Environment

Newmont recognizes climate change as a major challenge that demands action and shared responsibility. As stewards of both our business and the environment, we understand our vulnerability to the physical and transitional impacts of climate change, such as extreme weather events and water scarcity, that can disrupt operations and production. These efforts are supported by Newmont’s Energy and Climate Strategy, which incorporates resiliency into our business to enhance energy security, improve operational efficiency and advance adaptation measures that reduce disruptions and enable future growth. The strategy is complemented by our 2030 aspirational greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and our ambition to become carbon neutral by 2050.

Learn more about Energy and Climate Change on pages 72-75 of our 2025 Sustainability Report.

Access to clean and safe water is a fundamental human right, and responsible water management and stewardship are essential to upholding this right for surrounding communities. Newmont’s Global Water Strategy helps us understand shared challenges, reduce risks and improve our water management performance. We also recognize the importance of water management and stewardship in nature-positive actions that contribute to the wellbeing and resilience of ecosystems and shared natural resources.

Learn more about Water Stewardship on pages 76-85 of our 2025 Sustainability Report.

To safeguard human health and the environment, it is crucial to effectively manage tailings, a waste produced by mining and mineral processing activities. Newmont is dedicated to implementing best practices for the responsible management of all wastes.

Learn more about Water Stewardship on pages 86-88 of our 2025 Sustainability Report.

Tailings Inventory and Disclosures

Newmont's interactive Public Disclosure Tool provides an informative platform to access information for Newmont's TSFs. The online tool provides users with interactive maps, tables, charts and lists to visualize information on our tailings inventory. For information on tailings facilities at our non-operated joint ventures, please visit the Barrick website.

The tool is shown below or can be accessed here for an interactive experience.

Implementation of the GISTM is a journey, and it is an important step toward raising the bar with respect to management of tailings. Even if full conformance cannot be demonstrated by the established conformance deadlines by Newmont or our peers, we believe it is important to recognize the journey that the industry is on to implement the GISTM, and the enhancements that are being made - now and into the future.

Newmont committed to implementing the GISTM and are working towards conformance to the GISTM for our priority facilities (i.e., active operations and legacy tailings facilities with 'Extreme' or 'Very High' consequence classification) by August 2023 and all others by August 2025.

Implementation of the GISTM is a journey, and it is an important step toward raising the bar with respect to management of tailings. An external disclosure has been developed in accordance with Principle 15 of the GISTM for information that is not already included in the Tailings Inventory and Public Disclosure Tool for any proposed new tailings facilities and for existing tailings facilities that have a consequence classification of 'Very High' or 'Extreme' under the GISTM. A conformance self-assessment has also been completed for these facilities. The disclosure and conformance self-assessment are representative of our portfolio as of August 2025, excluding non-operated joint ventures, and will be updated periodically.

Biodiversity includes a wide variety of living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems, as well as the ecological systems they form. It plays a crucial role in sustaining and stabilizing ecosystems, helping to address environmental degradation and habitat loss across the globe. Newmont recognizes that thriving local communities and our operations depend on healthy ecosystems. We are committed to fully implementing the mitigation hierarchy in our operations to achieve No Net Loss of Key Biodiversity Values (KBVs), where feasible, aligned to the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Nature Position Statement.

Learn more about Biodiversity and Nature on pages 89-91 of our 2025 Sustainability Report.

Since mines operate for a finite period, careful closure planning is crucial to address the diverse social, economic, environmental and regulatory impacts associated with the end of mining operations. Newmont’s global Closure Strategy integrates closure planning throughout each operation’s lifespan, aiming to create enduring positive and sustainable legacies that last long after mining ceases.

Learn more about Closure and Reclamation on pages 92-94 of our 2025 Sustainability Report.

Properly managing materials and waste in mining is essential to mitigating environmental risks and protecting public health and safety. Mining involves using various materials and generating byproducts and waste like chemicals, mercury and waste rock, which, if mismanaged, can have negative impacts. Newmont employs effective management systems and controls to prevent adverse impacts on people and the environment and reduce long-term liabilities throughout the mine’s lifecycle. Our approach also promotes circularity, with site-level waste management plans that identify ways to reduce, reuse and recycle materials wherever feasible.

Learn more about Materials on pages 95-96 of our 2025 Sustainability Report.