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Capital expenditure March 2006 17.4 5.3
December 2005 17.6 6.7
Financial year to date 51.3 17.9
Planned for next six months to September 2006 43.9 23.9
Average exchange rates are US$1 = R6.14 and US$1 = R6.53 for the March 2006 and
December 2005 quarters respectively. The Australian dollar exchange rates are
AUS$1 = R4.56 and AUS$1 = R4.88 for the March 2006 and December 2005 quarters
respectively.
# As a significant portion of the acquisition price was allocated to tenements
of St Ives and Agnew on endowment ounces and also as these two Australian
operations are entitled to transfer and then off-set tax losses from one
company to another, it is not meaningful to split the income statement below
operating profit.
Figures may not add as they are rounded independently.
Underground and surface
South African Rand and Metric Units
Operating Results Total Mine
Operations
Ore milled /
treated (000 ton)
- underground March 2006 3,134
December 2005 3,381
Financial year to date 9,627
- surface March 2006 9,604
December 2005 8,708
Financial year to date 27,088
- total March 2006 12,738
December 2005 12,089
Financial year to date 36,715
Yield (grams
per ton)
- underground March 2006 7.0
December 2005 7.1
Financial year to date 7.1
- surface March 2006 1.3
December 2005 1.2
Financial year to date 1.2
- combined March 2006 2.7
December 2005 2.8
Financial year to date 2.8
Gold produced
(kilograms)
- underground March 2006 21,798
December 2005 23,880
Financial year to date 67,939
- surface March 2006 12,306
December 2005 10,501
Financial year to date 33,518
- total March 2006 34,104
December 2005 34,381
Financial year to date 101,457
Operating costs
(Rand per ton)
- underground March 2006 581
December 2005 553
Financial year to date 570
- surface March 2006 78
December 2005 77
Financial year to date 77
- total March 2006 202
December 2005 210
Financial year to date 206
South African Operations
Operating Results
Total Driefontein
Ore milled /
treated (000 ton)
- underground March 2006 2,563 925
December 2005 2,840 1,029
Financial year to date 7,990 2,943
- surface March 2006 1,022 906
December 2005 725 655
Financial year to date 2,480 2,186
- total March 2006 3,585 1,831
December 2005 3,565 1,684
Financial year to date 10,470 5,129
Yield (grams
per ton)
- underground March 2006 7.2 7.9
December 2005 7.3 7.9
Financial year to date 7.3 8.0
- surface March 2006 1.6 1.7
December 2005 1.5 1.4
Financial year to date 1.6 1.6
- combined March 2006 5.6 4.8
December 2005 6.1 5.4
Financial year to date 5.9 5.2
Gold produced
(kilograms)
- underground March 2006 18,449 7,302
December 2005 20,614 8,090
Financial year to date 58,072 23,397
- surface March 2006 1,657 1,547
December 2005 1,083 932
Financial year to date 3,850 3,489
- total March 2006 20,106 8,849
December 2005 21,697 9,022
Financial year to date 61,922 26,886
Operating costs
(Rand per ton)
- underground March 2006 639 674
December 2005 596 623
Financial year to date 620 638
- surface March 2006 65 63
December 2005 56 51
Financial year to date 63 61
- total March 2006 476 372
December 2005 486 401
Financial year to date 488 392
Operating Results
Kloof Beatrix
Ore milled /
treated (000 ton)
- underground March 2006 733 905
December 2005 880 931
Financial year to date 2,380 2,667
- surface March 2006 116 -
December 2005 70 -
Financial year to date 294 -
- total March 2006 849 905
December 2005 950 931
Financial year to date 2,674 2,667
Yield (grams
per ton)
- underground March 2006 8.6 5.3
December 2005 8.8 5.2
Financial year to date 8.7 5.2
- surface March 2006 0.9 -
December 2005 *2.2 -
Financial year to date 1.2 -
- combined March 2006 7.6 5.3
December 2005 8.3 5.2
Financial year to date 7.9 5.2
Gold produced
(kilograms)
- underground March 2006 6,330 4,817
December 2005 7,706 4,818
Financial year to date 20,728 13,947
- surface March 2006 110 -
December 2005 151 -
Financial year to date 361 -
- total March 2006 6,440 4,817
December 2005 7,857 4,818
Financial year to date 21,089 13,947
Operating costs
(Rand per ton)
- underground March 2006 827 452
December 2005 729 440
Financial year to date 783 453
- surface March 2006 79 -
December 2005 103 -
Financial year to date 81 -
- total March 2006 725 452
December 2005 682 440
Financial year to date 706 453
International Operations
Operating Results
Ore milled /
