Focus on safety“Every employee going home safe and healthy every day.” The team at Donlin Creek works to meet this goal every day. Managers are challenged to lead by example and to take responsibility for the safety of each employee under their supervision. Company-wide statistics for 2006 continue to show progress toward meeting this goal. Training and education of managers and employees are both critical to achieving a zero incident record at Donlin Creek.

Safety Training Director Russell “Rusty” Roberts takes this goal very seriously. Rusty has spent nearly 30 years in the industry. He trains employees on the safe use of equipment and machinery, reviews their skill levels, develops task-training plans for individuals, and it is up to him to keep the camp emergency preparedness plans up-to-date. He is expected to be part of any response team. He and colleagues Alex Felker, Camp EMT/Safety Trainer, from Crooked Creek, Ricky Ciletti, Paramedic/Safety Trainer, from Aniak and Johnnie Kelila Sr., Equipment Safety Trainer, from Aniak, make up the Safety Department and report directly to the project’s management team.

“Success can only be measured by the number of incidents,” said Bill Bieber, Donlin Operations Manager, adding “at Donlin, the only acceptable number is zero.”

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Employee Spotlightellen pace, head cook

Ellen Pace grew up near a mine, so being at Donlin Creek feels a lot like home. Ellen was born in a house in the village of Red Devil on the Kuskokwim River. Red Devil was the site of an operating mercury mine from 1921 through 1971. Her mom, Annie Willis, still lives in Red Devil where her dad, George Willis, Sr., worked his own mine after he left the military.

She says after going away for high school and living in Oregon, Washington and the Mat Su Valley, she’s happy to be “closer to home.” As a Calista Corporation shareholder who was raised around the mining industry, it feels natural to her. There are differences though – she says that Donlin Creek is bigger and there are more local people employed here which gives her the opportunity to “stay more in touch with the villages” when she’s working.

Before becoming Head Cook, Ellen worked as a housekeeper, kitchen helper and baker at Donlin. Ellen notes both similarities and differences between Donlin and other projects she has worked on. When she worked at Prudhoe Bay, she knew many of her co-workers from the years they attended Mt. Edgecumbe High School together, just like here at Donlin. When she cooked at Red Devil Mercury Mine, she fed 50 people – not the 150 people she’s cooking for now. And at Donlin they have begun serving more of the traditional foods that the locals enjoy like duck and salmon. Ellen enjoys working with Catering Manager John Gillam and says that she’d rather do the cooking and let him do the managing, because “that gets hectic!”

Ellen lives in Anchorage with husband John, a teacher at Russian Jack Elementary School and waits tables in the evening. The couple has two teenagers: Brittany, 15 and Terry, 18.

Understanding the Yup’ik and Athabascan Cultures When the Donlin project first got under way, leaders in the region provided information about the history of the Yukon Kuskokwim region to Barrick management. In this series, we are publishing some lessons learned for our readers who are not residents in the region.

ReSpecTing naTuRe and The land: In the Native culture the land is a vibrantly alive and abundant resource. It is believed that all things in this world have life, just as humans have life. The land provides birds, animals, perennial berries, vegetables, and grass for weaving. Lakes, rivers, shallow creeks, and the sea provide a variety of fish, birds and marine mammals. Donlin Creek is committed to recognizing and nurturing this inherent respect for nature and the land.

Learning more about Barrick Gold CorporationcoRe Value: BehaVe like an owneR : We accept accountability for our actions and results. We treat the company’s assets as our own. We look for opportunities to grow our business. We act with integrity, within the letter and spirit of the law and Barrick’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Ask about ownership and responsibility and you’ll hear this from Wassilie Kameroff, Director of Shareholder Hire/Logistics, from Anchorage, “At Donlin Creek we work very hard to make sure the water quality in the nearby streams is not affected by our operation – just as we manage fuel and other hazardous materials in the villages. Protection of the environment has to come first when you operate near our precious subsistence resources.” It’s just one more way that we weave our core beliefs into the work we do at Donlin Creek.

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When government grant requests were denied, Barrick stepped in, donating three of the life-saving tools to the village clinic, presenting the new equipment to the Crooked Creek Village Council this summer. It is another way that the Donlin Creek project team demonstrates its ongoing support for communities and their dedication to safety in the region.

Crooked Creek safety training

Community ApprECiAtionCrooked Creek residents with the three new Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) that Barrick donated to the local clinic after the village’s grant applications for the equipment were denied by government agencies.

