GFI - Gold Fields - Media Release

GFI - Gold Fields - Media Release                                               
Gold Fields Limited                                                             
(Reg. No. 1968/004880/06)                                                       
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
("Gold Fields" or "the Company")                                                
JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai - Share Code: GFI                                       
NYX Code: GFLB, and SWX Code: GOLI                                              
ISIN: ZAE000018123                                                              
MEDIA RELEASE                                                                   
All GOLD FIELDS MINES NOW                                                       
CYANIDE CODE ACCREDITED                                                         
Johannesburg, 21 October 2009: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE,    
NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) is pleased to announce that is has become the first mining   
group, registered as a signatory with the International Cyanide Management      
Institute (ICMI), to obtain accreditation for all its eligible operations with  
the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).                       
This follows full accreditation being achieved at Kloof mine and Driefontein    
mine, both located in South Africa.                                             
Gold Fields` Chief Executive Officer, Nick Holland, commented: "The Kloof and   
Driefontein achievements follow equally impressive accomplishments at Beatrix   
mine, which is also in South Africa and which achieved its full accreditation in
February 2009, Tarkwa and Damang mines in Ghana that achieved full accreditation
in June and May 2008, respectively, and the new South African mine, South Deep, 
which achieved full accreditation in December 2008. Cerro Corona mine in Peru   
does not require accreditation as it does not use large amounts of cyanide in   
its processes. The Agnew mine in Australia achieved substantial accreditation in
June 2009 and is expected to achieve full accreditation in December 2009.  This 
means that all of the eligible Gold Fields mines are now accredited and seven of
the eight have achieved full compliance.  We have now achieved the objective we 
set ourselves in November 2005, when we became a signatory to the ICMI Cyanide  
Code, for all Gold Fields operations to be ICMI accredited".                    
The president of the ICMI, Paul Bateman, congratulated Gold Fields on being,    
"....the first mining group to obtain accreditation for all its signatory       
operations...".                                                                 
Gold Fields` support of the ICMI is consistent with the principles and          
objectives of the Group`s Sustainable Development Framework, which addresses    
every aspect of sustainability in the organization, including the use of cyanide
in the production of gold.                                                      
The Cyanide Code is recognized as best practice for cyanide management in the   
gold mining industry by the World Gold Council (WGC) and the Council for        
Responsible Jewellery Practice (RJC).  The ICMI accreditation process adheres to
the principles of the International Council on Mining and Metals` Sustainable   
Development Framework to which Gold Fields is fully committed. It has also been 
acknowledged by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the G8 Group of 
Nations as the best practice guide for responsible cyanide management.          
The ICMI is established under the auspices of the United Nations` Environment   
Programme & International Council on Metals and the Environment.  The ICMI      
administers the International Cyanide Management Code of Practice to which      
signatories adhere, to manage cyanide responsibly.                              
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About Gold Fields                                                               
Gold Fields is one of the world`s largest unhedged producers of gold with       
attributable production of 3.6 million ounces* per annum from nine operating    
mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru.  Gold Fields also has an      
extensive growth pipeline with both greenfields and near mine exploration       
projects at various stages of development. Gold Fields has total attributable   
Mineral Reserves of 81 million ounces and Mineral Resources of 271 million      
ounces. Gold Fields is listed on JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York    
Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), the   
Euronext in Brussels (NYX) and the Swiss Exchange (SWX).  For more information  
please visit the Gold Fields website at  www.goldfields.co.za.                  
*Based on the annualised run rate for the fourth quarter of F2009               
Date: 21/10/2009 17:20:54 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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