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GFI - Gold Fields - Media Release
Gold Fields Limited
(Reg. No. 1968/004880/06)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
("Gold Fields" or "the Company")
JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai - Share Code: GFI
NYX Code: GFLB, and SWX Code: GOLI
ISIN: ZAE000018123
MEDIA RELEASE
All GOLD FIELDS MINES NOW
CYANIDE CODE ACCREDITED
Johannesburg, 21 October 2009: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE,
NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) is pleased to announce that is has become the first mining
group, registered as a signatory with the International Cyanide Management
Institute (ICMI), to obtain accreditation for all its eligible operations with
the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).
This follows full accreditation being achieved at Kloof mine and Driefontein
mine, both located in South Africa.
Gold Fields` Chief Executive Officer, Nick Holland, commented: "The Kloof and
Driefontein achievements follow equally impressive accomplishments at Beatrix
mine, which is also in South Africa and which achieved its full accreditation in
February 2009, Tarkwa and Damang mines in Ghana that achieved full accreditation
in June and May 2008, respectively, and the new South African mine, South Deep,
which achieved full accreditation in December 2008. Cerro Corona mine in Peru
does not require accreditation as it does not use large amounts of cyanide in
its processes. The Agnew mine in Australia achieved substantial accreditation in
June 2009 and is expected to achieve full accreditation in December 2009. This
means that all of the eligible Gold Fields mines are now accredited and seven of
the eight have achieved full compliance. We have now achieved the objective we
set ourselves in November 2005, when we became a signatory to the ICMI Cyanide
Code, for all Gold Fields operations to be ICMI accredited".
The president of the ICMI, Paul Bateman, congratulated Gold Fields on being,
"....the first mining group to obtain accreditation for all its signatory
operations...".
Gold Fields` support of the ICMI is consistent with the principles and
objectives of the Group`s Sustainable Development Framework, which addresses
every aspect of sustainability in the organization, including the use of cyanide
in the production of gold.
The Cyanide Code is recognized as best practice for cyanide management in the
gold mining industry by the World Gold Council (WGC) and the Council for
Responsible Jewellery Practice (RJC). The ICMI accreditation process adheres to
the principles of the International Council on Mining and Metals` Sustainable
Development Framework to which Gold Fields is fully committed. It has also been
acknowledged by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the G8 Group of
Nations as the best practice guide for responsible cyanide management.
The ICMI is established under the auspices of the United Nations` Environment
Programme & International Council on Metals and the Environment. The ICMI
administers the International Cyanide Management Code of Practice to which
signatories adhere, to manage cyanide responsibly.
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About Gold Fields
Gold Fields is one of the world`s largest unhedged producers of gold with
attributable production of 3.6 million ounces* per annum from nine operating
mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. Gold Fields also has an
extensive growth pipeline with both greenfields and near mine exploration
projects at various stages of development. Gold Fields has total attributable
Mineral Reserves of 81 million ounces and Mineral Resources of 271 million
ounces. Gold Fields is listed on JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), the
Euronext in Brussels (NYX) and the Swiss Exchange (SWX). For more information
please visit the Gold Fields website at www.goldfields.co.za.
*Based on the annualised run rate for the fourth quarter of F2009
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