treated (000 ton) Total
- underground March 2006 571
December 2005 541
Financial year to date 1,637
- surface March 2006 8,582
December 2005 7,983
Financial year to date 24,608
- total March 2006 9,153
December 2005 8,524
Financial year to date 26,245
Yield (grams
per ton)
- underground March 2006 5.9
December 2005 6.0
Financial year to date 6.0
- surface March 2006 1.2
December 2005 1.2
Financial year to date 1.2
- combined March 2006 1.5
December 2005 1.5
Financial year to date 1.5
Gold produced
(kilograms)
- underground March 2006 3,349
December 2005 3,266
Financial year to date 9,867
- surface March 2006 10,649
December 2005 9,418
Financial year to date 29,668
- total March 2006 13,998
December 2005 12,684
Financial year to date 39,535
Operating costs
(Rand per ton)
- underground March 2006 321
December 2005 328
Financial year to date 325
- surface March 2006 80
December 2005 79
Financial year to date 78
- total March 2006 95
December 2005 95
Financial year to date 94
Operating Results Ghana
Tarkwa Damang
Ore milled /
treated (000 ton)
- underground March 2006 - -
December 2005 - -
Financial year to date - -
- surface March 2006 5,671 1,375
December 2005 5,160 1,324
Financial year to date 16,106 4,026
- total March 2006 5,671 1,375
December 2005 5,160 1,324
Financial year to date 16,106 4,026
Yield (grams
per ton)
- underground March 2006 - -
December 2005 - -
Financial year to date - -
- surface March 2006 1.1 1.4
December 2005 1.0 1.4
Financial year to date 1.0 1.4
- combined March 2006 1.1 1.4
December 2005 1.0 1.4
Financial year to date 1.0 1.4
Gold produced
(kilograms)
- underground March 2006 - -
December 2005 - -
Financial year to date - -
- surface March 2006 5,984 1,929
December 2005 5,183 1,871
Financial year to date 16,585 5,579
- total March 2006 5,984 1,929
December 2005 5,183 1,871
Financial year to date 16,585 5,579
Operating costs
(Rand per ton)
- underground March 2006 - -
December 2005 - -
Financial year to date - -
- surface March 2006 61 90
December 2005 62 93
Financial year to date 61 92
- total March 2006 61 90
December 2005 62 93
Financial year to date 61 92
Operating Results Venezuela
Choco 10
Ore milled /
treated (000 ton)
- underground March 2006 -
December 2005 -
Financial year to date -
- surface March 2006 106
December 2005 -
Financial year to date 106
- total March 2006 106
December 2005 -
Financial year to date 106
Yield (grams
per ton)
- underground March 2006 -
December 2005 -
Financial year to date -
- surface March 2006 1.6
December 2005 -
Financial year to date 1.6
- combined March 2006 1.6
December 2005 -
Financial year to date 1.6
Gold produced
(kilograms)
- underground March 2006 -
December 2005 -
Financial year to date -
- surface March 2006 169
December 2005 -
Financial year to date 169
- total March 2006 169
December 2005 -
Financial year to date 169
Operating costs
(Rand per ton)
- underground March 2006 -
December 2005 -
Financial year to date -
- surface March 2006 141
December 2005 -
Financial year to date 141
- total March 2006 141
December 2005 -
Financial year to date 141
Operating Results Australia
St Ives Agnew
Ore milled /
treated (000 ton)
- underground March 2006 455 116
December 2005 430 111
Financial year to date 1,294 343
- surface March 2006 1,199 231
December 2005 1,283 216
Financial year to date 3,714 656
- total March 2006 1,654 347
December 2005 1,713 327
Financial year to date 5,008 999
Yield (grams
per ton)
- underground March 2006 4.4 11.5
December 2005 4.7 11.3
Financial year to date 4.5 11.6
- surface March 2006 1.8 1.7
December 2005 1.5 2.1
Financial year to date 1.6 2.1
- combined March 2006 2.5 5.0
December 2005 2.3 5.2
Financial year to date 2.4 5.4
Gold produced
(kilograms)
- underground March 2006 2,011 1,338
December 2005 2,013 1,253
Financial year to date 5,878 3,989
- surface March 2006 2,165 402
December 2005 1,902 462
Financial year to date 5,940 1,395
- total March 2006 4,176 1,740
December 2005 3,915 1,715
Financial year to date 11,818 5,384
Operating costs
(Rand per ton)
- underground March 2006 307 377
December 2005 312 386
Financial year to date 310 383
- surface March 2006 128 215
December 2005 104 250
Financial year to date 109 241
- total March 2006 177 269
December 2005 156 296
Financial year to date 161 290
* Abnormally high yield due to the inclusion of significant clean-up material
from No. 3 plant.
