JOHANNESBURG, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI)
reports that the East section of the Kloof Driefontein Complex (KDC
East) will be re-opened with the start of night shift this
evening.
Both KDC East and West were closed by management on Sunday,
1 July 2012, following the start of a
fire at KDC West, as a result of which five employees tragically
lost their lives. The Western section of KDC (KDC West), which is
subject to a Section 54 Order issued by the Department of Mineral
Resources, remains closed until further notice.
The fire at KDC West has not yet been extinguished and proto
teams continue to attend the scene.
Notes to editors
About Gold Fields
Gold Fields is one of the world's largest unhedged producers of
gold with attributable annualised production of 3.5 million gold
equivalent ounces from eight operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru
and South Africa. Gold Fields also
has an extensive and diverse global growth pipeline with four major
projects in resource development and feasibility, with construction
decisions expected in the next 18 to 24 months. Gold Fields
has total attributable gold equivalent Mineral Reserves of 80.6
million ounces and Mineral Resources of 217 million ounces. Gold
Fields is listed on the JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ Dubai Limited, Euronext in
Brussels (NYX) and the Swiss
Exchange (SWX).
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities
Limited
Investor enquiries: Willie Jacobsz: +27-82-971-9238
(SA) or +1-857-241-7127 (USA)
Media enquiries: Sven Lunsche: +27-83-260-9279
SOURCE Gold Fields Limited