UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of: ~~June~~April ~~2006~~2007

000-29150

(Commission File Number)

Randgold & Exploration Company Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

28 Harrison Street, Johannesburg, South Africa

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ~~|X|~~ ý Form 40-F ~~|_|~~o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ~~|_|~~o

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained on this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Randgold & Exploration Company Limited (“Randgold & Exploration”) and JCI Limited (“JCI”) issued a ~~media~~joint ~~statement,~~announcement dated ~~June~~April 1323, ~~2006~~2007, ~~announcing~~regarding ~~that Randgold & Exploration released~~ a ~~report~~proposal tofor the ~~shareholders~~merger ~~prepared~~of by Umbono Financial Advisory Services and a notice calling a general meeting on 30 June 2006 stating that an independent mediation panel has been appointed to resolve the claims and counterclaims between Randgold & Exploration and JCI, ~~which may vary from those set out in Randgold & Exploration’s provisional unaudited~~ and ~~unreviewed~~further ~~results~~renewed ~~published~~the oncautionary 31announcement ~~March 2006 and that nominees of additional persons~~ to ~~be appointed to~~ Randgold & Exploration’s ~~board of directors will be submitted to the shareholders for consideration~~ and ~~approval~~JCI ~~at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled for 28 September 2006~~shareholders. A copy of the ~~media~~joint ~~statement~~announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The ~~media~~joint ~~statement~~announcement contains forward-looking statements regarding Randgold & Exploration and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

Randgold & Exploration issued aan ~~notice,~~announcement dated ~~June~~April 1323, ~~2006~~2007, ~~announcing~~ stating that Trinity Preferred Provident Fund ~~a general meeting of Randgold & Exploration will be held on Friday, 30 June 2006~~ and ~~that~~four a notice convening the general meeting and documentation relating thereto will be posted to shareholders on 13 June 2006, for the purposes of informing shareholders of the circumstances and events insofar as they could be ascertained, which gave rise to: others (i“Trinity”) served ~~the~~an ~~suspension~~application ~~of the listing of Randgold & Exploration’s ordinary shares~~ on ~~the JSE Limited; (ii) the delisting of~~ Randgold & Exploration’s, its ~~securities~~Chairman ~~from~~David ~~the Nasdaq National Market; (iii) the restructuring of the board of Randgold & Exploration on 24 August 2005; (iv) the resignation of Messrs Charles Orbach~~ Nurek and ~~Company~~CEO ~~and~~Peter ~~the~~Gray, dated ~~appointment~~March of29, ~~KPMG~~2007, ~~Inc; (v) the forensic audit~~ that ~~was~~Trinity proceeded ~~undertaken~~with bya ~~Umbono Financial Advisory Services (Pty)~~second ~~Limited~~application ~~and~~against the ~~results~~Registrar of ~~the~~Companies ~~investigation; (vi) the recovery of Randgold & Exploration assets from individuals~~ and ~~other entities; (vii) the terms of the proposed mediation between~~ Randgold & Exploration ~~and~~on April ~~JCI Limited. The notice also announces that an independent mediation panel has been appointed to resolve the claims and counterclaims between Randgold & Exploration and JCI~~3, ~~which~~2007 ~~may vary from those set out in Randgold & Exploration’s provisional unaudited~~ and ~~unreviewed results published on 31 March 2006 and~~ that ~~nominees of additional persons to be appointed to~~ Randgold & Exploration’s ~~board~~further ofrenewed ~~directors~~the ~~will~~cautionary announcement ~~be submitted~~ to ~~the~~its shareholders ~~for consideration and approval at the forthcoming annual general meeting scheduled for 28 September 2006~~. A copy of the ~~notice~~announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 ~~and is incorporated herein by reference~~. The ~~notice~~announcement contains forward-looking statements regarding Randgold & Exploration and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

