grading 0.39%, representing 19 million tonnes of copper. Inferred assets of 1,500 million tonnes grading 0.8g/t, representing 39 million ounces of gold, and a couple of,000 million tonnes grading 0.4%, representing 7.1 million tonnes of copper. Totals could not seem to sum appropriately on account of rounding. Full mineral reserve and mineral useful resource information for all mines and initiatives referenced on this press launch, together with tonnes, grades, and ounces, may be discovered within the Mineral Reserves and Mineral Sources Tables included on the next pages of this press launch.

Endnote 3
Estimated in accordance with Nationwide Instrument 43-101 – Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Initiatives as required by Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Estimates as of December 31, 2022, until in any other case famous. Confirmed mineral reserves of 260 million tonnes grading 2.26g/t, representing 19 million ounces of gold, and 390 million tonnes grading 0.40%, representing 3,500 million kilos of copper. Possible reserves of 1,200 million tonnes grading 1.53g/t, representing 57 million ounces of gold, and 1,100 million tonnes grading 0.37%, representing 8,800 million kilos of copper. Measured assets of 480 million tonnes grading 2.13g/t, representing 33 million ounces of gold, and 700 million tonnes grading 0.39%, representing 6,000 million kilos of copper. Indicated assets of 4,700 million tonnes grading 0.96g/t, representing 150 million ounces of gold, and 4,500 million tonnes grading 0.39%, representing 38,000 million kilos of copper. Inferred assets of 1,500 million tonnes grading 0.8g/t, representing 42 million ounces of gold, and 1,800 million tonnes grading 0.4%, representing 15,000 million kilos of copper. Totals could not seem to sum appropriately on account of rounding. Full mineral reserve and mineral useful resource information for all mines and initiatives referenced on this presentation as of December 31, 2022, together with tonnes, grades, kilos, and ounces, may be discovered on pages 33-46 of Barrick’s 2022 Annual Info Kind / Kind 40-F on file with the Canadian provincial securities regulators on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and the Securities and Alternate Fee on EDGAR at www.sec.gov .

Endnote 4
Confirmed and possible reserve beneficial properties calculated from cumulative internet change in reserves from yr finish 2019 to 2023.

Reserve alternative share is calculated from the cumulative internet change in reserves from 2020 to 2023 divided by the cumulative depletion in reserves from yr finish 2019 to 2023 as proven within the desk under:

Totals could not seem to sum appropriately on account of rounding.

Attributable acquisitions and divestments contains the next: a lower of two.2 Moz in confirmed and possible gold reserves from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020, on account of the divestiture of Barrick’s Massawa gold mission efficient March 4, 2020; and a lower of 0.91 Moz in confirmed and possible gold reserves from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021, on account of the change in Barrick’s possession curiosity in Porgera from 47.5% to 24.5% and the web influence of the asset change of Lone Tree to i-80 Gold for the remaining 50% of South Arturo that Nevada Gold Mines didn’t already personal.

All estimates are estimated in accordance with Nationwide Instrument 43-101 – Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Initiatives as required by Canadian securities regulatory authorities.

1. Estimates as of December 31, 2019, until in any other case famous,. Confirmed reserves of 280 million tonnes grading 2.42 g/t, representing 22 million ounces of gold and Possible reserves of 1,000 million tonnes grading 1.48 g/t, representing 49 million ounces of gold.
2. Estimates as of December 31, 2020, until in any other case famous Confirmed reserves of 280 million tonnes grading 2.37g/t, representing 21 million ounces of gold and Possible reserves of 990 million tonnes grading 1.46g/t, representing 47 million ounces of gold.
3. Estimates as of December 31, 2021, until in any other case famous, Confirmed mineral reserves of 240 million tonnes grading 2.20g/t, representing 17 million ounces of gold and Possible reserves of 1,000 million tonnes grading 1.60g/t, representing 53 million ounces of gold.
4. Estimates as of December 31, 2022, until in any other case famous. Confirmed mineral reserves of 260 million tonnes grading 2.26g/t, representing 19 million ounces of gold and Possible reserves of 1,200 million tonnes grading 1.53g/t, representing 57 million ounces of gold.
5. Estimates are as of December 31, 2023, until in any other case famous. Confirmed mineral reserves of 250 million tonnes grading 1.85g/t, representing 15 million ounces of gold. Possible reserves of 1,200 million tonnes grading 1.61g/t, representing 61 million ounces of gold.

