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Guidance for financial year ended December 2012 and Q4 2012
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
M E D I A R E L E A S E
GUIDANCE FOR FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 2012 AND Q4 2012
Johannesburg, 21 January 2013: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI)
today announced that attributable Group production for the December 2012 quarter (Q4 2012) is
expected to be 753,000 gold equivalent ounces compared to 811,000 ounces in the September
quarter (Q3 2012) and 883,000 ounces in the corresponding 2011 quarter (Q4 2011).
The international regions had an excellent quarter contributing 471,000 (Q3 2012 – 424,000 and Q4
2011 – 449,000) attributable gold equivalent ounces with all of the international operations achieving
an improved performance quarter on quarter. In particular, the Tarkwa Gold mine recorded a strong
improvement from the prior quarter with production of 187,800 ounces of gold (Q3 2012 – 169,400
ounces).
The South Africa Region, as expected, contributed lower production of approximately 282,000 ounces
compared to 386,000 ounces in Q3 2012. The lower production was largely the result of approximately
110,000 ounces lost during the quarter (Q3 2012 – 35,000 ounces) due to the on-going impact of the
prolonged and unprotected strikes at KDC and Beatrix, as referred to in the Q3 results published on 28
November 2012. In total 145,000 ounces are estimated to have been lost due to the strikes. Unit costs
in the South Africa Region were negatively impacted by the lower production.
This quarter is the last time that Gold Fields will be reporting on the KDC and Beatrix Gold Mines.
These mines are part of GFIMSA, which has been renamed Sibanye Gold and will be listed separately
on 11 February 2013.
Gold Fields will release full results for Q4 2012 on Thursday14 February 2013.
Enquiries
Investor Enquiries
Willie Jacobsz
Tel: +27 11 562 9775 or +1 857 241 7127 (USA)
Mobile: +27 82 971 9238 (SA)
Email: Willie.Jacobsz@goldfields.co.za
Media Enquiries
Sven Lunsche
Tel: +27 11 562-9763
Mobile: +27 83 260 9279
Email: Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.co.za
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).
Gold Fields Limited
Reg. 1968/004880/06
150 Helen Road,
Sandown, Sandton,
2196
Postnet Suite 252
Private Bag X30500
Houghton, 2041
South Africa
Tel +27 11 562 9700
Fax +27 11 562 9838
www.goldfields.co.za
Investor Enquiries
Willie Jacobsz
Tel +27 11 562 9775
Mobile +27 82 971 9238 (SA)
Mobile +1 857 241 7127 (USA)
Email Willie.Jacobsz@goldfields.co.za
Remmy Kawala
Tel +27 11 562 9844
Mobile +27 82 312 8692
Email Remmy.Kawala@goldfields.co.za
Media Enquiries
Sven Lunsche
Tel +27 11 562 9763
Mobile +27 83 260 9279
Email Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.co.za
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Limited
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