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Barrick Mining — Barrick Gold — Natural Resource Summit of the Americas 2007
15 slides from Barrick Mining's conference presentation, Apr 2, 2007
Slide 1: Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION Certain information contained or incorporated by reference in this Investor Day presentation and related material, including any information as to our future financial or operating performance
Slide 2: Barrick Now
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Barrick Now High quality portfolio of operating mines Largest reserve and resource base Suite of gold and non-gold projects to advance Industry’s strongest balance sheet Exploration ground on the most prolific trends Top quality emp
Slide 3: Barrick Now: Opportunities and Creating Leverage
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Barrick Now Barrick’s Opportunities Maximize leverage to rising gold prices Stabilize cost structure to expand gold margins Expansion in multiples from current historic lows Surface latent project value Capitalize on high base metal p
Slide 4: Barrick Metals Portfolio
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Barrick Metals Portfolio P&P Reserves and M&I Resources (at December 31, 2006) (1) Gold Copper Contained Silver (2) millions of ounces billions of pounds millions of ounces 123 6.6 964 6 35 48 P&P M&I P&P M&I Gold Gold Reserves Resources Other
Slide 5: Regional Distribution
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Barrick Now Russia Canada United States Pakistan Dominican Republic Papua New Guinea Peru Tanzania Australia Chile Argentina South Africa Regional Distribution 2006 P&P Reserves (1) 2007E Production North America North America 37% 38% Other 1%
Slide 6: North America Pueblo Viejo Overview
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 North America Donlin Creek 2007E production: 3,150-3,250 (000’s oz) P&P reserves: 45 Moz(1) Eskay Creek CANADA Hemlo Goldstrike Golden Sunlight Turquoise Ridge Marigold Bald Mountain UNITED STATES Cortez Cortez Hills Round Mountain Ruby Hil
Slide 7: Pueblo Viejo 2006 Exploration
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Pueblo Viejo 2006 Exploration(1) (1) Refer to final slide point #4. Pueblo Viejo Project Statistics (100% basis) Capital* US$m 2,100 – 2,300 Pre production LOM Production mozs Au 12.6 produced mozs Ag 63 produced m lb Cu 228 produced m lb Zn 1,
Slide 8: South America Lagunas Norte Now
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 South America 2007E production: 1,850-1,925 (000s oz) P&P reserves: 38 Moz(1) Lagunas Norte Pierina PERU Zaldivar Pascua-Lama Veladero CHILE ARGENTINA Mines Projects (1) Refer to final slide point #2. Lagunas Norte Now 8
Slide 9: Lagunas Norte Operations
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Lagunas Norte Operations 8.8 million ounces of proven & probable reserves(1) 2007: 820,000-850,000 ounces at $140-$155/oz(2) Large, low cost, long life producer Provides strong anchor in South America Exceeded expectations - 1.1 milli
Slide 10: Veladero Operations
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Veladero Operations 11.4 million ounces of proven & probable reserves(1) 2007: 550,000-575,000 ounces at $350-$365/oz(2) Good performance in first full year of operation (2006 - ~510,000 ounces at $168/oz) Mining has transitioned into h
Slide 11: Zaldivar Operations
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Zaldivar Operations 5.7 billion pounds of P&P copper reserves(1) 0.7 billion pounds of M&I copper resources(1) 2007: ~315 million pounds at ~$0.80/lb(2) Long life asset: 15+ years Potential sulphide resources at depth Opportunity fo
Slide 12: Pascua-Lama Project Statistics
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Pascua-Lama Project Statistics Capital* US$ M 2,300-2,400 Pre-production Phase 2 US$ M 280 -300 LOM Production mozs Au 14.4 produced mozs Ag 550 produced Gold Production kozs/yr 750-775 (first 5yrs) 600 (LOM Average) Silver Production mozs/yr 3
Slide 13: Exploration 2007 Budget
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Exploration 2007 Budget Distribution of $170 million North America $69M Africa $23M South America Australia $29M Pacific $49M Cortez Hills Lower Zone Long Section – 2006 Lower Zone Highlights (Looking East) Pediment Deposit Cortez Hills Depos
Slide 14: Pascua-Lama Brownfields
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 Pascua-Lama Brownfields(1) Targeting: Opportunities Close to Pit Target Areas BRECHA OESTE 3D TARGETS MORRO AMARILLO SURFACE GEOCHEM AU_PPB PASCUA LAMA -99 - 100 101 - 250 251 - 5480 PENÉLOPE EL TORO VELADERO (1) Refer to final slide point #4.
Slide 15: The Case for Barrick
Natural Resource Summit of the Americas April 2-3, 2007 The Case for Barrick Largest gold reserves & resources Strong gold production Industry’s largest suite of projects Leverage to gold prices Inventory includes copper, silver, nickel, PGMs, zinc Valuation is an opportunity Footnotes 1
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