Red Lake Gold IncCSE: RGLD

Royal Gold Announces Fiscal 2006 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Conference Call

· Issued by Red Lake Gold Inc via CNW
DENVER, Aug. 1 /CNW/ -- ROYAL GOLD, INC.
(Nasdaq: RGLD; Toronto: RGL), the leading precious metals royalty company,
will report its fourth quarter and year-end fiscal 2006 results before the
market opens for trading on Thursday, August 17, 2006.  There will be a
conference call that day at Noon Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Mountain Time) which
will be accessible via live internet broadcast and dial-in conference
capabilities.

Dial-In Numbers:     800-603-2779 (U.S. and Canada)
                     706-634-7230 (International)
Internet Broadcast:  www.royalgold.com under Investor Relations,
                     Presentations

Tony Jensen, President and Chief Executive Officer, will host the
conference call.  There will be a question and answer period at the end of the
call.  Please log on or call in at least five minutes prior to the conference
call start time.  In addition, the call will be archived on the Company's web
site.
A replay of the call will be available through August 24, 2006.  The
replay dial-in numbers are 800-642-1687 (U.S. and Canada) or 706-645-9291
(International), and the access code is 3092655.

Royal Gold, the leading precious metals royalty company, engages in the
acquisition and management of precious metals royalty interests.  Royal Gold
is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, under the symbol "RGLD"
and on the Toronto Stock Exchange, under the symbol "RGL."  The Company's web
page is located at www.royalgold.com.