JOHANNESBURG, April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gold
Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) today
announced that attributable Group production for the March quarter
(Q1 2011) is expected to be approximately 830,000oz, which is 5%
higher than for the corresponding quarter a year ago (793,000oz).
As expected production is lower than that achieved in the previous
quarter (900,000 ounces), almost entirely due to the customary
Christmas break in South Africa,
when all mines close for two weeks.
The guidance of between 3.5 and 3.7 million ounces for the full
year 2011, provided on 18 February
2011, takes account of the seasonal decline in production in
South Africa which typically
affects the March quarter.
The higher year-on-year quarterly production is due to
improvements at both the South African and international
operations.
Total cash costs and notional cash expenditure (NCE) are
expected to be approximately US$750/oz and US$1,090/oz respectively, and the NCE margin for
the Group is expected to be approximately 21%.
This guidance is based on exchange rates of ZAR/US$6.98 and A$/US$0.99 for Q1 2011.
The full results for Q1 2011 will be published on Thursday,
19 May 2011.
Notes to editors
About Gold Fields
Gold Fields is the world's fourth largest gold producer with
attributable production of 3.6 million gold equivalent ounces per
annum from nine operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru
and South Africa. Gold Fields also
has an extensive and diverse global growth pipeline with four major
projects at various stages of development. Gold Fields has total
attributable gold equivalent Mineral Reserves of 77 million ounces
and Mineral Resources of 225 million ounces. Gold Fields is listed
on the JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE), the NASDAQ Dubai Limited, the Euronext in Brussels (NYX) and the Swiss Exchange
(SWX).
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities Limited
http://www.goldfields.co.za
SOURCE Gold Fields Limited