About this Report

The 2007 Responsibility Report summarizes Barrick’s global environmental, health, safety and social (EHSS) performance. The Responsibility Report and supplemental documents provide information on all of our operations and joint ventures, as well as corporate and regional offices. Data presented in this report are for the calendar year 2007. The data are aggregated globally and intensity indices are used where relevant.

We recognize that the audience for our responsibility reporting is diverse and their information needs are broad. In order for us to meet the needs of all our stakeholders the 2007 Responsibility Report focuses on our performance and the significant issues we are confronting. It is supplemented on our website by more detailed Regional Responsibility Reports, comprehensive data tables and more information on our management approach to Corporate Social Responsibility. See www.barrick.com/CorporateResponsibility.

Our annual report on the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Principles, our Global Reporting Initiative (GRI-G3) Index and the UN Global Compact Communication on Progress (COP) report are all available on our website.

We are committed to transparent disclosure of our social responsibility performance and critical issues raised during the year. Issues discussed in this report and on our website were identified by:

• Stakeholder feedback and concerns
• Consideration of key environmental, health, safety and social risks to our business
• Use of the Global Reporting Initiative including the new G3 guidelines

Barrick includes, with each Responsibility Report, a third-party review of our report and the associated process of data collection and verification. In 2008, we retained Environmental Resources Management to provide an independent assessment of the 2007 Responsibility Report and associated website information. See the Independent Assessment.

Please see Barrick’s Annual Report to Shareholders for financial performance information.