Exhibit 8.1

The following list identifies
our subsidiaries and joint ventures.



|Name of Subsidiary                         |  | Jurisdiction
        of Incorporation
|------------------------------------------ |  | -------------------------------------
|Randgold Resources Ltd                     |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources (Burkina) Limited       |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources (Côte d’Ivoire) Limited |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources (Kibali) Limited        |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources (DRC) Limited           |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources (Secretaries) Limited   |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources (Mali) Limited          |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources (Senegal) Limited       |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources (Somilo) Limited        |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources T1 Limited              |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources T2 Limited              |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Randgold Resources (Gounkoto) Limited      |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Mining Investments (Jersey) Limited        |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Isiro (Jersey) Limited                     |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Morila Limited                             |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Moto (Jersey) 1 Limited                    |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Moto (Jersey) 2 Limited                    |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|RAL 1 Limited                              |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Kibali (Jersey) Limited                    |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Kibali 2 (Jersey) Limited                  |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Kibali Services Limited                    |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|KAS 1 Limited                              |  | Jersey, Channel Islands              
|Moto Goldmines Australia (Pty) Limited     |  | Australia                            
|Border Energy (Pty) Ltd                    |  | Australia                            
|Westmount Resources NL                     |  | Australia                            
|Border Resources NL                        |  | Australia                            
|Randgold Resources Burkina Faso SARL       |  | Burkina Faso                         
|Moto Goldmines Limited                     |  | Canada                               
|0858065 BC Limited                         |  | Canada                               
|Randgold Resources (Côte d’Ivoire) SARL    |  | Côte d’Ivoire                        
|Société des Mines de Tongon SA             |  | Côte d’Ivoire                        
|Kibali Goldmines SPRL                      |  | Democratic Republic of Congo         
|Amani Gold SPRL                            |  | Democratic Republic of Congo         
|Blue Rose SPRL                             |  | Democratic Republic of Congo         
|Gorumbwa Mining SPRL                       |  | Democratic Republic of Congo         
|Rambi Mining SPRL                          |  | Democratic Republic of Congo         
|Randgold Resources Congo SPRL              |  | Democratic Republic of Congo         
|Tangold SPRL                               |  | Democratic Republic of Congo         
|KGL Isiro SARL                             |  | Democratic Republic of Congo         
|Kibali Gold SPRL                           |  | Democratic Republic of Congo         
|Randgold Resources Mali SARL               |  | Mali                                 
|Société des Mines de Morila SA             |  | Mali                                 
|Société des Mines de Loulo SA              |  | Mali                                 
|Kankou Moussa SARL                         |  | Mali                                 
|Société des Mines de Gounkoto SA           |  | Mali                                 
|Seven Bridges Trading 14 (Pty) Limited     |  | South Africa                         
|Randgold Resources Tanzania (T) Limited    |  | Tanzania                             
|Kibali Cooperatief UA                      |  | The Netherlands                      
|Border Energy East Africa
    Pty Limited  |  | Uganda                               
|Randgold Resources (UK)
    Ltd            |  | United Kingdom