Maintaining equipment at the highest operational standards is a key element of safe operations at Donlin Creek. Here, Safety Training Director Rusty Roberts (left), and Equipment Safety Trainer Johnnie Kelila of Aniak (right) complete inspections of Donlin’s heavy machinery.

This winter, Donlin Creek was asked by the students of Johnnie John Sr. School in Crooked Creek to help them learn more about safety and community health. Some of the students had been certified in emergency trauma techniques, but some of their certifications had lapsed. Meanwhile, other students had become interested. So, Camp EMT and Safety Trainer (and Crooked Creek resident) Alex Felker and Camp Operations Manager Bill Bieber flew in to the village to teach the students about emergency medical and trauma response, basic CPR and basic first aid.

While Felker was teaching, he promised the students and village health aide Helen Macar that he would help them get a life-saving Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, into the village. Invaluable in all kinds of emergencies, today’s AED is equipped with advanced technology, allowing caregivers to watch a patient’s medical situation until more help arrives.

Crooked Creek safety training a success

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Face to Face

Summer is by far the busiest season in the YK region. Yet, despite the focused efforts and hard work to harvest subsistence resources, there were a lot of discussions and activities in villages this month related to Donlin. For the most part, the Donlin team’s participation was as an invited presenter at community meetings. Again and again at these meetings we heard from locals that the region’s subsistence resources are their top priority and that, although jobs are important and needed, responsible economic development must protect the region’s subsistence resources.

pRioRiTy: pRoTecTion of SuBSiSTence ReSouRceS One of our most important concerns at Donlin Creek is making sure we can protect the salmon and other subsistence resources of the region. As our work progresses, we believe we will be able to demonstrate to the people of the region, the EPA and the other regulatory agencies, that we can mine at Donlin Creek safely while minimizing any adverse impacts to the surrounding environment. We are

strongly committed to maintaining healthy habitat for all fish and game in the region.

BeThel cyanide oRdinance This ordinance would have banned cyanide transport through the port of Bethel. It failed to pass at the July 24 Bethel City Council meeting by a vote of 4-to-2. Members of the community and their elected representatives attended a number of City Council meetings and an informational meeting sponsored by the City Council prior to the vote. They heard the facts about how sodium cyanide would be transported and used at Donlin.

I was impressed with the turnout at the City Council meetings and at the community meeting, where residents, tribal representatives and business leaders of Bethel and other villages asked important questions, shared their thoughts and stated their opinions. Public testimony seemed to represent the broad range of thoughts and opinions that we hear from all over the region. If you have any additional questions about cyanide,

Stan FooProject Manager-Alaska for Barrick, and Donlin Creek Project Manager

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People with paychecks from all over the Region

