Tongon production and five year forecast (000oz) Tongon total resources and reserves (Moz) Annual Report 2013 Randgold Resources

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1 Tongon gold mine is located within the Nielle exploration permit 628 kilometres north of the Côte d lvoire port city of Abidjan and 55 kilometres south of the border with Mali. Tongon gold mine is owned by the Ivorian incorporated company, Société des Mines de Tongon SA (Tongon SA), in which Randgold has an 89% interest, the State of Côte d lvoire 10% and 1% is held by a local company. Tongon production and five year forecast (000oz) Actual Forecast Tongon total resources and reserves (Moz) Reserves Resources Refer to the notes to the annual resources and reserves declaration on page 75 of this annual report. 38 Annual Report 2013 Randgold Resources

2 Achieved in % increase in milled throughput 13% increase in mill availability through better maintenance and engineering 11% increase in ounces produced Mined through the rainy season and ramped up mining output Increased local employment Maintained ISO environmental accreditation Targeted for 2014 Reduce total cash cost per ounce to US$800/oz Ramp up mill tonnage to 4.4Mt Continue to improve operating procedures to increase throughput and recovery Continue advancing the host country national development and advancement programme Maintain OHSAS and ISO accreditations Implement aquatic biodiversity and land management action plans Tongon key results 12 months ended 31 December Mining Tonnes mined (000) Ore tonnes mined (000) Milling Tonnes processed (000) Head grade milled (g/t) Recovery (%) Ounces produced Ounces sold Average price received (US$/oz) Cash operating costs * (US$/oz) Total cash costs * (US$/oz) Gold on hand at period end # (US$000) * (US$000) Gold sales * (US$000) Randgold owns 89% of Tongon with the State of Côte d lvoire and outside shareholders owning 10% and 1% respectively. Randgold has funded all the investments in Tongon by way of shareholder loans and therefore controls 100% of the cash flows from Tongon until the shareholder loans are repaid. Randgold consolidates 100% of Tongon and shows the non-controlling interest separately. * Refer to explanation of non-gaap measures provided on page 220 of this annual report. # Gold on hand represents gold in doré at the mines multiplied by the prevailing spot gold price at the end of the period. GUINEA LIBERIA MALI N CÔTE D IVOIRE Tongon gold mine Randgold permits 500 kilometres BURKINA FASO Abidjan GHANA Annual Report 2013 Randgold Resources 39

3 Tongon gold mine (continued) Mineral resources and reserves resource and reserve grades. Grades increase near the base has been initiated. Operations including additional residence in the intensive cyanidation concentrators and a Gekko Intensive Leach Reactor (ILR). In tonnage and recovery improvement. Mining and production Tongon mineral resources and ore reserves Tonnes (Mt) Grade (g/t) Gold (Moz) Attributable gold *** (Moz) at 31 December Category Mineral resources * Stockpiles Measured Open pits Measured Indicated Underground Indicated Total mineral resources Measured and indicated Mineral reserves ** Stockpiles Proven Open pits Probable Total mineral reserves Proven and probable * Open pit mineral resources are the insitu mineral resources falling within the US$1 500/oz pit shell reported at a 0.5g/t cut-off. Underground mineral resources are those insitu mineral resources below the NZ US$1 500/oz pit shell reported at a 2.0g/t cut-off. Mineral resources were generated by Mr Babacar Diouf (NZ) and Mr Simon Bottoms (SZ), both officers of the company, and supervised by Mr Jonathan Kleynhans, an officer of the company and competent person. ** Open pit mineral reserves ore reported at a gold price of US$1 000/oz and 0.84glt cut off and include dilution and ore loss factors. Open pit mineral reserves were calculated by Mr Shaun Gillespie, an officer of the company and competent person. *** Attributable gold (Moz) refers to the quantity attributed to Randgold based in its 89% interest in Tongon SA. Mineral resource and reserve numbers are reported as per JORC 2012 and as such reported to the second significant digit. See comments and US disclaimer on page 75 of this annual report. 40 Annual Report 2013 Randgold Resources

4 Tongon South Zone pit. SZ and NZ satellite pits have been introduced into the plan the LOM plan. Tongon Southern Zone - Looking to NW quarter and progressed steadily throughout the year. The quarter. Tongon Northern Zone - Looking to East US$1 000/oz pit shell N US$1 000/oz pit shell N Au g/t > metres Au g/t > metres Annual Report 2013 Randgold Resources 41

5 Tongon gold mine (continued) Processing plant and engineering Processing should see the mill tonnage throughput continue to improve the sulphide in the ore. Engineering and power generation steady improvement throughout the year and resulting in in engineering mechanical availability and subsequent improvement in mill availability. Power plant US$0.13/kWh in 2013 compared to US$0.19/kWh in The capacitor bank installation in March 2013 and high level Health and safety communities. Environment its environmental targets in No Class 1 or Class 2 environmental incidents occurred in /t. 42 Annual Report 2013 Randgold Resources

6 Human resources operational requirements. The recruitment strategy is to recruitment approach has also been applied to all operating contractors. Industrial relations Industrial relations achievements at Tongon in 2013 included Exploration reconnaissance drilling on near-mine targets and early stage opportunities annual report on pages 54 to 71. Tongon manpower at 31 Dec Expats Nationals Total Expats Nationals Total Employees Contractors Total Annual Report 2013 Randgold Resources 43