ROMARCO MINERALS INC. 1500-885 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3E8 December 5,2005 H. Roger Schwa11 Assistant Director U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. USA 20549 Dear Sirs, Re: Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form 20-F (File No. 0-51407), filed as of June 30,2005. Romarco Minerals Inc. ("Romarco") hereby requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form 20-F be withdrawn. Should you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Romarco's counsel, Adam M. Givertz of Shearman & Sterling LLP at 416-360-5134. Yours truly, ROMARCO MINERALS INC. /s/ Ralf Langner Ralf Langner, C.G.A. VP-Finance