JOHANNESBURG, July 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Gold Fields Limited (Gold
Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) reports that the Department
of Mineral Resources had agreed to the re-opening of the West
section of the Kloof Driefontein Complex (KDC West), except for the
Ya Rona Shaft and the first full shift went down with the morning
shift today. This follows the re-opening of KDC East on Tuesday
last week.
Both KDC East and West were closed by management following the
start of a fire at the Ya Rona Shaft on Saturday evening,
30 June 2012, after which five
employees tragically lost their lives. The Ya Rona Shaft, which
remains subject to a Section 54 Order issued by the Department of
Mineral Resources, will stay closed until further notice.
The fire at the Ya Rona Shaft 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