Gold Fields Guidance For September 2011 Quarter

JOHANNESBURG, October 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) today announced that attributable Group production for the September 2011 quarter (Q3 2011) is expected to be approximately 900,000 gold equivalent ounces, which is 3 per cent higher than the previous quarter (Q2 2011 - 872,000oz). The 3 per cent improvement in production was achieved despite the interruption in production in July which occurred during the five day national industrial action over the wage negotiation process.

The full results for Q3 2011 will be published on Thursday, 10 November 2011.

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

Enquiries

Investor Enquiries

Zakira Amra
Tel: +27 11 562-9775
Mobile: +27(0)79-694-0267
Email: Zakira.Amra@
goldfields.co.za

Nikki Catrakilis-Wagner
Tel: +27-11-562-9706
Mobile: +27(0)83-309-6720
Email: Nikki.Catrakilis-Wagner@
goldfields.co.za

Willie Jacobsz
Tel: +1 508 839-1188
Mobile: +1-857-241-7127
Email: Willie.Jacobsz@
gfexpl.com

Media Enquiries
Sven Lunsche
Tel: +27-11-562-9763
Mobile: +27(0)83-260-9279
Email: Sven.Lunsche@
goldfields.co.za

SOURCE Gold Fields Limited

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