Randgold Resources : in gold we trust : commodities

Growing the company from a market capitalisation of US$147 million in 1997 to US$3,5 billion in 2008, Randgold has developed two mines in Mali, building a third in Cote d'Ivoire and a fourth is in the pipeline. In this process, and as the foundation of the company, it has made four world-class discoveries at a cost of only $16 per resource ounce. CEO Mark Bristow's wry observation is, ''It's not how big you are; it is how successful you are that counts''.