UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of July 2015 (second filing)
Commission File Number: 0-49888
Randgold Resources Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
3rd Floor, Unity Chambers, 28 Halkett Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 4WJ, Channel Islands
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Attached to the Registrant’s Form 6-K filing for the month of July 2015, and incorporated by reference herein, is:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Release, dated July 20, 2015 entitled “DEVELOPING A NEW ECONOMIC FRONTIER IN THE DRC.” | |
| 99.2 | Release, dated July 25, 2015 entitled “EXPLORATION DRIVE DELIVERS THE GOODS IN CDI.” |
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.
| RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Martin Welsh* | |
| Martin Welsh | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Dated: July 27, 2015
* This filing has been signed by the undersigned Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to the power of attorney filed heretofore.
| /s/ Manuel G. R. Rivera | |
| Manuel G. R. Rivera | |
| Attorney-in-Fact |
Exhibit 99.1
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
NASDAQ Trading Symbol: GOLD
DEVELOPING A NEW ECONOMIC FRONTIER IN THE DRC
Kinshasa, DRC, 20 July 2015 – The Kibali gold mine is well on track to achieve its production guidance of 600 000 ounces for this year and, while work still continues on the development of its underground operation and second hydropower plant, the business is running at its designed specifications, Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow said here today.
At his quarterly update for local media, Bristow also announced that Randgold had entered into a ground-breaking protocol with the communities that surround the mine and local authorities, to deploy Kibali in the development of a new economic frontier in the underdeveloped north-east of the country.
“The agreement, which was facilitated by the provincial parliamentarians, formalises the spirit of partnership which has existed between us since the start of the Kibali project, provides us with an engagement framework going forward, and demonstrates Randgold’s commitment here, as in our other host countries, to creating value and sharing it with our stakeholders. It is, in fact, a social contract in the real sense of that term,” he said.
Bristow said Randgold was steadily broadening the range of Congolese businesses providing goods and services to Kibali in order to promote the expansion of the local economy. Construction, ore hauling, transport and waste management are all now handled by Congolese companies, and a collective of local women is feeding more than 2 000 workers daily from mobile kitchens. Kibali has also committed a sum of $1 million to support economic development in the region and as part of this launched a successful business management training programme for aspiring entrepreneurs in the area.
“Beyond the Kibali footprint, we’re working actively to attract further investment in the region, and our feasibility study on an exciting palm oil project is currently being presented to the relevant ministries. The study confirmed the viability of this project: the DRC has the physical resources and there is a large and growing market for the product. Kibali will provide the seed money for its development, but it will be privately owned with material Congolese participation,” he said.
“We trust that the government will be matching our commitment, for example by building much-needed capacity in the local and provincial administrations, ensuring the maintenance of law and order and applying its tax regime equitably. We are also looking forward to a resolution of the border dispute with Uganda, which has stopped traffic flow through the key Aru border post, disrupting communities and local businesses and adding significantly to Kibali’s costs.”
Bristow said the mining industry was also continuing to engage with the government about proposed changes to the country’s mining code and was encouraged by its response to the industry’s latest presentations.
“We have always cautioned that the changes contained in the draft submitted to parliament earlier this year would be very damaging to the industry and therefore to the Congolese economy, and we are comforted by the commitment from government to re-engage with the industry and other stakeholders to address their concerns. It is on this basis that Randgold continues to search for new exploration opportunities to invest in outside Kibali.”
At Kibali, the exploration team continues to evaluate the potential of the KZ structure, focusing on seven high priority targets. Recent trench results of 22m @ 4.01g/t including 12m @ 6.36g/t from the Sessenge Southwest target are particularly promising. The intersection is a new mineralised zone, possibly representing the surface continuation of mineralisation intersected by deep diamond holes some 200 metres beneath the 9000 lode at KCD.
