The performance data reflects the annual disclosure of our sustainability performance at wholly owned operations and joint ventures where Newmont is the operator. Any variances from these boundaries are noted directly in the data table where they occur.
References to "Newmont," "the Company," "we" and "our" refer to Newmont Corporation and/or our affiliates, joint ventures and subsidiaries. References to "Goldcorp" or "former Goldcorp" refer to Goldcorp, Inc. prior to its April 2019 acquisition by Newmont. References to "former Newmont" refer to Newmont Mining Corporation - the entity name before the acquisition of Goldcorp. Although these transactions closed in the middle of 2019, where possible, data for the former Newmont sites and former Goldcorp sites have been consolidated. 2019 data sets generally omit the June 2020 formation of the Nevada Gold Mines ("NGM") joint venture with Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick"), in which Newmont and Barrick contributed their Nevada operations and assets in exchange for a 38.5 percent and 61.5 percent interest, respectively, with Barrick as the operator.
Data presented in this report covers our performance for the 2021 calendar year, which corresponds to our fiscal year.
Some data are calculated using a metric Newmont has developed called gold equivalent ounces (GEO). GEOs provide a comparable basis for analysis related to copper, silver, lead and zinc and are calculated as pounds or ounces produced multiplied by the ratio of other metals' price to the gold price. Refer to page 77 of our 2021 10-K report for further details on GEO calculation.
Order of Performance Data Tables
Performance data tables are presented in alphabetical order by category:
• Business ethics and transparency : Compliance and significant events, ethics and anti-corruption measures, policy influence
• Environment : Air quality, biodiversity, closure and reclamation, cyanide management, significant materials consumption, spills and releases, tailings management, water stewardship, waste
• Health and safety : Emergency preparedness, health and safety
• Social : Artisanal and small-scale mining, community development, community impacts, complaints and grievances, human rights assessments, human rights supplier screening, human rights training for security, human rights training for the workforce, Indigenous peoples, land or resource disputes, resettlement and/or relocation activity, social impact assessments and engagement
• Value sharing : COVID-19 Global Community Support Fund, community investments, economic value generated and distributed, supply chain, tax transparency
• Workforce : Workforce demographics, compensation and equal remuneration, diversity and inclusion, labor-management relations, talent attraction and retention, training and professional development
Detailed Energy and Climate Change data is available in Newmont's 2021 ESG Data Tables and will be further discussed in Newmont's Climate Report , which we plan to update in May 2022.
Fines paid for non-compliance with environmental, social or economic laws and regulations: Site level 3
Environmental-related fine Environmental-related fine Environmental-related fine Environmental-related fine Environmental-related fine Environmental-related fine Environmental-related fine
Amount ($USD) 1, 2 Summary of issue
Ahafo Cerro Negro Peñasquito Porcupine Yanacocha Yanacocha Yanacocha Minerals Commission of Ghana (Mincom)
Secretaría de Estado de Minería de la Provincia de Santa Cruz Comisión Nacional del Agua (CNA) Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Environmental Assessment and Auditing Government Body (OEFA) Environmental Assessment and Auditing Government Body (OEFA) Environmental Assessment and Auditing Government Body (OEFA)
The Minerals Commission of Ghana conducted an investigation regarding the drowning at the site's Water Storage Facility that occurred on September 21st, 2021. The fine imposed was associated with the following regulation breaches:
1. Breach of Regulation 302 & 514, L.I.2182 for not installing warning signs along the western/northern and eastern section of Water Storage Facility (WSF).
2. Breach of Regulation 115, L.I.2182 for not implementing measures to prevent access to persons into Water Storage Facility (WSF).
Newmont received notice from the Provincial Secretary of Mining on June 11, 2021 of the results of an investigation related to a historical environmental event that occurred at the Eureka Mine fuel station. The event involved fuel being detected in soil and ground water and requiring multiple years of remediation and monitoring. The fine of $288,000 Argentine Pesos relates to non-compliance with Article 264(b) and 243(e) of the Mining Code resulting in environmental damages. As a result of this decision by the mining authority, Newmont was required to continue monitoring and remediation activities and confirm that all fueling operations were supervised by a certified person.
Furthermore an environmental audit was carried out by a third party to validate the monitoring and remediation activities. This is planned to be presented in the next few weeks.
The National Water Commission (CNA) issued a fine related to the following issues:
1. A tailings spill in the Sulphide Plant Tailings Box
2. Not equipping underground water monitoring wells
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued an effluent toxicity failure fine for monthly nitrate exceedances during the 2020 ETP discharge season (July to October). The fine was imposed in 2021.
