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Page 1: Kibali site visit…

Kibali site visit…January 2016

Page 2: Kibali site visit…

Randgold Central and East Africa structure…

MetManagerAndrews

Awini

FinancialManagerNortonKabeya

Eng.ManagerHennie Snyman

GM Kibali MineCharles Wells

CEO RRLMark Bristow

COO C & E / AWillem Jacobs

Social &Sustainability.

ManagerBombitiNzanza

MineDirector

BruceFerreira

SupplyChainTeddy

Mbiyavanga

Regional Gov.

LiasonJean Pierre

Mbuluyo

SafetyManagerEghardVoigt

HRManager

LucieKikadi

ExplorationManager

JustusKwibisa

MRMManagerJP Kabala

(acting)

Kinshasa OfficeManager

RoyBondo

Country ManagerCyrille Mutombo

FINANCENaude van Eck

SecurityManager

SmithKombo

UG ManagerAntonioKanduri

OC Manager

JeanKasongo

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Kibali supply routes…

Dar es Salaam

Mombasa

1 800 km

1 950 km

Kibali

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Overview of Kibali history in Randgold….

2006On site due diligence

by Randgold

Sep 2009Acquired

Moto Goldmines (70% Kibali) in JV with AGA in a public

international auction

Dec 2009JV acquired a further 20% in

Kibali from SOKIMO

Feasibility updated reserves

doubled to over 10Moz

Sep 2013

2010Formal notice to

illegal miners and alternate work

programme started

Mar 2010MOU signed with Catholic Church

Jul 2010

Aru-Doko road upgrade completed

Nov 2010Established Kokiza village

for resettlement

Feb 2011

Revisedfeasibility

Aug 2011 May 2012First Gold &

completion of RAP

Commissioning and ramp up of met facility

and associated infrastructure

completed

Pre-construction

started

Oct 2011 2014JV approves feasibility and vote capital

2015Full year production at

design specsNzoro 2

hydropower station

completed

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Mineral resources and exploration…

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Major gold bearing cratons of Africa…

N

1000km

South Sudan

Cameroon

Kibali GoldMine

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N

100km

Uganda

Tanzania

Kenya

DRC

Gold endowment NE DRC/Tanzania…+63Moz

Neo-Archeangreenstone belts (2800 to 2500ma)

Meso-Proterozoic Kibaran lithologies(1600 to 1000ma)

Acacia / Buzwagi62.95Mt @ 1.29 g/t2.2 Moz

AGA / Geita Project88.53Mt @ 3.26g/t9.26 Moz

Acacia / Bulyanhulu26.1Mt @ 9.23 g/t27.75 Moz

Acacia / North Mara28.03Mt @ 3.01 g/t2.72 Moz

Mongbwalu2.5 Moz

Mwana / Zani Kodo38.04Mt @ 2.43g/t2.97 Moz

Kibali / KCD district192Mt @ 3.39g/t20.8 Moz

Loncor / Makapela4.1Mt @ 7.59g/t1 Moz

Kilo Gold / Adumbi20.8Mt @ 2.5g/t1.68 Moz

Banro / Twangiza project252.7Mt @ 1.60g/t12.99 Moz

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6 -8 hr drive

IsiroBelt

Makapela(Loncor)1 Moz @ 7.59g\t

ADUMBI(KGL)1.67 Moz @ 2.5g\t

NgayuBelt

ManbasaBelt

KibaliBelt

MotoBelt

ZaniBelt

Mongbwalu(ex AGA)2.5 Moz

Zani-Kodo(Asa Res.)2.97 Moz @ 2.4g\t

Kibali(RRL-AGA)20.8 Moz @ 3.4g\t

Regional geology and JV’s…

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10km

N

Plunging mineralised lode 7 priority targets along KZ

Sessenge SWTrench results of 15m @ 1.5g/t:augers of 1.8g/t and lithos to 10g/thighlight 4 targets of possible up-plungecontinuation of mineralisation

Kanga SudStratigraphic hole intersected foldrelated low grade mineralisation

Tete BakangweTrench results of 10.8m @ 3.3g/t:augers of 8.2g/t and lithos to 8.7g/tIdentify plunging high grade target

Ikamva-KalimaStratigraphic holeintersected narrowfold relatedmineralised zones;mapping confirms NNE trendingstructure hosting HGshoots

MegiGeologic review confirmed NEplunging higher grade mineralised zones

Oere-LibalaTrenching confirmsNNE regionalstructure, and smallscale NNE plungingfolds

