Kdc West Re-Opens, Ya Rona Shaft Remains Closed

JOHANNESBURG, July 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) reports that the Department of Mineral Resources had agreed to the re-opening of the West section of the Kloof Driefontein Complex (KDC West), except for the Ya Rona Shaft and the first full shift went down with the morning shift today. This follows the re-opening of KDC East on Tuesday last week.

Both KDC East and West were closed by management following the start of a fire at the Ya Rona Shaft on Saturday evening, 30 June 2012, after which five employees tragically lost their lives. The Ya Rona Shaft, which remains subject to a Section 54 Order issued by the Department of Mineral Resources, will stay closed until further notice.

The fire at the Ya Rona Shaft has not yet been extinguished and proto teams continue to attend the scene.

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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).

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SOURCE Gold Fields Limited