Team recognition The donlin cReek woRkfoRce ‘06 - ‘07Peter L. Abruska, Jr. n James W. Active, Jr. n Fritz P. Albert n Arnold D. Alexie n Darrell P. Alexie n Margaret M. Alexie n Sean A. Alexie n Bobby W. Alexie n Charles Alexie n Gabriel Alexie n Nelson Alexie n Peter B. Alexie n Ricki M. Alexie n Timothy R. Alexie n Ryan Alstrom n Rolland Amos n Tom G. Amos n Vincent T. Amos n Mary S. Anaruk n Oscar Andreanoff n Lawrence P. Andrews n John S. Askoak n Martin Augline n Daniel B. Ausdahl, Jr. n Amanda R. Ausdahl n Gerald Beans n Joseph P. Beans II n Gifford M. Berry n David Blanket n Ignati T. Bobby n Theodore I. Bobby n Simeon Bobby n John B. Borowski, Jr. n Timothy O. Chamberlain n Thomas B. Charles n Daniel M. Charlie n Jonathan A. Chase n George Chikoyak n Joseph Chikoyak, Jr. n Oscar W. Chunak n Richard P. Ciletti n Mary F. Constantine n Olinka O. Constantine n Laura J. Crane n Paul Curtis n Clarence A. Cutter, Jr. n Alvin B. David n Eugene H. David n Fritz L. David n Ryan S. David n Phillip Donhauser n Iakov D. Duffy n Lyman S. Duffy n Alexander B. Edwards n Lorraine Egnaty n Kalela Evan I n Kalela P. Evan II n Michael Evan, Sr. n David M. Evan n Garrett W. Evan n Janet M. Evan n John A. Evan n Lucy A. Evan n Mary K. Evan n Morris Evan n Raymond Evan n Joseph “Joey” Evan n Seraphim W. Evan n Alex W. Felker n William H. Felker n Thaddeus Fisher n Aaron M. Fitka n Nicholas R. Fitka, Jr. n Rose L. Frisby n Thomas Fryer n Aaron J. Gabrieloff n Julie N. Gabrieloff n Wayne T. Gabrieloff n Aloysius C. George n John W. George n Mason J. Gilila n John D. Gillam n Caleb L. Gordon n Angie M. Grant n Carl P. Green n Henry Green n James Greene, Jr. n Morris C. Green n Ryan Green n Chesley Greeno n Wassillie J. Gregory, Sr. n Constantine R. Gregory n Kimberly M. Gregory n Francina M. Gusty n Robert K. Gusty n Thomas N. Hart n Charles M. Heckman, Jr. n Darlene J. Heckman n Gabriel S. Heckman n Elena Heroux n Christine Hinojosa-Perez n James S. Hoffman n Dennis L. Hopper n Leonard J. Horner n Aaron J. Housler n Andrew B. Hunter, Jr. n Dennis T. Isaac n Joel M. Isaac n Gary M. Ivanoff n Bobby Japhet n Jeremiah L. Japhet n Myron Jenkins n David D. Jenkins n Walter Jim, Jr. n Joe B. Joe n Sam A. Joe n Harold G. John n Patricia N. John n Rosalie A. John n Sarah A. John n Andrew John, Sr. n David John n Evan R. John n Nick W. John n George O.T. Johnson n Paul N. Kameroff III n Andrew S. Kameroff, Jr. n Andrew Kameroff, Sr. n Glenn D. Kameroff, Sr. n Joe F. Kameroff, Sr. n April C. Kameroff n Robert S. Kameroff n Wassilie Kameroff n Golga Kelila III n William K. Kelila n Daniel Kelila n Lillian Kelila n Johnnie Kelila, Sr. n Thomas P. Kinegak n Ephrim M. Kozevnikoff n John Kozevnikoff n Paul G. Kozevnikoff n Mark C. Kozevnikoff n Melvin T. Kvamme n Ruth E. Lang n Matthew D. Laraux n Basil N. Larson n Daris E. Larson n Evan K. Larson, Jr. n Oscar P. Larson n Marvin J. Lawrence n George J. Levi n Gulga A. Levi n Nick H. Levi n Kevin P. Levi n Elena Levi n Janet Levi n Moses Danny Levi n Andrew Littlefish, Sr. n Jose “Mario” Lopez n Roman M. Lubczonek n Kenneth Luke n Evan Macar n Stephan Macar n Elena McCarr n Ross J. Maitland n Andrew N. Makaily III n Andrew N. Makaily n Neil A. Makaily n Eufemio Martinez n Tom Martini n Vincent T. Maxie n Daryl J. Mckindy n Benito Mendoza n Annie Michaelson n Franklin D. Moncher n Carrie B. Morgan n Carl M. Morgan, Jr. n Eric P. Morgan, Jr. n Glen D. Morgan, Jr. n Walter A. Morgan, Sr. n Walter Morgan, Jr. n Francine M. Morgan n Roger D. Morgan n Terence C. Morgan n Mathew Morgan n Leonard P. Morgan n Tonya R. Morgan n Kenneth D. Morrow n Carolyn Moses n Steven J. Moses n Sean P. Murdock n Patricia Murphy n Sammy J. Murphy n John J. Mute n Roy F. Naneng n Randy T. Nayamin n Brandon Nayamin n Derek F. Nelson n Anutka Nickoli n Goosma Nickoli n Nicholas J. Nicoli n Nick J. Nicoli n Gjovalin Nika n Carl Noah n Harley G. Noratuk n Daniel Olrun, Jr. n Samuel J. Overton n Balasha E. Pace n Mollie Paneok n Rose M. Paniyak n Brian Parrett n Eddie G. Pasitnak, Jr. n Anthony D. Payne n Brad D. Pensgard, Jr. n Olga M. Pepperling n Shawn J. Peter n Frederick K. Peters n Mike P. Peters n Stanley J. Peters n Terrence W. Peters n Martha Lee Peters n Michael Peters n Pete S. Peters n MaryRose Peterson n Sam A. Peterson n Alexandria Phillips n Alexie Phillips n Elena Phillips n William R. Phillips n David A. Phillips n Katherine N. Phillips n Samantha G. Phillips n Axinia Pitka n John A. Pitka n Michael Pitka n Yago Pitka n August M. Pleasant n Evan K. Polty, Jr. n Leon Polty n Michael Price n Daniel P. Rankin n Nelson Revet n Virginia Rhodes-Woodmancy n Curtis D. Robinett n Alexie N. Sakar n Edward Sakar n Mary B. Sakar n Roxanne H. Sakar n Steven W. Sakar n Gregory O. Sakar n Rodney A. Sakar n Vivian A. Sakar n Bolossa A. Sam n Pete Sam n Oscar T. Samuelson n Maria M. Sattler n Barbara B. Savage n Melissa M. Savage n Elia R. Sergie n Travis Q. Shavings n Arthur W. Simeon n Ishmael A. Smith n Robert H. Snyder n Robert H. Snyder, Jr. n Patrick D. Spein n Byron P. Stephanoff n Theodore P. Stephanoff n Donovan D. Teter n Barbara Tinker n Cindy S. Tinker n Francis J. Tinker n Leonty Tinker n Lloyd “Danny” Twitchell n Phillip Urovak n Peter N. Valka n Arthur J. Vaska, Jr. n Josette R. Wade n Clifford W. Walters n Marcus Waskey n Tina Wassily n Edward J. White n Albert A. Willis, Jr. n Catherine I. Wise n Nina M. Wise n John Wise n Richard A. Wolf, Jr. n Jennie E. Zaukar n Juanita M. Zaukar n Evan D. Zaukar