Yanacocha was fined for non-compliance in 2017 relating to the Maximum Permissible Limits for water quality. The non-compliance related to the levels of Cu, Fe, Zn and pH coming from subdrainage catchment of the San José and Rosita reservoirs, which discharged into the San José 1 Lagoon without prior treatment, in breach of the environmental management instrument.
Yanacocha was fined for not adopting foresight and control measures in 2015 to prevent water and sludge generated from washing the crushing plant floors and conveyor belts from coming into direct contact with adjacent soil. The fine related to not taking precautionary and control measures to prevent ore transported by the 1100 Gold Mill conveyor belt from coming into direct contact with the soil and vegetation.
Yanacocha was fined for not adopting the foresight and control measures in 2018 to prevent water leakage from the drive pipe of the subdrainage collection sump LQ1 of the km 37 clearing tank, La Quinua.
Fines paid for non-compliance with environmental, social or economic laws and regulations: Site level 3
Environmental-related fine Environmental-related fine Yanacocha Yanacocha
Environmental Assessment and Auditing Government Body (OEFA) Environmental Assessment and Auditing Government Body (OEFA)
Amount ($USD) 1, 2 Summary of issue Total fines
1 F ines are converted to U.S. dollars using the average 2021 exchange rate for each currency as of Dec. 31, 2021.
2 Five Yanacocha fines were given in 2021, but based on events that occurred in 2015 - 2019.
Yanacocha was fined for un-authorized discharge of water in 2018. The discharge from the grease trap of the La Quinua fuel tank towards the perimeter channel of the La Quinua pad leads runoff water towards the Shillamayo Creek, failing to comply with the provisions of its management instrument. The site implemented a pipe from the La Quinua pad to the perimeter channel of the La Quinua leach pad, which flows into the Shillamayo Creek, which is not compliant in its environmental management instrument.
Yanacocha was fined for three non-compliance issues during 2018 through 2019. The site did not implement dust suppressants in 2018 during dry and/or windy periods at the La Quinua leach pad. This failed to comply with the measures established in the environmental management instrument.
In 2019, Yanacocha did not implement preventive and control measures to prevent material from sliding from the La Quinua pad to the perimeter access and non-contact water diversion channel. Also in 2019, the site did not perform the activities committed in relation to the temporary storage of mercury at its facilities.
3 GRI Standards disclosures 307-1: Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations and 419-1: Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area.
Sanctions imposed for non-compliance with environmental or social laws and regulations: Site level 1
Non-compliance with environmental, social and economic laws and regulations
Amount ($USD) Summary of issue
Boddington received a letter of warning from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) on September 7th for non-compliance with the Environmental Protection Act of 1986 (the Act). DWER investigated the construction of Lifts 13 and 14 of the F1 Residual Disposal Area and determined that there was prima facie evidence of a breach of section 53(1)(b)(i) of the Act, indicating construction for the storage of waste without a license. After careful consideration of the circumstances of the case, DWER elected to issue Newmont with a formal letter of warning with no associated monetary fine instead of a formal sanction.
1 GRI Standards disclosures 307-1: Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations and 419-1: Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area.
Significant environmental and/or social events: Site level 1, 2
Level of Event Summary of issue
3 On January 4th a slight leak of cyanide pulp was observed at the outlet of the leaching sector supplying the plant. The leak estimated at 100 liters was contained within the plant area.
3 On January 13th a new seep was confirmed on the east dam. Results from the external lab confirmed that the water samples had results consistent with those from the existing
E2 seepage approximately 1 km to the south. The seep is located in the lower area previously used as the east stockpile. This is considered a level 1 dam emergency with no immediate threat to the facility.
3 On January 19th a wet area around the oxygen plant was observed. A mechanic reported that Leach tank 202 had overflowed its live capacity into the secondary containment resulting in a spill of slurry about 2,000 liters. The spill was contained within the plant and cleaned up.
Burnt Reclaimed Area at Amoma
3 On January 25th one of the business partners assigned fire belt construction and maintenance works on the reclaimed areas to Amoma. Upon field visit, it was identified that the fire might have started as a result of hunting activities that were being carried out in one of the areas. The fire had been started on the reclaimed plot but not from nearby vegetation. The fire extended through 4 plots where the fire belt had not been fully constructed. An estimated total reclaimed area of about 8.93 hectares was burnt.
Burnt Reclaimed Area at Awonsu
3 On January 28th during a routine field inspection it was identified that reclaimed area of the Awonsu waste dump had been burnt down by fire. Further inspection of the area indicated that the fire started on the reclaimed site with suspected hunting activities but not from nearby vegetation as the adjoining vegetation was intact. An estimated reclaimed area of 4.5 hectares was burnt.
3 On February 28th an estimated 2,000 liters slurry spill at NTO processing plant caused by a power loss/crash stop event occurred. When the power was lost all pumps stopped, the flow of slurry overflowed hoppers and filled up the containment bunds. The bunds filled to capacity and overflowed 2000 liters of slurry to bare ground within the processing plant footprint.
