Mining Operations to Resume at Driefontein
November 29 2007 - 9:37AM
PR Newswire (US)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (NYSE:GFI), (JSE:GFI), (DIFX:
GFI) reports that following a meeting with the Principal Inspector,
Gauteng of the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME), the Section
54, which halted all tramming at Driefontein Gold Mine, has been
lifted and normal mining operations will resume with the morning
shift of Friday, November 30, 2007. Terence Goodlace, executive
vice president and head of Gold Fields South African operations,
said today that every effort would be made to make up lost
production. He added: "We remain committed to safe working at all
our mines and we will endeavour to ensure that no-one comes to harm
while carrying out duties. Safety is, and has always been the
number one priority within Gold Fields." The risk assessment and
safety audit under a DME Section 54, relating to pillar mining at
Kloof, continues. Approximately half of the pillars have been
audited and only seven percent of the mine's output remains
affected. It is expected that Kloof will be fully operational
within 24 hours. DATASOURCE: Gold Fields Limited CONTACT:
Enquiries: Andrew Davidson, Telephone: +27-11-644-2638, Mobile :
+27-82-667-7203
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