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Driving the drill pad crew to each drill site is just one of the many roles of a Drill Coordinator, and Seraphim “Silly” Evan (above) from Kalskag does his job with serious attention to detail. The carpentry crew (top right) including Fritz Albert and Bobby Japhet both from Bethel, has been busy all year. They are responsible for keeping camp structures in tip-top shape. Daris Larson of Anchorage (lower right) works on a cloudy day on one of the drill rigs at Donlin Creek. As a Driller Assistant, Daris handles the drill rods and makes sure the core is carefully measured, organized and properly labeled.

That kind of success comes through employee education, awareness, responsibility and empowerment at every level of camp operations. “We care about the people here,” said Bieber, “as well as safe communities in the region.“ Every person – working or visiting – has a role to play in safety. “It’s up to every single person here to put safety at the top of their priority list,” said Bieber, “because it takes everyone working together to make this a safe operation 100 percent of the time.”

Corporate regulations call for regular safety drills throughout the year, and “practicing now will save time and possibly lives in a real emergency,” said Kelila, one of the original first hires at Donlin Creek. In an emergency, the plans include sounding alarms and notifying employees and others in the surrounding areas, handling fires or hazmat spills and caring for people with medical needs. “The idea is to have it ready,” said Bieber, “but never really need it.” Roberts, Felker, Ciletti and Kelila agree, adding “We’re always prepared.”

On August 7, Donlin Creek was pleased to host The Honorable Todd Palin; Commissioner Emil Notti, Department of Commerce and Economic Development; Commissioner Click Bishop, Department of Labor And Workforce Development; and other state officials for a tour of the project and for discussions about future training and workforce development opportunities in this region. Photo includes: (kneeling left to right): Commissioner Notti; Commissioner Bishop (standing left to right): Stan Foo; Bill Bieber; Todd Palin; Johnnie Kelila; Fred Esposito, Director of Seward VoTech Center; Fred Villa, UAF Associate VP for Workforce Development; Greg Cashen, Director Dept. of Labor; Dennis Steffy, Director of the UA Mining and Petroleum Training Service; Danny Ausdahl; Ricky Ciletti; and Ross Maitland.

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Village leadeRS TouR donlin cReek I continue to be encouraged that more village councils are requesting tours of Donlin Creek and are taking the initiative to learn, first hand, more about our project and plans. Their efforts to be well-informed before they have the opportunity to comment on the Donlin project proposal during the permit application process is appreciated.

As fall approaches, we will continue to work toward designing, permitting and building a mine that will be a world class example of responsible economic development and leave intact the rich legacy centered around subsistence resources and Alaska Native cultures. If you have any questions about the Donlin Project, please call our Anchorage office directly at (907) 273-0200.

Sincerely, Stan Foo

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