Mengu HillStratigraphic holeconfirms lithogicsequence; potential for blindmineralisation furtherwest in fold hinge

KCD

KZ trend…potential over 35km of strike

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KZ…trend-gap analysis

Gaps in drilling

5750mRL

250mMineralization Foot Print

“S2” structure

2000m

N5850mRL

1

2

3

4

Kalimva-Ikamva

Mengu Hill

Oere-Libala

Mofu

Mengu village

Megi

Pamao

Pakaka

AerodromeKanga Sud

KCDSerssenge

Kibali South

Tete Bakangwe

Rhino Agbarabo

Kombokolo

Gorumbwa

Sessenge SW

N

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PakakaRhino

Agbarabo

3.2 Km

+150m

NESW

500m

1000m

250m

Tete Bakangwe

Potential to be tested

1 2

Agbarabo: historic mine600koz@39g/t50-100m diameter HG [email protected]/t – ARC034

Rhino: Target 20m diameter HG [email protected]/t ($800 pit shell)[email protected]/t - RHDD0003

KZ…Agbarabo-TeteB-Pakaka trend(Section looking NW)

1000m

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KZ…Tete Bakangwemining flexibility

PMRC11216m @ 2.54g/tInc. 2m @ 12.5 g/t10m @ 4.36g/tInc. 2m @ 12.8g/t14m @ 0.47 g/t

TRC00216m @ 5.9g/t

TBTR001210.8m @ 3.3g/t

PDD1506.45m @ 1.79g/tInc. 2m @ 6.63 g/t39.55m @ 1.42g/tInc. 2m @ 9.62g/t1.12m @ 7.6 g/t2m @ 4.87g/t

TBTR00652m @ 1.8g/tInc. 6.5m @ 6.6g/t

Auger results0.3m @ 6.21g/t

TBTR001143.2m @ 1.7g/tInc. 7.2m @ 3.0g/t

TBTR002225m @ 9.18g/tInc. 11.5m @ 16.89g/t23.3m @ 1.29g/t

Auger results0.5m @ 8.19g/t

Auger results0.5m @ 4.31g/t

TBTR0092158m @ 1.20g/tInc. 20m @ 2.02g/t

TBTR0092462m @ 1.59g/tInc. 89.5 @ 3.2g/t12m @ 0 49g/t15m @ 0.54g/t57.5m @ 0.9g/t

TBTR0092011m @ 0.85g/tInc. 8m @ 2.01g/t

LithosamplesUp to 3g/t

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Kanga SudKCD1.8kmKibali South

Sessenge SW

Airborn EM conductivity

NESW

+150m

9000 lode

500m

1000m

250m

Kibali River

17.8 moz resource endowment

3 4Sessenge

KZ…Kibali South-Sessenge-KCD trend(section looking NW)

1000m

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GORUMBWA4.15Mt @ 3.16g/t for 422 koz

SESSENGE9.4Mt @ 1.62g/t for 492 koz

KOMBOKOLO2.5Mt @ 2.02g/t for 164.5 koz

KCD

KIBALISOUTH

Kibali River

SESSENGE

Z1

Z4

5000

KCD open pit22.8Mt @ 2.31g/t for 1.69 Moz

Z2

Z33000

9000Lithos10.7g/t

red squares = >=0.5g/t (auger)magenta squares = >= 0.8g/t (auger)

KZ…Sessenge SW-Sessengenew discoveries: resource-reseve replacement

Durba Hillwest wall

STR0058m @ 2.88g/t

SessengeGap

5000 lodeup plunge

Lithos1.8g/t2.1g/t

STR0051.2m @ 6.5g/tSTR0062m @ 5.48g/t

STR001840.5m @ 3.7g/t

STR000222m @ 4.01g/t

STR001728m @ 3.18g/t

Sessenge 9008 lode0.45Mt @ 1.69g/tfor 24koz

DHDD000123.5m @ 3.0g/t

DBTR000414m @ 1.99g/t

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Metallurgical facility…

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Metallurgical plant…

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Twin circuit metallurgical facility…

CIL Fl

otat

ion

CIL

Flot

atio

n2

Flot

atio

n1

Conc.

Oxide + Sulphide treatment Sulphide Only treatment

Conc.

