4 PUEBLO VIEJO, BARRICK GOLD Sánchez Ramírez, Dominican Republic | 2024 Revenue: $83,059,000 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 circuit. Carbon acid wash, elution and smelting produces gold and silver doré bars. The processing plant design capacity is 38,000 tonnes per day. The construction of a new tailings storage facility is planned as part of an effort to extend the mine life. As part of this undertaking, a Resettlement Action Plan was prepared in alignment with international standards. The mine is committed to continuing dialogue and reaching agreements with the impacted communities. Water is supplied by two reservoirs that collect surface runoff. 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. This conversion aims to decrease GHG emissions by 30%. Commercial production was achieved in January 2013, and the mine life is expected to extend to the mid-2040s. ROYAL GOLD Introduction About Royal Gold Governance Our People Operators and Communities Investment Stewardship Appendices 2024 Investment Stewardship Report 16 SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARD - 2024 JURISDICTION AND COMPANY REPUTATION RepRisk ESG country risk rating WATER Water stress rating by Aqueduct™ Water Risk Atlas SAFE OPERATION Total Recordable Incident Frequency Rate 1 quartile ranking High RepRisk ESG company reputational risk rating Low-Medium Water consumption intensity (m 3/ GEO) quartile ranking 2 1st Number of fatal accidents Very High Corruption Perception Index quartile ranking 4th Water consumption intensity (m 3 /tonne ore processed) quartile ranking 2 0 Tailing management disclosure 3rd Quartile 4th Yes ENERGY AND CLIMATE Corporate emission reduction targets BIODIVERSITY IUCN Red List species, critically endangered and endangered (located in a 10-km radius of the project center) COMMUNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS Corporate Human Rights Policy Yes GHG emissions intensity (tCO 2 e/GEO) quartile ranking 2 30 Designated protected area or KBA covering all or part of the project area Yes Modern Slavery Disclosure 4th Total energy intensity (GJ/GEO) quartile ranking 2 Aniana Vargas National Park Report Community Investment (U.S. millions) 4th $10.2 Grievance Mechanism Yes 1 Industry ranking based on 2023 ICMM data 2 Based on Skarn Associates Gold Industry ranking curves for 2023