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Randgold - Kibali relocation programme starts

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2011) -


RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD


KIBALI RELOCATION STARTS, PAVING WAY FOR PROJECT'S CONSTRUCTION PHASE

Kibali, Democratic Republic of Congo, 19 July 2011 - The Kibali
relocation programme has started with the move of the first people from
within the giant gold project's development zone to the specially
designed and built model town of Kokiza, which has been established to
provide a new home for the residents of the 14 affected villages.

Kokiza will ultimately consist of more than 3 500 houses accommodating
about 15 000 people, a Catholic Church complex and other places of
worship, schools, 7 medical centres, 5 public market places and a
government office. In addition, a transport infrastructure is being
created to serve the town, with more than 50 kilometres of primary
roads and 20 kilometres of secondary roads already constructed.

Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow said today the
successful initiation of the relocation programme marked the latest
major milestone in the development of Kibali, which is likely to rank
as the largest gold mine in Africa outside South Africa, as it cleared
the way for construction to start on site. Randgold (LSE: RRS)
(NASDAQ: GOLD) is managing the development and will be operating the
project, in which it has a 45% stake, with AngloGold Ashanti (JSE: ANG)
(NYSE: AU) (ASX: AGG) (LSE: AGD) (GhSE:AGA/AAD) holding 45% and the DRC
parastatal Sokimo owning the 10% balance."The first of these milestones was to connect this region to the
outside world. The second was to increase the ore reserves and
optimise the development plan for the mine. The third was to find a
way of generating electrical power economically. The fourth was to
engage in consultation with all the affected parties so that we could
clear the site to build the mine, guided by the principle that all the
people to be relocated should be better off than they were before.
Thanks to the enthusiastic participation and support of all concerned,
this is now being achieved," he said.

Bristow said the relocation programme, like all other aspects of the
Kibali development, reflected the company's partnership philosophy,
based on the belief that all stakeholders, including the local
community, should benefit from its activities.


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Mark Bristow                      Willem Jacobs
Kibali chairman & Randgold        Randgold GM operations Central & East
Resources CEO                     Africa
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Louis Watum                       Kathy du Plessis
GM Kibali Goldmines               Randgold investor & media relations
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