UFG/Pump Cell UFG/Pump

Cell

Ball 2 Ball 1Ball 2Ball 1

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Twin circuit processing strategy…

Material crushed directly into ball mill 6.1m diam. x 9.5m Gravity and flash float ahead of conventional CILCIL tails through detox to lined TSFCircuit designed at 300ktpm or 3.6MTPAEach Ball Mill capable of 300ktpm or 3.6MTPA. CIL residence time capable of 358ktpm / 4.3MTPASecond bank of flotation cells to follow the gravity and flash float circuits (making it identical to the other sulphide circuit)

Oxide / transition SulphideFresh Open Pit material crushed through primary jaw and secondary cone (with provision for tertiary cone if required) onto mill feed stockpile. Mill identical to oxide/trans at 6.1m diam. x 9.5mFresh underground material crushed through primary jaw crushers underground and conveyed to stockpile inside met plant ahead of secondary crushingGravity and flash floatFull flotationFlotation tails (benign) direct to unlined TSF or backfill/paste plantCircuit designed at 300ktpm or 3.6MTPA (single mill and flotation bank)

Mill capable of 300ktpm or 3.6MTPA .

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Plant throughput…2015

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

01-Ja

n08

-Jan

15-Ja

n22

-Jan

29-Ja

n05

-Feb

12-F

eb19

-Feb

26-F

eb05

-Mar

12-M

ar19

-Mar

26-M

ar02

-Apr

09-A

pr16

-Apr

23-A

pr30

-Apr

07-M

ay14

-May

21-M

ay28

-May

04-Ju

n11

-Jun

18-Ju

n25

-Jun

02-Ju

l09

-Jul

16-Ju

l23

-Jul

30-Ju

l06

-Aug

13-A

ug20

-Aug

27-A

ug03

-Sep

10-S

ep17

-Sep

24-S

ep01

-Oct

08-O

ct15

-Oct

22-O

ct29

-Oct

05-N

ov12

-Nov

19-N

ov26

-Nov

03-D

ec10

-Dec

17-D

ec24

-Dec

31-D

ec

Throughput Linear (Throughput)

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Mining…

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A fully integrated mine design…

9000 lode5000 lode

Shaft

Boxcut

Open pit

Mine design

Haulage level

Crusher and Pumping stations

1km

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Opencast mining…

Multiple pits to be mined over 10 yearsKCD pit mining started in July 2012Production achieved with trained local operators3 x Liebher 9350 diggers 1 x Liebher 984 digger 19 x 777G dedicated to production and auxiliary equipment as supportThe mine plan, including ore production and plant feed, was achieved for the year

Overview

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Underground mine complex…Shaft

A 751m shaft, 8m diameter concrete lined Shaft capacity wet tonnes (includes 5% moisture) = 3.6Mt/yrShaft capacity dry tonnes = 3.43Mt/yrAverage tonnage hoisted from the shaft on current schedule = 3Mt/yrDedicated hoisting shaft but it will be equipped with a service cage for maintenance purposes

Material Handling and OrepassNine orepasses feeding onto a haulage drive Automated loader feeding from orepasses to crusher2 sets of crushers underground with 1000 t capacity for coarse and fine bin each

Paste PlantPaste plant with 190 m3/hr capacityFull flexibility in throughput and binder contentCommissioned in April 2015

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Underground mining…vertical shaft

Shaft bottom reached on 22 July 2015Load box arrangement and full equipping completed 2 September 2015Shaft equipping in progressUG infrastructure development on schedule (ventilation fans, pumping, support, production level) for completion Q2 2017Stoping on schedule

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Shaft development progress…

Lode level

Production level

Crusher level

Main tramming level

Development completed

Off shaft development –to commence 6 Feb 2016

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Decline development…

Decline development started in Dec 2012 with Byrnecut as contractorByrnecut consistently achieving the development targets Rate of advance has been materially better than planned in the feasibilityAn average of 300m/month/jumbo was reached in development and the decline contractor has now ramped up to 900m/monthA total of 22.5km has been developed project to date For 2015 a total of 10.5km was developed of which 5.4km in capital and 5.1 km in opexStoping tonnes ramped up during the year from 30kt/month to 70kt/month in Q4 2015Total ore tonnes for the year was 800k t

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Shaft development progress…

C-Decline current position 5445mL

Development completedPlanned development 2016Planned development 2017

Vertical shaftDecline

development

Vertical shaft:

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Stoping progress…

Priority headings are shown in the graphic above - Blue line represents the actual as built up to November 2015.

