INTRODUCTION ABOUT ROYAL GOLD GOVERNANCE OUR PEOPLE OPERATORS AND COMMUNITIES INVESTMENT STEWARDSHIP APPENDICES 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) Gwalia 3 2019 1.0% 1,086 16 6 1.65 Genesis Minerals Limited 2020 0.9% 1,027 15 7 1.47 2021 0.9% 1,062 15 6 1.06 2022 0.8% 1,230 17 8 1.23 2023 0.7% 1,400 15 8 1.40 2024 0.7% 2,717 30 18 2 3rd 4th Khoemacau 2019 —% — — — — MMG Limited 2020 —% — — — — (formally Khoemacau Copper) 2021 0.7% 1,440 24 12 0.80 2022 3.1% 2,700 98 12 0.75 2023 5.4% 2,379 158 11 0.73 2024 4.3% 2,642 196 18 1 3rd 3rd King of the Hills 2019 0.4% — — — — Vault Minerals Limited 2020 0.2% NR NR NR NR 2021 0.03% NR NR NR NR 2022 0.2% 1,773 13 25.4 0.75 2023 0.8% 2,186 22 10 0.46 2024 0.9% 3,236 36 16 1 3rd 2nd LaRonde Zone 5 3 2019 0.5% 2,049 6 5 0.70 Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 2020 0.4% 1,872 6 5 0.70 2021 0.4% 2,072 6 5 0.70 2022 0.6% 1,917 8 5 0.68 2023 0.5% 1,632 6 5 0.61 2024 0.6% 1,010 5 3 0.35 1st 1st Royal Gold | 2025-2026 Investment Stewardship Report 120