Quarterly Report 30 June 2006

• Loulo doubles group profit from mining and gold production for six months year on year
• Group gold production for the quarter sustained under challenging circumstances
• Loulo makes first capital repayment of project loan
• Morila delivers a solid performance
• Loulo hard rock crusher successfully commissioned
• Drilling extends Loulo 0 orebody at depth and progresses exploration across the lease
• First boreholes drilled in tactical drilling programme at Tongon
• Exploration programmes across Africa produce promising results

Randgold Resources Limited has 68.3 million shares in issue as at 30 June 2006