JOHANNESBURG, July 3, 2012 /CNW/ - 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
SOURCE Gold Fields Limited