Exhibit12.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(A) OF THESARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Roger A. Williams, certifythat:

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| 1.  | I have reviewed this annualreport on Form 20-F of Randgold ResourcesLimited; |

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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge,this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact oromit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, inlight of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport; |

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| 3.  | Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in thisreport, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of,and for, the periods presented in thisreport; |

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| 4.  | The company's othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company andhave: |

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| a.  | Designed such disclosure controlsand procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to bedesigned under our supervision, to ensure that material informationrelating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, ismade known to us by others within those entities, particularly duringthe period in which this report is beingprepared; |

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| b.  | Evaluated the effectiveness ofthe company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented inthis report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation;and |

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| c.  | Disclosed in this report any change inthe company's internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the period covered by the annual report that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, thecompany's internal control over financial reporting;and |

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| 5.  | The company's othercertifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recentevaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to thecompany's auditors and the audit committee of the company'sboard of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions): |

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| a.  | All significant deficienciesand material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controlover financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adverselyaffect the company's ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial information; and |

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| b.  | Anyfraud, whether or not material, that involves management or otheremployees who have a significant role in the company's internalcontrol over financial reporting. |

Date: June 29,2005

/s/ Roger A. Williams Roger A.Williams Financial Director

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