southwestern Alaska
in 2011, Donlin Gold contributed to Yup’ik community dance festivals and cultural celebrations, native Youth olympics and World eskimo indian olympics, kuskokwim native association fisheries summer program, the alaska Federation of natives convention, the First alaskan’s Youth and elders convention, ancsa Village ceo association conference and the association of Village council Presidents convention. Donlin Gold has also partnered with ten local commu- nities in their “clean-up green-up” events. bicycles and other prizes are awarded to youth who help communi- ties clean up after the winter snow melt.
We have provided support for the alaska seaLife center, alaska native Heritage center, Quinhagak Heritage Foundation, Yupiit Piciryarait Museum (bethel), Marshall traditional council exhibit, us Fish and Wildlife Migratory bird calendar, alaska native tribal Health consortium, the bethel community Foundation’s swimming pool, bethel search and rescue and the aniak Dragon slayers (fire fighters), and youth organizations such as Girl scouts of alaska rural Program, big brothers big sisters bethel pro- gram, and boys and Girls clubs.
Alaska native science and engineering program (Ansep) students tour the donlin Gold site.
Number of Scholarships by Region
(In 2011)
Australia-Pacific 109
ABG 224
North America 662
Indio mine. The facility includes a soccer field, a basketball court and an athletic track for the benefit of the local community and Barrick employees. Plans for the future include a heated swimming pool, a barbeque area and multipurpose rooms. The renovated facility will help to promote physical activity and recreation for area residents.
Barrick reaches out to local communities during times of disaster as well. Early in 2011, Barrick’s Australia office donated $100,000 to the Queensland Premier’s Flood Relief Appeal after severe flooding in Queensland damaged houses and cost lives. We also supported fundraising activities for the relief of the victims of the Carnarvon, Western Australia floods which occurred late in December 2010. ABG donated $37,000 to a disaster relief fund for families of more than 200 people killed when a ferry sank off the coast of Zanzibar in September. During a flood in May 2011, which devastated the Crooked Creek village near the Donlin Gold project site, the efforts of employees saved lives and pro- vided emergency relief support to the flood victims. Donlin Gold assisted the village’s restoration effort throughout 2011.
Another way we strengthen local communities is by provid- ing scholarships to community children and the children of our employees. Education is one of the most significant and lasting benefits that a community can receive from the presence of a mine. In all areas where we operate, we provide support for education; whether by building schools, providing classroom materials, books and computers, by developing adult literacy pro- grams and small business training, or by providing scholarships. In many of the countries where we operate, a child’s education is not free. Families must pay school fees for primary and second- ary education, which are often out of reach for the very poor. By providing scholarships we can increase the number of children
attending school, thereby increasing the capacity of the commu- nity. Barrick also provides scholarships for high school graduates to attend college, university or vocational training. In 2011, we provided 3,800 scholarships for students in eight countries. Taxes, Royalties and Other Payments
Along with hiring and purchasing locally, providing donations and scholarships and supporting community initiatives, direct economic benefits to communities and countries also include the taxes, royalties and other payments to governments. These payments provide benefits to the countries where we do busi- ness. In 2011, we contributed $2.0 billion globally, in payments to governments.
Barrick joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2006, the first Canadian mining company to do so. By being EITI signatories, we contribute to an improved business environment and reduced political risk in countries where we operate. EITI country-level validation is a multi-year, multi- stakeholder process and, through our active participation in the process, we support the overarching goals of the EITI and endorse its 12 principles. The principles form the cornerstone of the initiative and demonstrate a commitment to anti-corruption and ethical business practices. We disclose our taxes, royalties and other payments to governments on our website and in this report. Barrick complies in all material respects with our EITI- related obligations.
Barrick supports implementation of EITI in the countries where we operate. We have operations in one country which is EITI compliant; Peru, designated fully compliant in February 2012. Barrick was actively involved in the validation process in Peru and promoted this initiative among other mining companies and
the AbG development (Maendeleo) Fund
in 2011, abG launched the Maendeleo Fund as part of its commitment to promoting sustainable development. abG will make an ongoing annual contribution to the Fund of $10 million, making it the largest community development fund of its kind in tanzania. the Fund will be used to support abGs community investment pro- grams and has already provided support for a number of important community and social projects. During 2011, abG allocated $4.7 million to projects under the Fund.
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stakeholders. Peru is the first country in Latin America to obtain this designation. We also have operations in two EITI candidate countries; Zambia (candidate country since 2009) and Tanzania (candidate country since 2009).
Indirect Economic Impacts
Direct economic impacts are measured as the value of transac- tions between a company and its stakeholders, while indirect economic impacts are the results – sometimes non-monetary – of these transactions. Indirect economic impacts are an important part of our economic influence in the context of community sustainability. They will vary depending on local cir- cumstances, and are difficult to quantify. They include impacts from the spending of wages and salaries by our employees and contractors, as well as the employees of our supplier industries, along with the improvements in community health and liveli- hoods in communities where we provide clean water, medical and education facilities.
A study, by Consultora Malthus, of the socio-economic impact of Barrick’s Veladero mine in the San Juan Province, Argentina, was completed in 2009 and explores both the direct and indirect impacts on local communities. The study identified clear trends of socio-economic improvement in such indicators as the percent of the population living in poverty conditions and general mortality rates. Also of note was both an absolute and relative increase in employment in San Juan Province versus the rest of the country. A second study, also by Consultora Malthus, was completed in 2010. It looked at development in areas adjacent to the Pierina mine in Peru and identified evidence of the relationship between Pierina’s presence and the considerable reduction in poverty in the surrounding area. The University of Queensland’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining conducted a study in 2010 and 2011 to analyze the main economic and social effects of the Pueblo Viejo min- ing project on neighbouring communities, and to investigate the project’s potential to improve human development in the Dominican Republic. The study included estimates of Pueblo Viejo’s contribution to the country’s gross domestic product, exports, tax revenue and local job creation. The study concludes that it is possible that the construction and operation of Pueblo Viejo can (within the project’s area of influence) improve the social conditions of the 47,000 residents living below the national poverty line and the 21,000 living in extreme poverty. It also states that this improvement will only be achieved with the implementation of effective CSR strategies and actions from