Endnote 5
Gold equal ounces calculated from our copper belongings are calculated utilizing a gold worth of $1,300/ozand copper worth of $3.00/lb. Barrick’s ten-year indicative manufacturing profile for gold equal ounces is predicated on the next assumptions:

Barrick’s five-year indicative outlook is predicated on our present working asset portfolio, sustaining initiatives in progress and exploration/mineral useful resource administration initiatives in execution. This outlook is predicated on our present reserves and assets as disclosed on this press launch and assumes that we’ll proceed to have the ability to convert assets into reserves. Extra asset optimization, additional exploration development, new mission initiatives and divestitures should not included. For the corporate’s gold and copper segments, and the place relevant for a selected area, this indicative outlook is topic to vary and assumes the next: new open pit manufacturing permitted and commencing at Hemlo within the second half of 2025, permitting three years for allowing and two years for pre-stripping previous to first ore manufacturing in 2027; Tongon will enter care and upkeep by 2026; and manufacturing from the Zaldívar CuproChlor® Chloride Leach Undertaking (Antofagasta is the operator of Zaldívar).

Our five-year indicative outlook excludes: manufacturing from Fourmile; Pierina and Golden Daylight, each of that are at present in care and upkeep; and manufacturing from long-term greenfield optionality from Donlin, Pascua-Lama, Norte Abierto and Alturas.

Barrick’s ten-year indicative manufacturing profile is topic to vary and is predicated on the identical assumptions as the present five-year outlook detailed above, besides that the next 5 years of the ten-year outlook assumes attributable manufacturing from Fourmile in addition to exploration and mineral useful resource administration initiatives in execution at Nevada Gold Mines and Hemlo.

Barrick’s five-year and ten-year manufacturing profile on this press launch additionally assumes the re-start of Porgera, in addition to an indicative gold and copper manufacturing profile for Reko Diq and an indicative copper manufacturing profile for the Lumwana Tremendous Pit enlargement, each of that are conceptual in nature.

Endnote 6
A Tier One Gold Asset is an asset with a $1,300/ozreserve with potential to ship a minimal 10-year life, annual manufacturing of a minimum of 500,000 ounces of gold and with all in sustaining prices per ounce within the decrease half of the {industry} value curve. A Tier One Copper Asset is an asset with a $3.00/lb reserve with potential for +5Mt contained copper in assist of a minimum of 20 years life, annual manufacturing of a minimum of 200ktpa, with all in sustaining prices per pound within the decrease half of the {industry} value curve

Endnote 7
Fourmile is at present 100% owned by Barrick. As beforehand disclosed, Barrick anticipates Fourmile being contributed to the Nevada Gold Mines three way partnership if sure standards are met following the completion of drilling and the requisite feasibility work.

