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TSX-V:IAE RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands Reg. No. 62686 LSE Trading Symbol: RRS NASDAQ Trading Symbol: GOLD GOLD MINING COMPANIES IN MALI PROVIDE EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE Bamako, Mali, 31 October 2012 - Gold mining companies in Mali will donate USD735000 in emergency funding to avert an interruption of the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme fighting a range of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) endemic to that country. The donations by Randgold Resources, Avion Gold including personal donations by its shareholders Forbes & Manhattan and executives John Begeman and Don Dudek, AngloGold Ashanti, IAMGOLD, Resolute Mining, Gold Fields and African Mining & Exploration, are being made to The End Fund, a non-governmental organisation committed to providing access to treatment for these NTDs. The government of Mali is also effectively making a significant donation through its shareholding in the various gold mining operations. The development organisation Helen Keller International will use these funds to support its partners in the mass distribution of the drugs needed to treat these diseases without interruption. Since the inception of the programme in 2007,with funding provided by USAID, significant progress has been made in reducing the incidence, prevalence and intensity of these diseases among Mali's population of 11million. However, the coup in Mali earlier this year prompted USAID to suspend its funding,threatening continued implementation of the treatment programme. NTDs are a group of debilitating conditions, primarily found in impoverished areas, which can cause blindness, chronic pain, severe disability, disfigurement, and malnutrition. They reduce productivity and can cripple the country's potential for social development and economic growth. Although there are inexpensive, safe and effective treatments available for NTDs, eradicating them requires consecutive treatments and post-endemic surveillance for many years. Click on, or paste the following link into your web browser, to view the associated PDF document. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0064Q_1-2012-10-31.pdf This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END
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