Randgold & Exploration issued a circular and a notice of general meeting to be held on June 30, 2006 and the documentation relating thereto was posted to shareholders on June 13, 2006. A copy of the circular and notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. The circular and notice contain forward-looking statements regarding Randgold & Exploration and include cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in the exhibits incorporated by reference herein, as well as oral statements that may be made by Randgold & Exploration’s officers, directors or employees acting on its behalf relating to such information, contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, specifically Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are "forward-looking statements". These include, without limitation, those statements concerning the value of the ~~fraud~~net assets of R&E and JCI; the ability of the companies to successfully consummate a merger that is approved by the shareholders and ~~misappropriation~~is acceptable to the necessary governmental authorities; the fraud and misappropriation that are alleged to have occurred and the time periods affected thereby; the ability of Randgold & Exploration to recover any misappropriated assets and investments; the outcome of any proceedings on behalf of or against Randgold & Exploration~~, including, without limitation, the pending liquidation proceeding~~; Randgold & Exploration's ability to complete its forensic investigation and prepare audited financial statements; the time period for completing its forensic investigation and audited financial statements; the amount of any claims Randgold & Exploration ~~occurrence~~is or ~~outcome~~is ofnot ~~any~~able ~~proposed~~to ~~mediation~~recover against others, including JCI and the success of its mediation with JCI; and the ultimate impact on Randgold & Exploration's previously released financial statements and results, assets and investments, including with respect to Randgold Resources Limited, business, operations, economic performance, financial condition, outlook and trading markets. Although Randgold & Exploration believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct, particularly in light of the extent of the alleged frauds and misappropriations uncovered to date. Actual results could differ materially from those implied by or set out in the forward-looking statements. Among other factors, these include the extent, magnitude and scope of any fraud and misappropriation that may be ultimately determined to have occurred and the time periods and facts related thereto following the completion of the forensic investigation and any other investigations that may be commenced and the ultimate outcome of such forensic investigation; the ability of Randgold & Exploration to successfully assert any claims it may have against other parties for fraud or misappropriation of Randgold & Exploration assets or otherwise and the solvency of any such parties, including JCI; the determinations of the mediators and acceptance of any such determinations by the shareholders of Randgold & Exploration and JCI; the ability of Randgold & Exploration to defend successfully any proceedings against it; the ability of Randgold & Exploration and its forensic investigators to obtain the necessary information with respect to Randgold & Exploration's transactions, assets, investments, subsidiaries and associated entities to complete the forensic investigation and prepare audited financial statements; the willingness and ability of Randgold & Exploration’s forensic investigators to issue any final opinions with respect thereto; the ability of Randgold & Exploration to implement improved systems and to correct its late reporting; the JSE Limited's willingness to lift its suspension of the trading of Randgold & Exploration's securities on that exchange; changes in economic and market conditions; fluctuations in commodity prices and exchange rates; the success of any business and operating initiatives, including any mining rights; changes in regulatory environment and other government actions; business and operational risk management; other matters not yet known to Randgold & Exploration or not currently considered

such expectations will prove to be correct, particularly in light of the extent of the alleged frauds and misappropriations uncovered to date. Actual results could differ materially from those implied by or set out in the forward-looking statements. Among other factors, these include the extent, magnitude and scope of any fraud and misappropriation that may be ultimately determined to have occurred following the completion of the forensic investigation and any other investigations that may be commenced; the time periods ultimately determined to be affected thereby; the ability of Randgold & Exploration to successfully assert any claims it may have against other parties for fraud or misappropriation of Randgold & Exploration assets and the solvency of any such parties; the ability of Randgold & Exploration to defend successfully any proceedings against Randgold & Exploration; the ability of Randgold & Exploration and its forensic investigators to obtain the necessary information with respect to Randgold & Exploration's transactions, assets, investments, subsidiaries and associated entities to complete the forensic investigation and prepare audited financial statements and the ultimate outcome of such forensic investigation; the willingness and ability of Randgold & Exploration’s forensic investigators to issue any final opinions with respect thereto; the occurrence or outcome of any proposed mediation with JCI; the ability of Randgold & Exploration to implement improved systems and to correct its late reporting; the JSE Limited's willingness to lift its suspension of the trading of Randgold & Exploration's securities on that exchange; changes in economic and market conditions; fluctuations in commodity prices and exchange rates; the success of any business and operating initiatives, including any mining rights; changes in regulatory environment and other government actions; business and operational risk management; other matters not yet known to Randgold & Exploration or not currently considered material by Randgold & Exploration; and the risks identified in Item 3 of Randgold & Exploration's most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC and its other filings and submissions with the SEC. All forward-looking statements attributable to Randgold & Exploration, or persons acting on its behalf, are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Randgold & Exploration expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any update or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in expectations, or any change in events or circumstances on which those statements are based, unless otherwise required by law.