ENQUIRIES:
| Mark Bristow Kibali chairman & Randgold CEO +44 788 071 1386 |
Willem Jacobs Randgold GM operations Central & East Africa +243 820 678 040 |
Kathy du Plessis Randgold investor & media relations +44 20 7557 7738 / randgold@dpapr.com |
| Graham Shuttleworth Randgold financial director +44 779 771 1338 |
Cyrille Mutombo Randgold country manager DRC +243 990 104 774 / +243 815 842 990 |
www.randgoldresources.com |
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future price of gold, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realisation of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, reserve determination and reserve conversion rates. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use 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 of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will be taken', 'occur' or 'be achieved'. Assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based are in turn based on factors and events that are not within the control of Randgold Resources Limited (‘Randgold’) and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Randgold to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to mining operations, including political risks and instability and risks related to international operations, actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, as well as those factors discussed in Randgold’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'). Although Randgold has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Randgold does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. CAUTIONARY NOTE TO US INVESTORS: The SEC permits companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proven and probable ore reserves. We use certain terms in this report, such as 'resources', that the SEC does not recognise and strictly prohibits us from including in our filings with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any parts of our resources will ever be converted into reserves which qualify as 'proven and probable reserves' for the purposes of the SEC's Industry Guide number 7.
Exhibit 99.2
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
NASDAQ Trading Symbol: GOLD
EXPLORATION DRIVE DELIVERS THE GOODS IN CDI
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 25 July 2015 – Randgold Resources’ Tongon gold mine continues to make progress in dealing with its throughput challenge, chief executive Mark Bristow said here today.
Speaking at the company’s quarterly update for local media, Bristow said the mine’s recovery rate was improving, despite the problems presented by the erratic grid power supply, which management was addressing with the power utility. Following the commissioning of the new hydrocone crushers, work is continuing in conjunction with the equipment supplier to achieve the design performance level, and it has been decided to upgrade capacity by installing a fourth stage of three additional crushers at the end of the existing circuit.
“Looking beyond Tongon, we’ve stepped up our exploration effort in Côte d’Ivoire on the back of its positive new mining code, and the results are confirming our belief in the high potential of the country’s prospectivity,” he said.
“We’ve taken a fresh look at our Nielle permit, which hosts Tongon, and a number of targets for follow-up have already been generated. The most exciting suite of new targets is in the Boundiali permit. These include the very significant new target, Fonondara, and a series of other targets covering a strike of 60 kilometres at the western margin of the Boundiali belt, believed to be an extension of the Syama belt in Mali. A first-phase diamond drilling programme is currently underway at Fonondara and Sani.”
At Fonondara, six trenches over a 1.5 kilometre strike exposed a system which averages 16 metres at 2.96g/t. Drill results beneath the trenches have returned best results of 16.53 metres at 3.38g/t including 7.40 metres at 5.88g/t from the main zone and 8.83 metres at 28.62g/t including 4.10 metres at 61.05g/t in the footwall. Results from Sani are pending.
On the Mankono permit, a very promising bulk mining target has also been identified, with trenches grading up to 1.8g/t over widths of 100 metres, and on the Fapoha permit, just south of the Nielle permit, three contiguous targets have delivered good initial sampling grades over a 13 kilometre strike with consistently anomalous pits in the target structure grading up to 8g/t.
“We are very encouraged by the government’s commitment to building and diversifying the Ivorian economy, among other things by facilitating foreign investment. Combined with the country’s geological assets, this is creating new opportunities for the mining industry which Randgold, with its long-established presence here, is particularly well placed to grasp,” Bristow said.
ENQUIRIES:
| Chief Executive Mark Bristow +44 788 071 1386 +223 66 75 01 22 |
Group Regional Manager West Africa Mahamadou Samaké +223 66 75 61 36 +223 20 20 16 94 |
Investor & Media Relations Kathy du Plessis +44 20 7557 7738 randgold@dpapr.com |
Website: www.randgoldresources.com
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future price of gold, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realisation of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, reserve determination and reserve conversion rates. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use 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 of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will be taken', 'occur' or 'be achieved'. Assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based are in turn based on factors and events that are not within the control of Randgold Resources Limited (‘Randgold’) and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Randgold to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to mining operations, including political risks and instability and risks related to international operations, actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, as well as those factors discussed in Randgold’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'). Although Randgold has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Randgold does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. CAUTIONARY NOTE TO US INVESTORS: The SEC permits companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proven and probable ore reserves. We use certain terms in this release, such as 'resources', that the SEC does not recognise and strictly prohibits us from including in our filings with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any parts of our resources will ever be converted into reserves which qualify as 'proven and probable reserves' for the purposes of the SEC's Industry Guide number 7.