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Kibali underground mining…shaft sinking

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Hydropower…

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Our power strategy…

Supply concept is a hybrid arrangement

Peak power Deliver peak power on the available river schemes average flows

Dry season low flow powerMaximize the number of stations supplying to maximize the power available in the low flow periods

Diesel back-up generationFor power load fluctuations of shaft winder and Met plantInitially provide dry season make-up power from high speed diesel unitsSubstitute (diesel generation) with more hydro stations as overall power demand grows

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Station Plan Min output (low flow

MW)

TargetOutput

(peak MW)

Completion

Nzoro 2 Operational 8 22 QTR2 2014

Ambarau Under Construction 3 10 QTR2 2016

Azambi Designed and planned for 2018 3 10 QTR3 2018

Total Main 14 42

Our plan…the supply of power via hydro

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Nzoro ll hydropower plant construction…

4 turbines generating 22MW Synchronisation of power produced from Nzoro2 with diesel power plant via power management system

Views from canal of Nzoro forebay structure and control room

Nzoro turbine installations on lower level

Ambarau project

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Project update…

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Kibali…actual and forecast production

0

1

2

3

4

5

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Actual production Total cash cost/oz Capex Grade

Grade g/tTotal cash cost/oz

Capex $m

Gradeg/t

Productionoz 000

Cash cost$/oz

Capex$m

*To be updated with Q4 2015 results on 8 February 2016

* * ** *

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Health and safety…

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Kibali, health safety and environment…

Health and SafetyISO45001 H&S system certification scheduled for 2016Malaria incident rate decreased by 54% in 2015Zero fatalities

113.14

70.2761.05

65.73

35.66

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

RAT

E

Malaria Incident Rate 2011-2015

6.14

2.49

0.59 0.51 0.54

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

RAT

E

LTIFR

EnvironmentISO14001 certification completeNo major environmental incidentsBiodiversity action plans in place

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Community…

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In country investment…2010 to Q4 2015

Visible contributions directly in the area of the project:

$161.01m

Non visible contributions:$1.48Bn $139.02m EMPLOYEE BASED EXPENSES

TAXES and PERMITS

PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS

US$ 000

Nzoro Power line Road ARU - Ariwara RoadNorthern By-pass road Southerrn By-pass road Direct Community Project `s Doko - ARU road Kokiza (Houses only) AggregatesPrevention (HIV & Malaria)

US$ 1 351US$ 1 180US$ 1 042US$ 263US$ 15 003US$ 37 042US$ 92 866US$ 11 876US$ 393

National : $ 254.3m Provincial and Local : $ 859.1m

$ 229m

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Our impact…employment

From artisanal mining to a world class mine

At peak construction project employed more than 12 000 people (2012)

Currently the mine employs 4 500 people directly, including contractors

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20

40

60

80

100

KATANGA KINSHASA NORD KIVU ORIENTALE SUD KIVU

Q 3 Q 4

Local supply…Kibali contributes to DRC economy

Provincial distributionNumber of local contractors – quarter on quarter comparison

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Local supply…Kibali fulfills its undertaking

Baseline register published in January 2015 updated with details of ownership and shareholding

Additional $95 million spent on local contractors / companies during the quarterOngoing civil construction and maintenance by Congolese contractors, roadworks and small open pit mining projects performed by Congolese businesses (Traminco, M&T, IOB, TBO and MC Global)Camp maintenance operator fully operationalOre hauling from satellite pits provided by 3 companies from the Oriental Province

Local contractors are now primary contractors in hydroscheme projects – Ambarauand Azambi

Construction of Kibali sports facilities and community stadium awarded to local earthworks contractor

Apportionment of transport contracts between Mombasa and Doko between Congolese, Ugandan and Kenyan operators progresses

Kibali caterer increases sourcing of fresh produce from local farmers and suppliers

Partnership with Mama Malewa maintained - a collective of around 50 women (all mothers) from the local Durba area running small mobile kitchens and feeding over 2 000 workers daily

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Local and international spend…

$ million

0200400600800

10001200140016001800

2014 2015

InternationalLocal

Specialist contractsShaft sinking

Underground miningMaster drilling

$ million

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2014 2015

InternationalLocal

Construction contract

$ million

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

2014 2015

InternationalLocal

General services and supply chain

contract

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

2014 2015

InternationalLocal

Total contract spend

$ million

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Kibali invests in local economicdevelopment…

Local economic development YTD Community projects Q4

Health16%

Potable Water20%

Food security

4%

Education30%

General30%

Type of funding Amount

Relocation of soap-manufacturing soleil to DURBA $75 380

Free to air TV $41 820

Shop operated by Dominican Nuns $30 600

Agribusiness training Project $85 000

Agribusiness microfinance $105 000

Microfinance Project to Kokiza women $153 000

Independent microfinance Uele COOPEC $153 000

Kibali microfinance fund / microcredit $306 000

Kibali entrepreneurship Program $50 200

TOTAL (incl. bank fees) $1 000 000

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Kibali…Making a difference

The Kibali project has allowed the development of a thriving local economy

“When I returned to the area I knew it would be a great challenge, but I understood that this area will grow and increase long after mine closure. "Jean Bakomito, Uele Motors

Inter Oriental Builders (IOB) is a Congolese company that has used the

opportunities provided by Kibali to develop substantially ".

