Royal Gold to Present at the Merrill Lynch Canada 12th Annual Mining Conference

DENVER, Sept. 12 /CNW/ -- ROYAL GOLD, INC. (Nasdaq: RGLD; Toronto: RGL),
the leading publicly-traded precious metals royalty company, announced today
that management will present at the Merrill Lynch Canada 12th Annual Mining
Conference in Toronto, Canada.  The Merrill Lynch Conference is an
invitation-only conference for institutional investors, mining analysts and
the executive management of North American mining companies.
Tony Jensen, President and Chief Executive Officer, will address
conference participants on  September 14, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
(8:00 a.m. Mountain Time) in a presentation lasting approximately 25 minutes.
The presentation will be available for viewing by accessing the Company's
website under the Investor Relations/Presentations section.

Royal Gold is a precious metals royalty company engaging 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.