These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others: the duration and effects of COVID-climate (global and local), mineral tenure and permits; inability to meet sustainability, environmental, diversity or safety targets, goals and strategies; gold and other commodity price volatility; recoveries of gold and other metals; results of test work; revised guidance; mining operational and development risk; discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical testing and recoveries; additional funding requirements; currency fluctuations; speculative nature of gold exploration; competition; loss of key employees; and defective title to mineral claims or properties, as well as those risk factors discussed in the sections titled “ForwardLooking Statements” and “Risk factors in our business” in the Company’s most recent Annual Information Form & Form 40-F. The reader is directed to carefully review the detailed risk discussion in our most recent Annual Information Form filed on SEDAR under our name for a fuller understanding of the risks and uncertainties that affect our business and operations.