SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

REPORT OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For July 2006

Commission File Number 0-28800

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DRDGOLD Limited

EBSCO House 4

299 Pendoring Avenue

Blackheath

Randburg, South Africa, 2195

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F   Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes                  No

If ''Yes'' is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule
12g3-2(b): N/A

Attached to the Registrant Form 6-K filing for the month of July 2006, incorporated
by reference herein:

Exhibit

99.1

Release dated July 18, 2006, entitled “DRDGOLD LIMITED CONSOLIDATED
MINERAL RESOURCES AND ORE RESERVE STATEMENT”

Some of the information in this report may contain projections or other forward-looking statements
regarding future events or other future financial performance. Many factors could cause the actual
results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including,
among others, adverse changes or uncertainties in general economic conditions in the markets we
serve, a drop in the gold price, a continuing strengthening of the rand against the dollar, regulatory
developments adverse to DRDGOLD or difficulties in maintaining necessary licences or other
governmental approvals, changes in DRDGOLD's competitive position, changes in business
strategy, any major disruption in production at key facilities or adverse changes in foreign exchange
rates and various other factors.

These risks include, without limitation, those described in the section entitled "Risk Factors"
included in our annual report for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2005, which we filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission on 15 December 2005 on Form 20-F. You should not
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof.
We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to the occurrence of unanticipated
events.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

DRDGOLD LIMITED

Date: July 18, 2006

By: /s/ Themba Gwebu

Name: Themba Gwebu

Title: Company Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

DRDGOLD LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1895/000926/06)
ARB number 086 277 616
JSE trading symbol: DRD
ISIN Code: ZAE 000058723
Issuer code: DUSM
Nasdaq trading symbol: DROOY
ASX trading symbol: DRD
(“DRDGOLD” or “the Company”)

DRDGOLD Limited Consolidated Mineral Resources and Ore Reserve Statement


Johannesburg, 18 July 2006: DRDGOLD has received its consolidated mineral resources and ore
reserve statement following completion of an independent annual resource and reserve audit.

The company has shown an increase of 30% in its attributable mineral resources from 36.6 million
ounces of contained gold in 2005 to 47.6 million ounces in 2006. The company has also shown a
35% increase in attributable ore reserves from 6.5 million ounces in 2005 to 8.8 million ounces in
2006.

The above numbers take into account DRDGOLD’s equity holding of 85% in DRDGOLD South
African Operations (Proprietary) Limited and the company’s 78.9% holding in Emperor Mines
Limited.

The ore reserve statement was based on a gold price of US$582 per ounce and R117 000 per
kiligram.

Full details will be published with DRDGOLD’s annual report due for release at the end of
September.

For further information, please contact:

Ilja Graulich
Strategic Development Officer
+27 11 219 8700 (t)
+27 83 604 0820 (m)
ilja.graulich@za.drdgold.com

Johannesburg
18 July 2006