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The 2025 Annual Report for Barrick Mining Corporation provides an overview of the company's financial and operational performance, including record financial results, production guidance delivery, asset sales, and strategic initiatives such as a proposed IPO for its North American gold assets. The report also details changes in executive leadership, resource updates, and ongoing risk factors related to jurisdiction, regulatory, and operational challenges. Key points: Barrick Mining Corporation (formerly Barrick Gold Corporation) is listed on NYSE (B) and TSX (ABX); In 2025, Barrick delivered on gold and copper production guidance and achieved record financial results, including operating cash flow, free cash flow, and net earnings; The company returned a record $2.4 billion to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks; Barrick sold four assets (Hemlo, Tongon, Donlin, Alturas) for $2.6 billion in cash proceeds; Year-end cash balance reached an all-time high, with a net cash position reported; The Fourmile project in Nevada doubled its gold resource, making it a significant gold discovery; Barrick resolved disputes in Mali and regained control of the Loulo-Gounkoto mine; The Board authorized exploration of an IPO for a new entity (IPOCo) holding premier North American gold assets, including Nevada Gold Mines, Pueblo Viejo, and Fourmile. This brief is based on the cited source artifact and is intended as a research entry point, not a replacement for the original source or EGM canonical data tables.
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In 2025, as Barrick met production guidance for gold and copper, we achieved several financial milestones. We produced record annual operating cash...
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We sold four assets—the Hemlo and Tongon mines and the Donlin and Alturas projects—for total cash proceeds of $2.6 billion.
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We doubled Fourmile’s resource, confirming it as one of the most significant gold discoveries this century.
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The Board has authorized management to begin preparations for the IPO and expects it to be completed by late 2026. Barrick intends...
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO · source
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# Read the Annual Report (PDF) Source: https://s25.q4cdn.com/322814910/files/doc_financial/annual_reports/2025/Barrick_Annual_Report_2025.pdf Published: 2026-02-04T00:00:00+00:00 Fetched: 2026-05-05T09:25:22.295+00:00 Source artifact: 6808c482-0c6d-45a6-877b-6993df0e1563 Normalizer input: text ## Content # Read the Annual Report (PDF) Barrick Mining Corporation Annual Report 2025 NYSE : B TSX : ABX 2025 HIGHLIGHTS $2.93 $8.16B $7.69B $3.87B Net earnings per share Attributable EBITDA i Operating cash flow Free cash flow i 140% 57% 71% 194% YOY increase YOY increase YOY increase YOY increase Delivered on gold and copper Highest shareholder returns production guidance in Barrick’s history Record quarterly financial Fourmile project in Nevada performance in Q3 and Q4 doubles gold resourceii Gold Production Copper Production Capital Allocation On an attributable basis On an attributable basis North America Africa & 64% Middle East 83% Buybacks Sustaining $1.5B capitali,iii $1.6B 3.26 220 Moz South America & Asia Pacific kt South America & 10% Asia Pacific Dividends 17% Growth $890M Africa & capitali,iii Middle East 26% $1.4B $1.50B $890M $6.71B $2.00B Share repurchases Paid in dividends Cash Net cashiv i For a detailed description of each of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this Annual Report and a detailed reconciliation to the iii On an attributable basis most directly comparable measure under IFRS, please refer to pages 57 to 69 of the MD&A accompanying Barrick’s Q4 and year-end iv Cash, net of debt 2025 financial statements filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. ii Estimated in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure in Mineral Projects as required by Canadian securities regulatory authorities. As of December 31, 2024, Fourmile indicated resources of 3.6 million tonnes grading 11.76g/t representing 1.4 million ounces of gold and inferred resources of 14 million tonnes grading 14.1 g/t representing 6.4 million ounces of gold. As of December 31, 2025, Fourmile indicated resources of 4.6 million tonnes grading 17.59 g/t representing 2.6 million ounces of gold and inferred resources of 25 million tonnes grading 16.9 g/t representing 13 million ounces of gold. Complete mineral reserve and mineral resource data for all mines and projects referenced in this annual report, including tonnes, grades, and ounces, can be