Mineral Property/Operator Year 1 Royal Gold Net GEOs 2 (%) Validated Water Consumption 4 (ML) Royal Gold Attributed Water Consumption 5 Water Consumption Intensity (Validated) Water Consumption Intensity Quartile Ranking 8 (ML) (kL/GEO) (kL/t Ore Treated) (kL/GEO) (kL/t Ore Treated) Las Cruces First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 2018 1.4% 1,235 19 5 0.80 2019 0.9% 1,059 16 6 0.78 2020 1.1% 1,249 19 7 0.85 2021 0.3% 683 11 14 1.00 2022 0.2% 607 9 18 1.00 2023 0.1% 1,082 17 79 1.67 4th 4th Leeville (North) 3 Nevada Gold Mines LLC 2018 0.8% 10,324 22 11 0.51 2019 0.3% 8,985 4 5 0.56 2020 0.3% 11,104 6 7 0.56 2021 1.0% 13,934 27 9 0.60 2022 0.9% 11,157 16 7 0.57 2023 1.1% 6,725 14 5 0.57 1st 2nd Marigold 3 SSR Mining Inc. 2018 1.6% 1,628 32 8 0.06 2019 1.5% 1,624 30 7 0.06 2020 1.7% 1,611 32 7 0.07 2021 1.6% 1,645 33 7 0.08 2022 1.3% 1,564 23 7 0.07 2023 1.0% 1,694 17 7 0.08 2nd 1st Meekathara 3 Westgold Resources Ltd. 2018 0.7% NR NR NR NR 2019 0.7% NR NR NR NR 2020 0.8% 1,397 16 8 0.50 2021 0.7% 1,165 12 6 0.39 2022 0.6% 1,294 11 6 0.47 2023 0.4% 1,982 12 11 0.90 3rd 3rd ROYAL GOLD 2024 Investment Stewardship Report 121 Introduction About Royal Gold Governance Our People Operators and Communities Investment Stewardship Appendices