Local entrepreneurs have taken advantage of the opportunity to create an abattoir that now generates a constant income for community members

Kibali has facilitated the development of Mama Malewa - a group of about 50

women from the Durba area, who run small mobile kitchens that feed over 2000

workers per day.

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Agri-enterprise…Palm oil

Proposed project includes:20 000 ha plantation (new) and 20 000 ha private independent community outgrowers2 milling and processing plants 1 refineryWill initially import Malaysian crude oil for refining to generate income while crop matures

Palm oil project "Bilanga Palm Oil" will create products with full added value, eg. soap, oil, lotion etc.Products will be labeled and marked "Product of the Democratic Republic of Congo"Negotiations with key shareholders in progressNegotiations with the government as part of ongoing investmentPotential for job opportunities exceeding 10 000

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Agro-enterprise…pilot maize project

Congolese private company formed to exploit maize projectIt is planned to request Congolese capital participationFirst 82 ha planted and harvested in 2015The goal is to expand to 300 hectares in 2016

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Looking ahead…2016

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Business plan for 2016…

Gold production target 600 000 ouncesUG mine development on scheduleCommission Ambarau hydrostationContinued nationalisation of management teamSecure more exploration permits in DRCCollect long outstanding TVAWork with Government and industry to establish competitive mining codeObtain ISO 45001 H&S system certificationEstablish large scale agribusiness venture Improve working relationship with Provincial Government

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Disclaimer…

Randgold reports its mineral resources and mineral reserves in accordance with the JORC 2012 code. As suchnumbers are reported to the second significant digit. They are equivalent to National Instrument 43-101. Mineralresources are reported at a cut-off grade based on a gold price of US$1 500/oz.The reporting of mineral reserves is also in accordance with Industry Guide 7. Pit optimisations are carried out at agold price of US$1 000/oz, except for Morila which is reported at US$1 300/oz. Mineral reserves are reported at acut-off grade based on US$1 000/oz gold price within the pit designs. Underground reserves are also based on agold price of US$1 000/oz. Dilution and ore loss are incorporated into the calculation of reserves. Cautionary noteto US investors: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) permits mining companies, intheir filings with the SEC, to disclose only proven and probable ore reserves. Randgold uses certain terms in thisannual report such as ‘resources’, that the SEC does not recognise and strictly prohibits the company fromincluding in its filings with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any parts of the company’sresources will ever be converted into reserves which qualify as ‘proven and probable reserves’ for the purposes ofthe SEC’s Industry Guide number 7.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except for the historical informationcontained herein, the matters discussed in this presentation are forward-looking statements within the meaning ofSection 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, andapplicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statementswith respect to the future price of gold, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realisation of mineralreserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, reservedetermination and reserve conversion rates. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by theuse of forward-looking terminology such as ‘will’, ‘plans’, ‘expects’ or ‘does not expect’, ‘is expected’, ‘budget’,‘scheduled’, ‘estimates’, ‘forecasts’, ‘intends’, ‘anticipates’ or ‘does not anticipate’, or ‘believes’, or variations ofsuch words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results ‘may’, ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘might’ or ‘will betaken’, ‘occur’ or ‘be achieved’. Assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based are in turnbased on factors and events that are not within the control of Randgold Resources Limited (‘Randgold’) and thereis no assurance they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknownrisks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance orachievements of Randgold to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-lookingstatements, including but not limited to: risks related to mining operations, including political risks and instabilityand risks related to international operations, actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions ofeconomic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, as well as those factorsdiscussed in Randgold’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘SEC’). Although Randgoldhas attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those containedin forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated orintended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and futureevents could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not placeundue reliance on forward-looking statements. Randgold does not undertake to update any forward-lookingstatements herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.CAUTIONARY NOTE TO US INVESTORS: The SEC permits companies, in their filings with the SEC, to discloseonly proven and probable ore reserves. We use certain terms in this release, such as ‘resources’, that the SECdoes not recognise and strictly prohibits us from including in our filings with the SEC. Investors are cautioned notto assume that all or any parts of our resources will ever be converted into reserves which qualify as ‘proven andprobable reserves’ for the purposes of the SEC’s Industry Guide number 7.