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
Company’s 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 Company’s reputation due to the actual or perceived occurrence of any number of events, including negative publicity with respect to the Company’s handling of environmental matters or dealings with community
groups, whether true or not; risks related to operations near communities that may regard Barrick’s 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 Barrick’s infrastructure, information technology systems and the implementation of Barrick’s 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
基于预计未来现金流的负债;通货膨胀的影响，包括持续的全球供应链中断导致的全球通货膨胀压力、俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后的全球能源成本上涨
以及阿根廷特定国家的政治和经济因素;我们信用评级的不利变化;货币市场的波动;美元利率的变化;
持有衍生工具产生的风险（如信用风险、市场流动性风险和 按市值计价风险）;与对公司管理层的要求’、管理层实施其业务战略的能力以及某些司法管辖区的政治风险增加有关的风险;巴里克的部分或全部’目标投资和项目是否符合公司’的资本分配目标和内部最低要求率的不确定性;近期交易的预期收益是否实现;公司可能面临或追求的商业机会;我们成功整合收购或
完成剥离的能力;与采矿业竞争相关的风险;包括关键员工流失在内的员工关系;与采矿投入和劳动力相关的可用性和成本增加;与疾病、流行病和
大流行病相关的风险，包括全球Covid-19大流行病的影响和潜在影响;与内部控制失败相关的风险;以及与公司’商誉和
资产减值相关的风险。
此外，还有与矿产勘探、开发和采矿业务相关的风险和危害，包括环境危害、工业事故、不寻常或意外的地层、压力、塌方、洪水和金条、阴极铜或金或铜精矿损失(以及保险不足或无法获得保险以承保这些风险的风险)。
许多这些不确定性和或有事件可能会影响我们的实际结果，
可能导致实际结果与我们所作或代表我们所作的任何前瞻性陈述中明示或暗示的结果大不相同。提醒读者，前瞻性陈述并不是未来业绩的保证。本新闻稿中所作的所有前瞻性陈述均受这些警告性声明的限制。请具体参考提交给美国证券交易委员会和加拿大省级证券监管机构的最新Form 40-F/年度信息表，以更详细地讨论支持前瞻性声明的一些因素，以及可能影响巴里克·S实现本新闻稿包含的
前瞻性声明中所述预期的能力的风险。除非适用法律另有要求，否则我们不承担任何因新信息、未来事件或其他原因而更新或修改任何前瞻性陈述的意图或义务。
