Gold Fields Fatalities at KDC Mine
28.07.2011 | CNW
JOHANNESBURG, July 28, 2011 /CNW/ - Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) regrets to announce the death of two employees at the Number 7 Shaft at its KDC East (formerly Kloof) mine after a seismic-related accident. Another five employees were injured, of whom two were hospitalised and are in a stable condition. The other three employees suffered only minor injuries.The accident occurred following a seismic event earlier today, measuring 1.6 on the Richter scale.
The relevant authorities, including the Safety Inspectorate of the Department of Mineral Resources ('DMR'), were immediately notified. All employees were withdrawn from the reef horizon at the shaft after the accident. The DMR issued a Section 54 stopping both KDC East and KDC West (formerly Driefontein) until the mine has completed the statutory investigation and presented the findings to the DMR.
Nick Holland, Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields, said: 'Our heartfelt condolences go out to family, friends and colleagues of the deceased. Management will do everything possible to support them in this hour of need. This accident shows that there cannot be any let-up in our efforts to mine safely.'
Notes to editors
About Gold Fields
Gold Fields is one of the world's largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable annualised production of 3.6 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
Source: Gold Fields Limited
To view this news release in HTML formatting, please use the following URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/28/c8118.html
Willie Jacobsz, Tel +508-839-1188, Mobile +857-241-7127, email: Willie.Jacobsz@gfexpl.com
