13 Royal Gold, Inc. 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance Report About Royal Gold Governance ESG Stewardship Our People Our Operators and Communities Appendices 05 PUEBLO VIEJO, BARRICK GOLD Sánchez Ramírez, Dominican Republic 2022 Revenue: $85,863,000 The Pueblo Viejo mine is located in the province of Sánchez Ramírez, at 18.94°N latitude and 70.17°W longitude and operations span an elevation range of 100–500 m above mean sea level. It is approximately 100 km northwest of the national capital, Santo Domingo. Pueblo Viejo is a conventional open pit surface mine and a complex processing circuit designed to process 24,000 tonnes per day of refractory gold–silver ore, through a plant that uses pressure oxidation to oxidize sulfides and liberate gold and silver for recovery. The final products are gold and silver doré bars that are shipped to refiners for further processing. The plant is currently undergoing an expansion to increase the throughput to 38,000 tonnes per day, and this is expected to be completed in early 2023. Water is supplied by two reservoirs that collect surface run-off. The primary source of electric power for the mine is the Quisqueya 1 power plant, which was converted to a liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) fuel source from heavy fuel oil in 2020. The power plant is located along the southern coast and connected to the mine through two 230-kV transmission lines. Commercial production was achieved in January 2013. The mine life has been extended to the mid-2040s and the Operator estimates that exploration potential could extend the mine life. ESG HIGHLIGHT AND SDG CONTR IBUTION: Until early 2020, the Pueblo Viejo mine energy supply was from the nearby Quisqueya power station, which ran on heavy fuel oil. As a result, Pueblo Viejo was one of Barrick’s largest sources of GHG emissions. In 2020, the conversion of the Quisqueya power plant from heavy fuel oil to LNG was completed, resulting in GHG emissions reductions. The Quisqueya power station also provides electricity to the Dominican Republic’s national grid. We believe that Barrick’s efforts to convert the Quisqueya power plant from heavy fuel oil to natural gas play an important role in advancing clean energy, and thus contribute to SDG 7, Affordable and Clean Energy.