Royal Gold Announces Fiscal 2006 Third Quarter Conference Call

DENVER, April 19 /CNW/ -- ROYAL GOLD, INC.
(Nasdaq: RGLD; TSX: RGL), a leading precious metals royalty company, will
report its third quarter fiscal 2006 results before the market opens for
trading on Thursday, May 4, 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 Operating 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 May 11, 2006.  The replay
dial-in numbers are 800-642-1687 (U.S. and Canada) or 706-645-9291
(International), and the access code is 8264281.

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 National Market System, 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.