Cautionary Assertion on Ahead-Wanting Info
Sure data contained or integrated by reference on this press launch, together with any data as to our technique, initiatives, plans, or future monetary or working efficiency, constitutes “forward-looking statements”. All statements, apart from statements of historic truth, are forward-looking statements. The phrases “development”, “potential”, “ship”, “future”, “assist”, “estimated”, “characterize”, “goal”, “plan”, “continues”, “would” and comparable expressions determine forward-looking statements. Specifically, this press launch incorporates forward-looking statements together with, with out limitation, with respect to: Barrick’s means to transform assets into reserves and future reserve alternative; potential mineralization and metallic or mineral recoveries; Barrick’s give attention to Tier One Property and its potential for development whereas delivering sustainable returns; Barrick’s forward-looking manufacturing steerage, together with our 5 and ten yr outlooks for gold and copper; our plans and anticipated completion and advantages of our development initiatives, together with the Lumwana Tremendous Pit, Reko Diq mission and Veladero leach pad enlargement; mine life and manufacturing charges, together with annual manufacturing expectations from Reko Diq and Lumwana and anticipated manufacturing development from Barrick’s natural mission pipeline and reserve alternative; the anticipated timing for completion of the Lumwana Tremendous Pit and Reko Diq feasibility research and Barrick’s choice concerning graduation of a pre-feasibility research at Fourmile; the potential for Lumwana to turn out to be a Tier One Copper Asset; Barrick’s world exploration technique and deliberate exploration actions; our pipeline of excessive confidence initiatives at or close to current operations; potential mineralization and metallic or mineral recoveries; the potential for additional development at Nevada Gold Mines together with at Turquoise Ridge, Leeville Underground and Robertson; and expectations concerning future worth assumptions, monetary efficiency and different outlook or steerage.

Ahead-looking statements are essentially primarily based upon quite a few estimates and assumptions together with materials estimates and assumptions associated to the components set forth under that, whereas thought of cheap by the Firm as on the date of this press launch in gentle of administration’s expertise and notion of present situations and anticipated developments, are inherently topic to vital enterprise, financial, and aggressive uncertainties and contingencies. Identified and unknown components may trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these projected within the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance shouldn’t be positioned on such statements and knowledge. Such components embrace, however should not restricted to: fluctuations within the spot and ahead worth of gold, copper, or sure different commodities (resembling silver, diesel gasoline, pure fuel, and electrical energy); the speculative nature of mineral exploration and growth; modifications in mineral manufacturing efficiency, exploitation, and exploration successes; dangers related to initiatives within the early phases of analysis, and for which extra engineering and different evaluation is required; failure to adjust to environmental and well being and security legal guidelines and laws; timing of receipt of, or failure to adjust to, crucial permits and approvals; uncertainty whether or not some or all the focused investments and initiatives will meet the Firm’s capital allocation goals and inside hurdle fee; the likelihood that future exploration outcomes won’t be in step with the Firm’s expectations; dangers that exploration information could also be incomplete and appreciable extra work could also be required to finish additional analysis, together with however not restricted to drilling, engineering and socioeconomic research and funding; disruption of provide routes which can trigger delays in development and mining actions, together with disruptions within the provide of key mining inputs as a result of invasion of Ukraine by Russia; modifications in nationwide and native authorities laws, taxation, controls or laws and/ or modifications within the administration of legal guidelines, insurance policies and practices, expropriation or nationalization of property and political or financial developments within the jurisdictions during which the Firm or its associates do or could keep it up enterprise sooner or later; harm to the Firm’s status as a result of precise or perceived prevalence of any variety of occasions, together with damaging publicity with respect to the Firm’s dealing with of environmental issues or dealings with neighborhood teams, whether or not true or not; dangers related to new illnesses, epidemics and pandemics, together with the results and potential results of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic; the influence of inflation, together with world inflationary pressures pushed by provide chain disruptions brought on by the continued Covid-19 pandemic and world power value will increase following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia; litigation and authorized and administrative proceedings; worker relations together with lack of key workers; elevated prices and bodily dangers, together with excessive climate occasions and useful resource shortages, associated to local weather change; and availability and elevated prices related to mining inputs and labor. Barrick additionally cautions that its steerage, in addition to its 5 and ten-year outlooks for gold and copper, could also be impacted by the persevering with enterprise and social disruption brought on by the unfold of Covid-19. As well as, there are dangers and hazards related to the enterprise of mineral exploration, growth and mining, together with environmental hazards, industrial accidents, uncommon or surprising formations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion, copper cathode or gold or copper focus losses (and the danger of insufficient insurance coverage, or incapacity to acquire insurance coverage, to cowl these dangers).

