• Profit from mining up by 90% for the nine months year on year
  
• Production increases at Loulo by 11% but down by 8% at Morila
  
• Underground drilling expands the resource base at Loulo to more than 10 million ounces
  
• Loulo underground mine development formally underway
  
• Tongon drilling results support decision to proceed with feasibility programme
  
• Exploration team gears up ahead of new field season
  
• New opportunities beyond our current country portfolio to be evaluated
  

Randgold Resources Limited has 68.6 million shares in issue as at 30 September 2006