early stages of evaluation and for which additional engineering and other analysis is required; risks related to the possibility that future exploration results will not be consistent with the
Companys expectations, that quantities or grades of reserves will be diminished, and that resources may not be converted to reserves; risks associated with the fact that certain of the initiatives described in this press release are still in
the early stages and may not materialize; changes in mineral production performance, exploitation and exploration successes; risks that exploration data may be incomplete and considerable additional work may be required to complete further
evaluation, including but not limited to drilling, engineering and socioeconomic studies and investment; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; lack of certainty with respect to foreign legal systems, corruption and other
factors that are inconsistent with the rule of law; changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls or regulations and/or changes in the administration of laws, policies and practices; the potential impact of proposed
changes to Chilean law on the status of value added tax refunds received in Chile in connection with the development of the Pascua-Lama project; expropriation or nationalization of property and political or economic developments in Canada, the
United States or other countries in which Barrick does or may carry on business in the future; risks relating to political instability in certain of the jurisdictions in which Barrick operates; timing of receipt of, or failure to comply with,
necessary permits and approvals; non-renewal of key licenses by governmental authorities; failure to comply with environmental and health and safety laws and regulations; increased costs and physical and
transition risks related to climate change, including extreme weather events, resource shortages, emerging policies and increased regulations relating to greenhouse gas emission levels, energy efficiency and reporting of risks; contests over title
to properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties, or over access to water, power and other required infrastructure; the liability associated with risks and hazards in the mining industry, and the ability to maintain insurance to cover
such losses; damage to the Companys reputation due to the actual or perceived occurrence of any number of events, including negative publicity with respect to the Companys handling of environmental matters or dealings with community
groups, whether true or not; risks related to operations near communities that may regard Barricks operations as being detrimental to them; litigation and legal and administrative proceedings; operating or technical difficulties in connection
with mining or development activities, including geotechnical challenges, tailings dam and storage facilities failures, and disruptions in the maintenance or provision of required infrastructure and information technology systems; increased costs,
delays, suspensions and technical challenges associated with the construction of capital projects; risks associated with working with partners in jointly controlled assets; risks related to disruption of supply routes which may cause delays in
construction and mining activities, including disruptions in the supply of key mining inputs due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and conflicts in the Middle East; risk of loss due to acts of war, terrorism, sabotage and civil disturbances;
risks associated with artisanal and illegal mining; risks associated with Barricks infrastructure, information technology systems and the implementation of Barricks technological initiatives, including risks related to cyber-attacks,
cybersecurity breaches, or similar network or system disruptions; the impact of global liquidity and credit availability on the timing of cash flows and the values of assets and
基於預計未來現金流的負債;通貨膨脹的影響，包括持續的全球供應鏈中斷導致的全球通貨膨脹壓力、俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭後的全球能源成本上漲
以及阿根廷特定國家的政治和經濟因素;我們信用評級的不利變化;貨幣市場的波動;美元利率的變化;
持有衍生工具產生的風險（如信用風險、市場流動性風險和 按市值計價風險）;與對公司管理層的要求、管理層實施其業務戰略的能力以及某些司法管轄區的政治風險增加有關的風險;巴里克的部分或全部目標投資和項目是否符合公司的資本分配目標和內部最低要求率的不確定性;近期交易的預期收益是否實現;公司可能面臨或追求的商業機會;我們成功整合收購或
完成剝離的能力;與採礦業競爭相關的風險;包括關鍵員工流失在內的員工關係;與採礦投入和勞動力相關的可用性和成本增加;與疾病、流行病和
大流行病相關的風險，包括全球Covid-19大流行病的影響和潛在影響;與內部控制失敗相關的風險;以及與公司商譽和
資產減值相關的風險。
此外，還有與礦產勘探、開發和採礦業務相關的風險和危害，包括環境危害、工業事故、不尋常或意外的地層、壓力、塌方、洪水和金條、陰極銅或金或銅精礦損失(以及保險不足或無法獲得保險以承保這些風險的風險)。
許多這些不確定性和或有事件可能會影響我們的實際結果，
可能導致實際結果與我們所作或代表我們所作的任何前瞻性陳述中明示或暗示的結果大不相同。提醒讀者，前瞻性陳述並不是未來業績的保證。本新聞稿中所作的所有前瞻性陳述均受這些警告性聲明的限制。請具體參考提交給美國證券交易委員會和加拿大省級證券監管機構的最新Form 40-F/年度信息表，以更詳細地討論支持前瞻性聲明的一些因素，以及可能影響巴里克·S實現本新聞稿包含的
前瞻性聲明中所述預期的能力的風險。除非適用法律另有要求，否則我們不承擔任何因新信息、未來事件或其他原因而更新或修改任何前瞻性陳述的意圖或義務。