found on pages 75-84 of the MD&A accompanying Barrick’s Q4 and year-end 2025 financial statements filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Barrick Mining Corporation | i MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO Safety without compromise. Performance without excuses. Growth without limits. These are the standards we hold ourselves to as we create sustainable value for our shareholders. Dear fellow shareholders, In 2025, as Barrick met production guidance Mark Hill for gold and copper, we achieved several President and CEO financial milestones. We produced record annual operating cash flow of $7.7 billion and free cash flowi of $3.9 billion. Annual net earnings of $5.0 billion, net earnings per share of $2.93, adjusted net earningsi of $4.1 billion, and adjusted earnings per sharei of $2.42 were all records. We returned a record $2.4 billion to shareholders, including $0.9 billion in dividends and $1.5 billion in share buybacks. We sold four assets—the Hemlo and Tongon mines and the Donlin and Alturas projects—for total cash proceeds of $2.6 billion. Our year-end cash balance of $6.7 billion was an all-time high, and we now have a net cashiv position of $2 billion. It was with these goals in mind that We doubled Fourmile’s resource, confirming it we conducted an operational review of as one of the most significant gold discoveries our entire business in Q4. We moved to a this century.ii We resolved the disputes in Mali smaller, nimbler Group executive team and and regained control of the Loulo-Gounkoto added operational experience to our senior mine. leadership. We put Pueblo Viejo in our North The only way we can truly create value is American region and placed our key autoclave through long-term partnership with our host processing facilities under common leadership countries and communities, our fellow owners, to share best practices. We moved Tim Cribb and our people. We work tirelessly to build from oversight of Reko Diq to Chief Operating and maintain trust with all our partners, which Officer for North America. Most importantly, we among other things means negotiating deals put operational ownership back in the hands that our host countries consider good and fair. of the operators. They delivered a 5% increase It also means ensuring the safety of our people, in gold production over Q3 and reviewed contributing to the health and education of mine plans from the bottom up, which gives our host communities, and being responsible us confidence in our 2026 guidance. Nevada stewards of natural ecosystems. has already seen one of the best starts to the Barrick Mining Corporation | 1 year since we began the NGM joint venture, completed by late 2026. Barrick intends to and we expect further production growth. Our retain a significant controlling interest in IPOCo Board’s Compensation Committee has also following the IPO and continue to benefit tied executive compensation far more heavily financially through its majority ownership. to company-wide performance based on We will continue to own and drive value in quantifiable measures of ESG, production, the Company’s other world-class gold and and cost. copper assets. In December, the Board authorized our Even as we change our structure, we will management team to explore an IPO of not waver in our discipline. We will continue an entity, IPOCo, that will hold Barrick’s to improve our performance and to allocate premier North American gold assets: our joint capital with an uncompromising eye on long- venture interests in Nevada Gold Mines and term value per share. Pueblo Viejo, and our wholly owned Fourmile Working on your behalf is a privilege, and discovery. Our leadership and advisors we will never flag in our efforts to keep earning conducted a rigorous financial and operational and building your trust. analysis, from which the Board concluded that the IPO represents the best path for maximizing value for our shareholders. The Board has authorized management to begin preparations for the IPO and expects it to be 2 | Annual Report 2025 | Letter from the President and CEO BOARD OF DIRECTORS John L. Thornton J. Brett Harvey Robert Samek Non-Independent, Chairman Independent Independent Helen Cai* Mark Hill Loreto Silva Non-Independent Non-Independent, President Independent and Lead and Chief Executive Officer Director Isela A. Costantini Independent Anne N. Kabagambe Pekka J. Vauramo Independent Independent Brian L. Greenspun Independent EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mark Hill George Joannou Darian Rich President and Chief Development Officer Chief Human Resources Chief Executive Officer Officer Poupak Bahamin** Graham Shuttleworth* Chief Legal Officer Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial * On January 19, 2026, the Company announced