About Royal Gold Governance Our People Our Operators and Communities ESG Stewardship Appendices PUEBLO VIEJO, BARRICK GOLD Sánchez Ramírez, Dominican Republic | 2023 Revenue: $76,247,000 17 2023 INVESTMENT STEWARDSHIP REPORT ROYAL GOLD The Pueblo Viejo conventional open-pit mine is located in the province of Sánchez Ramírez, approximately 100 km northwest of the national capital, Santo Domingo. The Pueblo Viejo ore is refractory and consists primarily of gold and silver associated with pyrite. Whole ore and sulfide flotation concentrate is fed to the autoclaves for pressure oxidation and subsequently treated in a carbon-in-leach (“CIL”) circuit. Carbon acid wash, elution and smelting produces gold and silver doré bars. The processing plant design capacity is 38,000 tonne per day. An expansion of tailings storage capacity is also underway. 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, converted to a liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) fuel source from heavy fuel oil in 2020. Located along the southern coast, it connects to the mine through two 230-kV transmission lines. Commercial production was achieved in January 2013 and the mine life is expected to extend to the mid-2040s. ESG Scorecard JURISDICTION AND COMPANY REPUTATION WATER SAFE OPERATION RepRisk ESG reputational risk rating High Water stress rating by Aqueduct™ Water Risk Atlas Low- medium Total Recordable Incident Frequency Rate (TRIFR) 1 1st Water consumption intensity (m 3 /GEO) ranking 4th Tailing management disclosure Yes ENERGY AND CLIMATE BIODIVERSITY HUMAN CAPITAL Corporate emission reduction targets Yes IUCN Red List species (located in a 10 km radius of the Project center) 30 Corporate diversity and inclusion commitment Yes GHG emissions intensity (tCO 2 e/GEO) ranking 4th Designated protected area or Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) covering all or part of Project area Aniana Vargas National Park Corporate Human Rights Policy Yes Total energy intensity (GJ/GEO) ranking 4th Community Investment (US millions) $6.7 1 Industry ranking based on 2022 ICMM data.