Mr. Mark Bristow reports

BARRICK PUBLISHES GISTM TSF DISCLOSURES

Barrick Gold Corp. has published site-level tailings storage facility (TSF) disclosures, in accordance with Principle 15 of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM).

Group sustainability executive Grant Beringer said: "Barrick is making these disclosures to provide public access to information about our tailings facilities in line with our commitment to transparency."

As a member of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), Barrick participated in the development of the GISTM. All of the company's facilities classified as very high and extreme consequences under the standard conform to the requirements of the GISTM. Disclosures for lower-consequence facilities will be completed by August, 2025, or sooner, also in accordance with the GISTM.

"Even prior to the launch of the GISTM, we painstakingly assessed every aspect of how we locate, design, construct, monitor, manage and close our tailings facilities. The launch of the GISTM in August, 2020, confirmed that the internal tailings management standard Barrick first issued in 2012 is indeed world class," said president and chief executive Mark Bristow.