Gold Fields Limited | Company Profil

About the Company

Gold Fields Limited is one of the world’s largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable production of 3,64 million ounces per annum from eight operating mines in South Africa, Ghana and Australia. A ninth mine, Cerro Corona Gold/Copper mine in Peru, commenced production in August 2008 at an initial rate of approximately 375,000 gold equivalent ounces per annum. The company has total attributable ore reserves of 83 million ounces and mineral resources of 251 million ounces. Gold Fields is listed on JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), the New Euronext in Brussels (NYX) and Swiss Exchange (SWX).

Kloof Gold Mines

Overview

Location: Kloof is situated some 48 km west of Johannesburg at latitude 26°24’S and longitude 27°36’E, near Westonaria in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The mine is accessed via the N12 highway between Johannesburg and Potchefstroom. Geologically it is located in the West Wits Line Goldfield of the Witwatersrand Basin. Infrastructure: Kloof consists of five shaft systems and two gold plants. Geology: Kloof exploits auriferous palaeoplacers (reefs) namely the Ventersdorp Contact Reef (VCR) that constitutes 88 per cent of the Kloof Underground Mineral Reserve ounces, the Middelvlei Reef (MVR) 11 per cent and 1 per cent from the Kloof Reef (KR). Mine type and depth: It is a large, well-established intermediate to ultra deep level gold mine to 45 level (the lowest working level) some 3,347 metres below surface. Employees in service: 14,268 permanent employees, 1,419 contractor

Driefontein Gold Mine

Overview

Location: Driefontein is situated some 70 km west of Johannesburg at latitude 26°24’S and longitude 27°30’E near Carletonville in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The site is accessed via the N12 highway between Johannesburg and Potchefstroom. Geologically it is located in the West Wits Line Goldfield of the Witwatersrand Basin. Infrastructure: It comprises seven producing shaft systems that mine different contributions from pillars and open ground, and three gold plants of which No. 1 Plant processes mainly underground ore, No. 2 Plant processes both underground ore and surface material and No. 3 Plant processes surface material only. Geology: Three primary reefs are exploited, the Ventersdorp Contact Reef (VCR) located at the top of the Central Rand Group, the Carbon Leader Reef (CL) near the base and the Middelvlei Reef (MR), which stratigraphically occurs some 50 metres to 75 metres above the CL. Mine type and depth: It is a large, well-established deep to ultra deep level gold mine to 50 level (the lowest working level) some 3,300 metres below surface. Employees in service: 15,501 permanent employees, 2,244 contractor

In addition to the Kloof Gold Mines and the Driefontein Gold Mine, this map shows where the other operations of Gold Fields are located!

Furthermore, the company has different global exploration projects, too.

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