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| August 28, 2017 | |
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BY EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Randgold Resources Limited |
| Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2016 | |
| Filed March 28, 2017 | |
| File No. 000-49888 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Randgold Resources Limited (the “Company”), we acknowledge receipt by the Company of the letter dated August 14, 2017 (the “Comment Letter”) of the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the above referenced Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Company.
The Comment Letter requires that the Company either respond to the comment in the Comment Letter within 10 business days or inform the Staff when the Company will provide a response. This correspondence is to confirm a verbal request for an extension that was granted by Angela Lumley of the Staff on August 25, 2017. The Staff informed us that the Company’s response is due on September 5, 2017. The Company will formally respond to the Commission on or before September 5, 2017.
We are grateful for the Staff’s assistance in this matter. Please do not hesitate to call me at (212) 318-3092 with any questions you may have.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Steven Suzzan
Steven Suzzan
| cc: | Rufus Decker, Accounting Branch Chief |
| Angela Lumley | |
| D. Mark Bristow, Randgold Resources Limited | |
| Graham P. Shuttleworth, Randgold Resources Limited |
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