Randgold-s Malian Mines Continue to Operate

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS — (Marketwire) — 03/28/12 —

RANDGOLD-S MALIAN MINES CONTINUE TO OPERATE

Randgold Resources chief executive Mark
Bristow said today that the Bamako airport has reopened and the borders
opened for all traffic yesterday.

Bristow, who is at the company-s Loulo complex in Mali, said the
operation-s fuel supplies had been replenished over the weekend and the
Loulo, Gounkoto and Morila mines were all operating at present.
Randgold and other mining companies in Mali had a meeting with
representatives of the Comite National de Redressement de la Democratie
et la Restauration de l-etat (CNRD-RE) on Monday at which the CNRD-RE
assured them that the situation was under control and that the State
was still functioning. The CNRD-RE representatives also assured them
that they were well aware of the importance of the mining industry to
the Malian economy.

Randgold will continue to engage with the Malian authorities and
monitor the political situation in Mali, as well as the regional and
international communities- reaction to the events in the country.

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