3 On March 9th 6,000 liters of hydrocarbon was released due to a split in a hydraulic tank due to a rock impact.
3 On April 8th an estimated 15,000 liters of diesel overflowed at the DBS fuel farm. Manual diesel transfers between bulk storage tanks have been required daily due to automated transfer control system failure earlier in the year. On April 7th and 8th, tanks 110 and 112 were overfilled resulting in a 15,000 liter spill impacting an estimated 133 square meters.
3 On April 12th a wastewater spill was reported near the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) located in the ICA camp. The wastewater pit was spilling due to a failure of two pumps that send water to the main WWTP resulting in the spill of 10m 3 of wastewater.
Cyanide - Slurry/Tailing Tanami
3 On April 19th the primary plant air compressors faulted on element temp causing a plant crash stop event, and the deslimes bund to overflow to disturbed ground. Approximately 15 cubic meters of cyanide - slurry/tailings was released.
Mine Impacted Water (Non-Processing) Cyanide - Slurry/Tailing Ahafo
4 On May 24th during a routine sampling at the SUG dewatering pond (closer to Subika haul road), a pond overflowing was observed across the Subika haul road down to ECD4. Desilting of one of the two settlement ponds at SUG dewatering by directing all underground water to the other settlement pond resulted to the overflow pond. About 3,000 liters were released.
3 On May 28th a slurry spill occurred outside bunded area due to UPS failure impacting mill control. UPS failed in mill control causing circuit protection (circuit breaker) to open. This circuit also supplied the instrumentation power supply. Leach fee pump speed could not be controlled resulting in hopper overflowing. An estimated 20,000 liters were released.
Cyanide - Slurry/Tailing Tanami
3 On June 11th the CRO noticed a change in the tailings line pressure. The tailings line to GTD08 was inspected by processing personnel and found that it had completely split at the weld where the original pinhole leak was repaired on June 1st. Approximately 210 m 3 of tailings material was released from the pipe and the majority was captured within the tailings pipeline bund corridor. An estimated 44 m 3 of tailings escaped outside the corridor impacting about 2,500 m 2 .
Cyanide - Slurry/Tailing Tanami
3 On June 26th the plant was required to undergo a shutdown due to the COVID-19 response plan. Prior to shutting down the plant, all the air and water were switched off to the sump pumps and an air valve that feeds the deslimes area was accidentally closed in the process. The globe valve that fills the gland water tank in the deslime failed due to not receiving air. The gland water tank ran empty and tripped the pumps that run to the tank, resulting in the hopper overflowing and filling the deslimes bund. Approximately 8,000 liters of pre-leach slurry was
released outside of containment onto disturbed ground.
Significant environmental and/or social events: Site level 1, 2
Level of Event Summary of issue
3 On June 27th a waste contractor conducted an unauthorized discharge offsite into the environment of approximately 7,700 liters of untreated wastewater collected from the kitchen sink collection tank at KM 24 station.
3 On June 30th a leak was identified on the sewage lift station discharge line while excavating the area to access it for a temporary installation. Total spilled material was 1m 3 .
3 On September 5th the Merrill-Crowe control room operator mistook the cyanide transfer shutdown sequence and started the recirculation pump, causing approximately 300 liters to spill out of the containment area onto compacted soil.
Cyanide - Process Solution/Theft Industrial Water Spill Yanacocha
3 On September 25th Minera Yanacocha Security personnel discovered an illegal installation on service road km 37.8, intended to steal gold-based solutions from the operations of Yanacocha Mine.
3 On October 11th during the inspection of sedimentation ponds at the Eureka mine, a flow of water was detected on the eastern edge of the haul road downstream of the final containment basin entering an unaffected area within the limits of the mining property. The size of the spill was estimated at 21m 3 . The spill contained industrial water collected from a variety of sources including mine dewatering, the reverse osmosis plant, and natural precipitation.
3 On December 31st while plowing snow, a loader operator identified water pooling around a valve located on the reclaim water line. An estimation of 16m 3 liters was spilled. All solution remained on-site and within the mill operations area.
N ewmont assesses events on a scale of 1-5 with level 3 and above considered "significant". A new Environmental Impact calculator was implemented in November 2020 that assesses the substance, volume and location of the spill to assign a consequence rating which has improved consistency of impact ratings and lowered threshold to trigger a Level 3+ rating.
2 GRI Standards disclosure 411-1: Incidents of violations involving rights of Indigenous p eoples, and SASB Metals & Mining Sustainability Accounting Standard EM-MM-150a.9: Number of significant incidents associated with hazardous materials and waste management .
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