Exhibit 8.1



The following list identifies
our subsidiaries and joint ventures.



|Name
    of Subsidiary                     |  | Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation
|------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------
|                                           |  |                                  
|Bambadji (Jersey) Limited                  |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Isiro (Jersey) Limited                     |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|KAS 1 Limited                              |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Kibali (Jersey) Limited                    |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Kibali 2 (Jersey) Limited                  |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Kibali Services Limited                    |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Mining Investments (Jersey) Limited        |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Morila Limited                             |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Moto (Jersey) 1 Limited                    |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Moto (Jersey) 2 Limited                    |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Palm Oil (Jersey) Limited                  |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|RAL 1 Limited                              |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|RAL 2 Limited                              |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Randgold Resources (Burkina) Limited       |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Randgold Resources (Côte d’Ivoire) Limited |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Randgold Resources (DRC) Limited           |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Randgold Resources (Geology) Limited       |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Randgold Resources (Gounkoto) Limited      |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Randgold Resources (Kibali) Limited        |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Randgold Resources Limited                 |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Randgold Resources (Mali) Limited          |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Randgold Resources (Secretaries) 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 T5 Limited              |  | Jersey, Channel Islands          
|Border Energy (Pty) Limited                |  | Australia                        
|Border Resources NL                        |  | Australia                        
|Moto Goldmines Australia (Pty) Limited     |  | Australia                        
|Westmount Resources NL                     |  | Australia                        
|New Mining Holdings Limited                |  | British Virgin Islands           
|Randgold Resources Burkina Faso SARL       |  | Burkina Faso                     
|0858065 BC Limited                         |  | Canada                           
|Moto Goldmines Limited                     |  | Canada                           
|Randgold Resources (Côte d’Ivoire) SARL    |  | Côte d’Ivoire                    
|New Mining Côte d’Ivoire SA                |  | Côte d’Ivoire                    
|Société des Mines de Tongon SA             |  | Côte d’Ivoire                    
|Bilanga Palm Oil SARL                      |  | Democratic Republic of Congo     
|KGL Isiro SARL                             |  | Democratic Republic of Congo     
|Kibali Goldmines SA                        |  | Democratic Republic of Congo     
|Milona Enterprises SARL                    |  | Democratic Republic of Congo     
|Randgold Resources Congo SARL              |  | Democratic Republic of Congo     
|Kankou Moussa SARL                         |  | Mali                             
|Randgold Resources Mali SARL               |  | Mali                             
|Société des Mines de Gounkoto SA           |  | Mali                             
|Société des Mines de Loulo SA              |  | Mali                             
|Société des Mines de Morila 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) Limited            |  | United Kingdom