the appointment of Helen Cai as Senior Executive Vice Officer President, Chief Financial Officer effective March 1, 2026, following the departure of Graham Shuttleworth. ** On February 24, 2026, Barrick announced that James J. McGuire was appointed Chief Legal and Policy Officer and Woo Lee was appointed Chief Global Affairs Officer. In addition, Poupak Bahamin became Barrick’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. The appointments of Messrs. McGuire and Lee will take effect on March 9 and March 1, respectively. Barrick Mining Corporation | 3 FINANCIAL REPORT Management’s Discussion and Analysis 5 Mineral Reserves and Resources 73 Financial Statements 85 Notes to Financial Statements 90 Shareholder Information 129 Barrick Mining Corporation | 4 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (“MD&A”) Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to help is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it the reader understand Barrick Mining Corporation (formerly Barrick important in making an investment decision; or (iii) it would significantly Gold Corporation) (“Barrick”, “we”, “our”, the “Company” or the alter the total mix of information available to investors. We evaluate “Group”), our operations, financial performance and the present and materiality with reference to all relevant circumstances, including future business environment. This MD&A, which has been prepared potential market sensitivity. as of February 4, 2026, should be read in conjunction with our audited Continuous disclosure materials, including our most recent consolidated financial statements (“Financial Statements”) for the year Form 40‑F/Annual Information Form, annual MD&A, audited ended December 31, 2025. Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are consolidated financial statements, and Notice of Annual Meeting of presented in U.S. dollars. Shareholders and Proxy Circular will be available on our website at For the purposes of preparing our MD&A, we consider the www.barrick.com, on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at materiality of information. Information is considered material if: (i) such www.sec.gov. For an explanation of terminology unique to the mining information results in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a industry, readers should refer to the glossary on page 72. significant change in the market price or value of our shares; (ii) there ABBREVIATIONS AISC All-in Sustaining Costs Lb Pound ARK Agbarabo-Rhino-Kombokolo LTI Lost Time Injury BNL Barrick Niugini Limited LTIFR Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate CDCs Community Development Committees LOM Life of Mine CIL Carbon-in-leach Mtpa Million tonnes per annum Commencement Detailed Porgera Project Commencement MVA Megavolt-amperes Agreement Agreement between PNG and BNL MW Megawatt DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo NGM Nevada Gold Mines E&S Committee Environmental and Social OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation Oversight Committee and Development EPCM Engineering, Procurement, and Oz Ounce Construction Management PJL Porgera Jersey Limited ESG & Environmental, Social, Governance & Nominating Nominating Committee PNG Papua New Guinea Committee Randgold Randgold Resources Limited GHG Greenhouse Gas SDG Sustainable Development Goals GISTM Global Industry Standard for Tailings TCC Total Cash Costs Management TCFD Task Force for Climate-related Financial GoT Government of Tanzania Disclosures ICMM International Council on Mining and Metals TRIFR Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate ICSID International Centre for the Settlement of TSF Tailings Storage Facilities Investment Disputes TW True Width IFRS IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board TWMS Temporary Water Management Structures IPO Initial Public Offering VAT Value-Added Tax KCD Karagba, Chauffeur and Durba WGC World Gold Council Ktpa Thousand tonnes per annum WTI West Texas Intermediate Barrick Mining Corporation | 5 CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD- to drilling, engineering and socioeconomic studies and investment; the LOOKING INFORMATION speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; lack of certainty with respect to foreign legal systems, corruption and other Certain information contained or incorporated by reference in this factors that are inconsistent with the rule of law; changes in national and MD&A, including any information as to our strategy, projects, plans local government legislation, taxation, controls or regulations and/or or future financial or operating performance, constitutes “forward- changes in the administration of laws, policies and practices, including looking statements”. 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