Gold Fields Beatrix and Driefontein Mines Achieve a Million Fatality-Free Shifts
March 03 2008 - 8:44AM
PR Newswire (US)
JOHANNESBURG, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gold Fields Limited
("Gold Fields") (NYSE:GFI)(JSE:GFI)(DIFX: GFI) is pleased to report
that two of its operations - Driefontein Gold Mine on the West Rand
and Beatrix Gold Mine in the Free State - have both achieved one
million fatality-free shifts. Terence Goodlace, head of Gold Fields
South African operations, described the achievement as a
"magnificent double in mine safety". He said: "Safety remains our
top priority and we have refocused all our efforts to ensure that
no harm comes to any of our employees while at work. "We will
continue to strive to eliminate fatal accidents at all our
operations. Driefontein and Beatrix have shown that it can be
done." About Gold Fields Gold Fields Limited is one of the world's
largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable production of
more than four million ounces per annum from eight operating mines
in South Africa, Ghana and Australia. A ninth mine, the Cerro
Corona Gold/Copper mine in Peru, is expected to commence production
by mid 2008 at an initial rate of approximately 400,000 gold
equivalent ounces per annum. The company has total attributable ore
reserves of 92 million ounces and mineral resources of 252 million
ounces. Gold Fields employs some 53,000 permanent employees across
its operations and is listed on the JSE Limited South Africa
(primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Dubai
International Financial Exchange (DIFX). All of Gold Fields'
operations are ISO14001 certified. For more information please
visit the Gold Fields website at http://www.goldfields.co.za/.
DATASOURCE: Gold Fields Limited CONTACT: Enquiries: Andrew
Davidson, Tel: +27-(0)11-644-2638, Mobile: +27-(0)82 667 7203
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