GFI - Gold Fields Limited - Media release - Update on impact of Peru

GFI - Gold Fields Limited - Media release - Update on impact of Peru            
protest action                                                                  
Gold Fields Limited                                                             
(Reg. No. 1968/004880/06)                                                       
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
("Gold Fields" or "the Company")                                                
JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code: GFI                                                 
ISIN Code:     ZAE000018123                                                     
MEDIA RELEASE                                                                   
UPDATE ON IMPACT OF PERU PROTEST ACTION                                         
Johannesburg, 5 December 2011: Production at Gold Fields Limited`s (Gold        
Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) Cerro Corona mine in the                 
Cajarmarca province in Peru has to date not been affected by the                
continuing protest actions against the Newmont Corp - Buenaventura              
proposed Conga Project in the region.                                           
Cerro Corona, which is about 60km away from the proposed Conga project          
but is on the same public road, has been able to secure supplies to             
maintain production for a further week and is considering alternative           
supply routes should the protest action be prolonged.                           
Gold Fields is monitoring the situation and will keep shareholders              
informed should potential supply disruptions impact production at Cerro         
Corona.                                                                         
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 76.7 million         
ounces and Mineral Resources of 225.4 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                                           
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