Exhibit

Description

99.1	~~Media~~Joint ~~statement~~announcement, ~~dated June 13, 2006,~~ issued by Randgold & Exploration ~~Company~~and ~~Limited~~JCI, ~~(“Randgold~~dated &April ~~Exploration”)~~23, ~~announcing~~2007, ~~that~~regarding ~~Randgold & Exploration released~~ a ~~report~~proposal tofor the ~~shareholders~~merger ~~prepared~~of by Umbono Financial Advisory Services and a notice calling a general meeting on 30 June 2006 stating that an independent mediation panel has been appointed to resolve the claims and counterclaims between Randgold & Exploration and JCI, ~~which may vary from those set out in Randgold & Exploration’s provisional unaudited~~ and ~~unreviewed~~further ~~results~~renewal ~~published on 31 March 2006 and that nominees~~ of ~~additional~~their ~~persons~~cautionary toannouncement ~~be appointed~~ to Randgold & Exploration’s ~~board of directors will be submitted to the shareholders for consideration~~ and ~~approval~~JCI ~~at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled for 28 September 2006~~shareholders.
99.2	~~Notice~~Announcement, ~~dated June 13, 2006,~~ issued by Randgold & Exploration ~~announcing that a general meeting of Randgold & Exploration will be held on Friday~~, 30dated ~~June~~April ~~2006 and that a notice convening the general meeting and documentation relating thereto will be posted to shareholders on 13 June 2006~~23, ~~for the purposes of informing shareholders of the circumstances and events insofar as they could be ascertained~~2007, ~~which~~stating ~~gave~~that ~~rise~~Trinity ~~to:~~served ~~(i)~~an ~~the~~application ~~suspension of the listing of Randgold & Exploration’s ordinary shares~~ on ~~the JSE Limited; (ii) the delisting of~~ Randgold & Exploration’s, ~~securities~~its ~~from~~Chairman ~~the~~David ~~Nasdaq~~Nurek ~~National Market; (iii) the restructuring of the board of Randgold & Exploration on 24 August 2005; (iv) the resignation of Messrs Charles Orbach~~ and ~~Company~~CEO ~~and~~Peter ~~the~~Gray, ~~appointment~~dated ofMarch ~~KPMG~~29, ~~Inc;~~2007, ~~(v) the forensic audit~~ that ~~was~~Trinity ~~undertaken~~proceeded bywith ~~Umbono~~a ~~Financial~~second ~~Advisory~~application ~~Services~~against ~~(Pty) Limited and~~ the ~~results~~Registrar of ~~the~~Companies ~~investigation; (vi) the recovery of Randgold & Exploration assets from individuals~~ and ~~other entities; (vii) the terms of the proposed mediation between~~ Randgold & Exploration ~~and~~on ~~JCI~~April ~~Limited. The notice also announces that an independent mediation panel has been appointed to resolve the claims and counterclaims between Randgold & Exploration and JCI~~3, ~~which~~2007 ~~may vary from those set out in Randgold & Exploration’s provisional unaudited~~ and ~~unreviewed results published on 31 March 2006 and~~ that ~~nominees of additional persons to be appointed to~~ Randgold & Exploration’s ~~board~~further ofrenewed ~~directors~~the ~~will~~cautionary beannouncement ~~submitted~~ to ~~the~~its shareholders ~~for consideration and approval at the forthcoming annual general meeting scheduled for 28 September 2006~~.
99.3	Circular and notice, dated June 13, 2006, issued by Randgold & Exploration of general meeting to be held on June 30, 2006 and the documentation relating thereto was posted to shareholders on June 13, 2006.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

RANDGOLD & EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED

By:	/s/ Roger Patrick Pearcey
	Name: Roger Patrick Pearcey
	Title: Company Secretary

Date: ~~June~~April 2824, ~~2006~~2007

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