Many of those uncertainties and contingencies can have an effect on our precise outcomes and will trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements should not ensures of future efficiency. All the forward-looking statements made on this press launch are certified by these cautionary statements. Particular reference is made to the newest Kind 40-F/Annual Info Kind on file with the SEC and Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities for a extra detailed dialogue of a few of the components underlying forward-looking statements and the dangers which will have an effect on Barrick’s means to realize the expectations set forth within the forward-looking statements contained on this press launch.

Barrick disclaims any intention or obligation to replace or revise any forward-looking statements whether or not on account of new data, future occasions or in any other case, besides as required by relevant regulation.

Mineral Reserves and Sources Endnotes

1. Mineral reserves (“reserves”) and mineral assets (“assets”) have been estimated as at December 31, 2023 (until in any other case famous) in accordance with Nationwide Instrument 43-101 – Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Initiatives (“NI 43-101”) as required by Canadian securities regulatory authorities. For United States reporting functions, the SEC has adopted amendments to its disclosure guidelines to modernize the mineral property disclosure necessities for issuers whose securities are registered with the SEC below the Securities and Alternate Act of 1934, as amended (the “Alternate Act”). These amendments turned efficient February 25, 2019 (the “SEC Modernization Guidelines”) with compliance required for the primary fiscal yr starting on or after January 1, 2021. The SEC Modernization Guidelines change the historic property disclosure necessities for mining registrants that had been included in SEC Business Information 7, which was rescinded from and after the required compliance date of the SEC Modernization Guidelines. On account of the adoption of the SEC Modernization Guidelines, the SEC now acknowledges estimates of “measured”, “indicated” and “inferred” mineral assets. As well as, the SEC has amended its definitions of “confirmed mineral reserves” and “possible mineral reserves” to be considerably just like the corresponding Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum definitions, as required by NI 43-101. U.S. buyers ought to perceive that “inferred” mineral assets have a large amount of uncertainty as to their existence and nice uncertainty as to their financial and authorized feasibility. As well as, U.S. buyers are cautioned to not assume that any half or all of Barrick’s mineral assets represent or might be transformed into reserves. Mineral useful resource and mineral reserve estimations have been ready by workers of Barrick, its three way partnership companions or its three way partnership working firms, as relevant, below the supervision of Richard Peattie, Africa and Center East Mineral Useful resource Supervisor, Chad Yuhasz, Latin America & Asia Pacific Mineral Useful resource Supervisor and Craig Fiddes, Lead – Useful resource Modeling, Nevada Gold Mines and reviewed by Simon Bottoms, Barrick’s Mineral Useful resource Administration and Analysis Govt. For 2023, reserves have been estimated primarily based on an assumed gold worth of US$1,300 per ounce, an assumed silver worth of US$18.00 per ounce, and an assumed copper worth of US$3.00 per pound and long-term common change charges of 1.30 CAD/US$, besides at Tongon, the place mineral reserves for 2023 had been calculated utilizing $1,500/oz; Hemlo, the place mineral reserves for 2023 had been calculated utilizing $1,400/ozand at Zaldívar, the place mineral reserves for 2023 had been calculated utilizing Antofagasta steerage and an up to date assumed copper worth of US$3.50 per pound. For 2022, reserves had been estimated primarily based on an assumed gold worth of US$1,300 per ounce, an assumed silver worth of US$18.00 per ounce, and an assumed copper worth of US$3.00 per pound and long-term common change charges of 1.30 CAD/US$, besides at Zaldívar, the place mineral reserves for 2022 had been calculating utilizing Antofagasta steerage and an assumed copper worth of US$3.30 per pound. Reserve estimates incorporate present and/or anticipated mine plans and value ranges at every property. Various cut-off grades have been used relying on the mine and sort of ore contained within the reserves. Barrick’s regular information verification procedures have been employed in reference to the calculations. Verification procedures embrace industry-standard high quality management practices. Sources as at December 31, 2023 have been estimated utilizing various cut-off grades, relying on each the kind of mine or mission, its maturity and ore varieties at every property.
