EXHIBIT12.2

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

I, HENDRIK C. BUITENDAG,certify that:

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| 1.  | I have reviewed this AnnualReport on Form 20-F of Randgold  & Exploration CompanyLimited; |

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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge, this annualreport does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitto 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 this annualreport; |

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| 3.  | Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this annualreport, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant asof, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; |

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| 4.  | The registrant's other certifying officer andI are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controlsand procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |

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

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| b.  | evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant'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 registrant'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, theregistrant's internal control over financial reporting; |

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| 5.  | The registrant's other certifying officer andI have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditorsand the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (orpersons performing the equivalent function): |

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| a.  | all significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controlsover financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adverselyaffect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial information; and |

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| b.  | any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant rolein the registrant's internal control over financialreporting. |

Date: July 15, 2004

|  | /s/ Hendrik C.Buitendag        Hendrik C. BuitendagFinancialDirector |
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