Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6 K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rules 13a 16 or 15d 16 under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Dated September 25, 2019

File Number: 001-35785

SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Libanon Business Park

1 Hospital Street (off Cedar Avenue)

Libanon, Westonaria, 1780

South Africa

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
Form 20 F or Form 40 F.

Form 20 F

Form 40 F

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Regulation S T Rule 101(b)(1): _____

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Sibanye Gold Limited

Trading as Sibanye-Stillwater

Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa

Registration number 2002/031431/06

Share code: SGL

ISIN – ZAE000173951

Issuer code: SGL

(“Sibanye-Stillwater” or “the Group” or “the Company”)

Sibanye-Stillwater enters Section 189 consultation with stakeholders at its Marikana

operation and associated services

Johannesburg, 25 September 2019:

Sibanye-Stillwater (Tickers JSE: SGL and NYSE: SBGL)

advises that it will enter into consultation with relevant stakeholders in terms of

Section 189A (S189 process) of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA), regarding

the restructuring of its Marikana operation and associated services (the “Marikana

operation” (previously “Lonmin”)). This is pursuant to ongoing financial losses

experienced at these operations with certain shafts having reached the end of their

economic reserve lives. The restructuring will result in the rationalisation of
overheads and the realisation of other synergies and efficiencies required to restore

profitability and ensure the sustainability of the remaining shafts at the Marikana

operations.

Through a formal Section 189 consultation process, the Company and affected stakeholders

will together consider measures to avoid and mitigate possible retrenchments and seek

alternatives to the potential cessation or downscaling of operations at the affected

shafts and associated services.

The S189 process follows a detailed three month review of the Marikana operation, post

the Lonmin acquisition becoming effective in June 2019. The review and planning process

included the simulation of alternative scenarios to minimize job losses.

Subject to the completion of the S189 consultation, the following actions have been
deemed necessary in order to ensure the sustainability of this operation:

•

Reducing and optimising the operational footprint including, inter-alia:

The cessation of operations at the East 1 (E1), West 1 (W1) and Hossy shafts

and the open-cast operations. These shafts and operations are loss making and

have reached the end of their economic reserve lives. Pending the outcome of

the S189 process, it is proposed that these shafts will initially be placed on

care and maintenance
Ameliorate associated cost at some of the Marikana shafts which have previously

been placed on care and maintenance
Optimisation of downstream concentrators, smelter and refineries, including

closure of the Eastern Platinum C-stream (EPC) and Rowland concentrator plants
Rightsizing of the related support services and overhead structures associated

with the aforementioned shafts

•

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Application of the Sibanye-Stillwater operating model to all mining and metallurgical

processing units at the Marikana operation and the extension of existing Sibanye-

Stillwater services to improve efficiencies and achieve cost savings necessary for

sustainability

Approximately 5,270 jobs (~3,904 employees and ~1,366 contractors) are expected to be

lost due to the restructuring. As a result of an improved PGM commodity price environment

the amount of job reductions is significantly less than previously communicated by

Lonmin in 2017, with inter-alia, a plan to access sustainable reserves with enhanced

crew efficiencies at the 4Belt (4B) shaft complex, which was scheduled for closure,

retaining approximately 2,700 employees and contractors.

Between 2017 and September 2019 the workforce at Lonmin reduced by approximately 5,944

employees (including contractors), from 32,512 to 26,568.

The six month moratorium on forced retrenchments imposed by the Competition commission

Appeal Court will lapse on 7 December 2019.

Neal Froneman, Chief Executive Officer of Sibanye-Stillwater, commented: “The proposed

restructuring is contemplated to ensure the sustainability of the Marikana operation,

which is not a going concern as an independent entity. Whilst the review process

concluded that certain shafts, most of which were at the end of their operating lives,

would be affected, other shafts which had previously been at risk such as 4B shaft, K3

mining into Siphumelele ground, Roland mining into MK2 ground as well as K4 concentrator,

will continue to operate, thereby lessening potential job losses. Overall, the outcome

will be a more sustainable business which is able to secure employment for the majority

of the Marikana workforce for a much longer period“.

Since listing in 2013, Sibanye-Stillwater has, through steady growth, expanded its role

in the South African mining industry. The Group currently employs over 88,000 people

in South Africa, compared with 37,700 employees six years ago, and is one of the largest

employers in the South African mining industry.”

Please refer to

https://soundcloud.com/user-155552468/section-189a-marikana

for a media sound clip by the spokesperson, James Wellsted.

Contacts:

Email: ir@sibanyestillwater.com

James Wellsted

Head of Investor Relations

+27 (0) 83 453 4014

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbour”
provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements
other than statements of historical fact included in this announcement may be forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “will”,
“would”, “expect”, “may”, “could” “believe”, “anticipate”, “target”, “estimate” and words of
similar meaning. These forward-looking statements, including among others, those relating to
our future business prospects, financial positions, ability to reduce debt leverage, business
strategies, plans and objectives of management for future operations and the anticipated benefits
and synergies of transactions, are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgement of our
senior management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Forward
looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors,
many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Sibanye-Stillwater
that could cause Sibanye-Stillwater’s actual results and outcomes to be materially different
from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. As a consequence, these forward-looking statements should be considered in light of
various important factors, including those set forth in the Group’s Annual Integrated Report
and Annual Financial Report, published on 30 March 2018, and the Group’s Annual Report on Form
20-F filed by Sibanye-Stillwater with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2 April 2018
(SEC File no. 001-35785). These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
announcement. Sibanye-Stillwater expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or
revise these forward-looking statements, save as required by applicable law.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

Dated: September 25, 2019

By:

/s/ Charl Keyter

Name:

Charl Keyter

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

This regulatory filing also includes additional resources:
sibanye_release.pdf

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