2. In confirming our annual reserves for every of our mineral properties, initiatives, and operations, we conduct a reserve take a look at on December 31 of every yr to confirm that the longer term undiscounted money circulate from reserves is optimistic. The money circulate ignores all sunk prices and solely considers future working and closure bills in addition to any future capital prices.
3. All mineral useful resource and mineral reserve estimates of tonnes, Au oz, Ag ozand Cu tonnes are reported to the second vital digit.
4. Porgera mineral reserves and mineral assets are reported on a 24.5% curiosity foundation, reflecting Barrick’s possession curiosity in accordance with the Porgera Undertaking Graduation Settlement (the “Graduation Settlement”) accomplished on December 22, 2023. The Graduation Settlement supplied, amongst different issues, for possession of Porgera to be held in a brand new three way partnership referred to as New Porgera Restricted, which is owned 51% by Papua New Guinea stakeholders and 49% by a Barrick affiliate, Porgera (Jersey) Restricted (“PJL”). PJL is collectively owned on a 50/50 foundation by Barrick and Zijin Mining Group and accordingly Barrick has a 24.5% possession curiosity within the Porgera mine. Barrick Niugini Restricted has retained operatorship of the mine. Barrick expects to incorporate Porgera within the Firm’s 2024 steerage when it studies its full yr and fourth quarter outcomes on February 14, 2024. For added data, see Barrick’s press launch entitled “Recommissioning Begins as Porgera Prepares to Resume Operations in Q1 2024” dated December 22, 2023.
5. Reko Diq mineral assets are reported on a 50% curiosity foundation, reflecting Barrick’s possession curiosity following the completion of the transaction permitting for the reconstitution of the mission on December 15, 2022. This accomplished the method that started earlier in 2022 following the conclusion of a framework settlement among the many Governments of Pakistan and Balochistan province, Barrick and Antofagasta plc, which supplied a path for the event of the mission below a reconstituted construction. The reconstituted mission is held 50% by Barrick and 50% by Pakistani stakeholders. Barrick is the operator of the mission. For added data, see pages 41-42 of Barrick’s Third Quarter Report 2023.
6. 2023 polymetallic mineral assets and mineral reserves are estimated utilizing the mixed worth of gold, copper and silver and accordingly are reported as gold, copper and silver mineral assets and mineral reserves.
7. For 2023, mineral assets have been estimated primarily based on an assumed gold worth of US$1,700 per ounce, an assumed silver worth of US$21.00 per ounce, and an assumed copper worth of US$4.00 per pound and long-term common change charges of 1.30 CAD/US$, besides Zaldívar, the place mineral assets for 2023 had been calculated utilizing Antofagasta steerage and an assumed copper worth of US$4.20 per pound. For 2022, mineral assets had been estimated primarily based on an assumed gold worth of US$1,300 per ounce, an assumed silver worth of US$21.00 per ounce, and an assumed copper worth of US$3.75 per pound and long-term common change charges of 1.30 CAD/US$, besides at Zaldívar, the place mineral assets for 2022 had been calculated utilizing Antofagasta steerage and an assumed copper worth of US$3.75
8. All mineral assets are reported inclusive of mineral reserves.
9. Mineral assets which aren’t mineral reserves shouldn’t have demonstrated financial viability.
10. All measured and indicated mineral useful resource estimates of grade and all confirmed and possible mineral reserve estimates of grade for Au g/t, Ag g/t and Cu % are reported to 2 decimal locations.
11. All inferred mineral useful resource estimates of grade for Au g/t, Ag g/t and Cu % are reported to at least one decimal place.