Directors: A J Wright (Chairman), I D Cockerill
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(Chief Executive Officer), K Ansah
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, N J Holland
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(Chief Financial Officer), J G Hopwood, G
Marcus, J M McMahon
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, D N Murray, D M J Ncube, R L Pennant-Rea
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, P J Ryan, C I von Christierson
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British,
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Ghanaian
Corporate Secretary: C Farrel
Gold Fields Limited
Reg. 1968/004880/06
24 St Andrews Road
Parktown, 2193
Postnet Suite 252
Private Bag X30500
Houghton, 2041
South Africa
Tel +27 11 644-2400
Fax +27 11 484-0639
www.goldfields.co.za
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MEDIA RELEASE
Eskom Reinstates Authority for Mines to Increase
Power Load from 80% to 90%
Johannesburg, Friday, February 1, 2008: Gold Fields Limited
(“Gold Fields”) (NYSE, JSE, DIFX: GFI) reports that Eskom last night
reinstated the authorisation for mines to increase their power load from
80% to 90%. This follows after authorisation was withdrawn late
yesterday morning.
Gold Fields operations are cautiously remobilising towards the 90%
level, with due consideration for the safety implications of an erratic
and uncertain power supply.
Terence Goodlace, head of Gold Fields’ South African operations said:
“While we welcome the reinstatement of the 90% power levels, we
urgently need a guarantee of a sustainable level of supply. We need to
have a consistent guaranteed supply to re-establish our operations
safely at these levels.”
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Enquiries
Willie Jacobsz
Tel: 011-644-2460
Mobile: 082 493 1377
About Gold Fields
Gold Fields Limited is one of the world’s largest unhedged producers of gold with
attributable production of more than four million ounces per annum from eight
operating mines in South Africa, Ghana and Australia.
A ninth mine, the Cerro Corona Gold/Copper mine in Peru, is expected to commence
production by mid 2008 at an initial rate of approximately 400,000 gold equivalent
ounces per annum.
The company has total attributable ore reserves of 92 million ounces and mineral
resources of 252 million ounces.
Gold Fields employs some 47,000 permanent employees across its operations and is
listed on the JSE Limited South Africa (primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) and the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX).
All of Gold Fields’ operations are ISO14001 certified. For more information please visit
the Gold Fields website at www.goldfields.co.za.