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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, 2012 |
| Filed March 29, 2013 |
| 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 July 25, 2013 (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 comments 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 Nasreen Mohammed of the Staff in a phone conversation with the undersigned on August 7, 2013. The Staff informed us that the Company’s response is due on August 23, 2013. The Company will formally respond to the Commission on or before August 23, 2013.
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: | Tia L. Jenkins, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant |
Jamie Kessel, Staff Accountant
Nasreen Mohammed, Assistant Chief Accountant
D. Mark Bristow, Randgold Resources Limited
Graham P. Shuttleworth, Randgold Resources Limited
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