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Payments, by Project - 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2024 - USD ($) | Taxes | Royalties | Fees | Bonuses | Total Payments
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Total | $ 3,852,602,989 |  | $ 2,436,409,960 | $ 166,617,576 | $ 13,876,594 |  | $ 6,469,507,119
RINCON – ARGENTINA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 35,464,395 |  |  |  |  |  | 35,464,395
PILBARA – AUSTRALIA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 3,952,931,117 | [1] | 2,096,460,437 | 14,860,403 |  |  | 6,064,251,957
DAMPIER SALT – AUSTRALIA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 35,367,429 |  | 2,939,918 | 143,429 |  |  | 38,450,776
WINU – AUSTRALIA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | (20,429,763) | [2] |  |  |  |  | (20,429,763)
WEIPA INCLUDING AMRUN – AUSTRALIA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | (79,752,159) | [2] | 126,389,229 | 1,965,268 |  |  | 48,602,338
EXPLORATION – AUSTRALIA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | (22,232,782) | [2] |  |  |  |  | (22,232,782)
HEAD OFFICE / NON-EXTRACTIVE AUSTRALIA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | (230,195,965) | [2] |  |  |  |  | (230,195,965)
GOVE – AUSTRALIA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  |  | 50,293,231 | 6,565,732 |  |  | 56,858,963
IRON ORE COMPANY OF CANADA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 129,264,702 |  |  | 8,339,961 |  |  | 137,604,663
DIAVIK – CANADA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | (867,618) |  |  | 9,413,432 |  |  | 8,545,814
RIO TINTO FER ET TITANE – CANADA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,497,300 |  |  | 783,172 |  |  | 2,280,472
EXPLORATION – CHILE [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 160,608 |  |  |  |  |  | 160,608
EXPLORATION - KAZAKHSTAN [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 701,773 |  |  | 701,773
QIT MADAGASCAR MINERALS - MADAGASCAR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,181,895 |  | 5,768,606 |  |  |  | 6,950,501
OYU TOLGOI – MONGOLIA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 13,061,197 |  | 126,246,003 | 60,784,573 | $ 13,876,594 | [3] | 213,968,367
EXPLORATION - PERU [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 798,385 |  |  | 798,385
KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER – US [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 6,925,310 | [4] | 16,423,992 | 55,068,829 |  |  | 78,418,131
RESOLUTION COPPER – US [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | (36,933,176) | [4] |  | 1,361,968 |  |  | (35,571,208)
U.S. BORAX - US [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 14,627,122 | [4] |  | 5,723,762 |  |  | 20,350,884
EXPLORATION - US [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | (13,058,036) | [4] |  | $ 106,889 |  |  | (12,951,147)
RICHARDS BAY MINERALS – SOUTH AFRICA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | $ 65,591,413 |  | $ 11,888,544 |  |  |  | $ 77,479,957
[1] | Project amount includes payments / refunds between entities in tax groups where final payments to government are paid via the head / representative entity on behalf of the group.
[2] | Project amount includes payments / refunds between entities in tax groups where final payments to government are paid via the head / representative entity on behalf of the group. This does not represent an actual refund from the Australian Tax Office.
[3] | Bonuses include $1,593,947 paid under Oyu Tolgoi LLC’s Communities Co-operation Agreement and $12,282,647 under the Khangbogd Soum Centre Development Partnership Agreement.
[4] | Project amount includes payments / refunds between entities in tax groups where final payments to government are paid via the head / representative entity on behalf of the group. Overall there was a net refund from the IRS in the year.

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