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Barrick’s Catherine Raw and Juana Barceló have been named to Women in Mining’s list of 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining for 2018. The list recognizes the success of female role-models working in mining.

Raw joined Barrick in 2015 as Executive Vice President, Business Performance, and became the Company’s Chief Financial Officer a year later. Barceló joined the Company as Legal Director for the Pueblo Viejo operation in 2009, and was named its President and Executive Director earlier this year.

Raw cites her mother, who reached the top of her field in urban planning and development, as her greatest inspiration. Her mother’s example imbued Raw with a sense that she can do anything she puts her mind to. Raw’s interest in geology prompted her to enter the mining industry, working at Anglo American before joining BlackRock investment management in 2003. There, she co-managed one of the firm’s flagship mining funds. Raw is set to become Barrick’s Chief Operating Officer for North America after the Company’s merger with Randgold Resources closes.

“The biggest challenge for our industry is attracting talent. Encouraging young, bright, and ambitious people into the industry will be the most important way of overcoming all the other challenges we face,” Raw says. “We need to illustrate that we are a modern, innovative, and necessary part of the global economy, providing the foundations for almost all other industries.”

Prior to joining Barrick, Barceló practiced law in mining, energy, mergers, and acquisitions. She was inspired to join Barrick after seeing the socio-economic benefits of the mine in the Dominican Republic. Barrick contributed to the country’s largest-ever environmental clean-up, remediating environmental damage at the Pueblo Viejo site perpetrated by the state-run company that previously operated the mine. Since then, the mine has continued to partner with its host communities to create mutual prosperity.

“In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing the industry are regulatory risk and obtaining and maintaining social license,” Barceló says. “These challenges can be met through responsible mining with state-of-the-art technology, by engaging host governments, and by sharing profits with host countries and communities.”

Being included in the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining is one of two recent honors bestowed on Barceló. This year she was also named one of the top 50 most-powerful and successful women in the Dominican Republic.

Women in Mining is a non-profit organization that promotes the employment, retention, and advancement of women in the mining sector.