Development results
Development values represent the actual results of sampling and no allowance
has been made for any adjustments which may be necessary when estimating ore
reserves. All figures below exclude shaft sinking metres
Driefontein March 2006
quarter
Carbon Main VCR
Reef Leader
Advanced (m) 4,266 599 1,276
Advanced on reef (m) 397 197 65
Sampled (m) 399 255 60
Channel width (cm) 103 33 34
Average value - (g/t) 21.1 16.9 0.9
- (cm.g/t) 2,180 562 (1)29
Driefontein December 2005
quarter
Carbon Main VCR
Reef Leader
Advanced (m) 5,075 661 1,523
Advanced on reef (m) 747 243 175
Sampled (m) 708 171 129
Channel width (cm) 105 21 97
Average value - (g/t) 13.1 28.9 19.5
- (cm.g/t) 1,373 595 1,894
Driefontein Year to date
F2006
Carbon Main VCR
Reef Leader
Advanced (m) 14,384 1,908 4,030
Advanced on reef (m) 1,860 667 396
Sampled (m) 1,830 558 267
Channel width (cm) 106 27 83
Average value - (g/t) 14.7 22.9 31.4
- (cm.g/t) 1,556 611 2,603
Kloof March 2006
quarter
Reef Kloof Main VCR
Advanced (m) 284 1,446 5,994
Advanced on reef (m) 201 312 1,284
Sampled (m) 174 429 1,167
Channel width (cm) 107 129 76
Average value - (g/t) 11.1 7.7 31.7
- (cm.g/t) 1,185 993 2,401
Kloof December 2005
quarter
Reef Kloof Main VCR
Advanced (m) 200 1,434 6,470
Advanced on reef (m) 105 446 1,469
Sampled (m) 60 445 1,406
Channel width (cm) 127 93 102
Average value - (g/t) 5.9 13.1 21.6
- (cm.g/t) 746 1,225 2,191
Kloof Year to date
F2006
Reef Kloof Main VCR
Advanced (m) 674 4,037 17,521
Advanced on reef (m) 403 918 3,969
Sampled (m) 339 1,022 3,813
Channel width (cm) 122 109 92
Average value - (g/t) 7.8 9.9 23.2
- (cm.g/t) 957 1,081 2,130
Beatrix March 2006
quarter
Reef Beatrix Kalkoenkrans
Advanced (m) 7,255 1,966
Advanced on reef (m) 1,249 300
Sampled (m) 1,164 291
Channel width (cm) 68 131
Average value - (g/t) 13.7 10.1
- (cm.g/t) 932 1,324
Beatrix December 2005
quarter
Reef Beatrix Kalkoenkrans
Advanced (m) 6,832 2,240
Advanced on reef (m) 1,630 460
Sampled (m) 1,554 432
Channel width (cm) 90 159
Average value - (g/t) 12.8 7.6
- (cm.g/t) 1,148 1,215
Beatrix Year to date
F2006
Reef Beatrix Kalkoenkrans
Advanced (m) 19,994 5,829
Advanced on reef (m) 4,585 1,016
Sampled (m) 4,281 978
Channel width (cm) 79 149
Average value - (g/t) 14.0 9.5
- (cm.g/t) 1,101 1,417
(1) VCR values were negatively affected by the temporary stopping of
development in the shaft pillar and raises currently traversing poor ground.
Administration and corporate information
Corporate Secretary
CAIN FARREL
Telephone: (+27)(11) 644 2525
Facsimile: (+27)(11) 484 0626
e-mail: cain.farrel@goldfields.co.za
Registered offices
JOHANNESBURG
Gold Fields Limited
24 St Andrews Road
Parktown
Johannesburg
2193
Postnet Suite 252
Private Bag x 30500
Houghton 2041
Tel: (+27)(11) 644-2400
Fax: (+27)(11) 484-0626
LONDON
St James "s Corporate Services Limited
6 St James "s Place
London SW1A 1NP
United Kingdom
Telephone:(+44)(20) 7499 3916
Facsimile: (+44)(20) 7491 1989
American Depository
Receipts Transfer Agent
Bank of New York
Shareholder Relations
P O Box 11258
New York, NY20286 -1258
US toll-free telephone: (1)(888) 269 2377
e-mail: shareowner-svcs@mail.bony.com
Gold Fields Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number 1968/004880/06
Share code: GFI
Issuer code: GOGOF
ISIN - ZAE 000018123
Directors
A J Wright (Chairman)
I D Cockerill * (Chief Executive Officer)
N J Holland * (Chief Financial Officer)
K Ansah#
J M McMahon *
G J Gerwel
D M J Ncube
A Grigorian
R L Pennant-Rea *
J G Hopwood
P J Ryan
T M G Sexwale
C I von Christierson
* British
# Ghanaian
Russian
INVESTOR RELATIONS
South Africa
WILLIE JACOBSZ
Telephone: (+27)(11) 644 2460
Facsimile: (+27)(11) 484 0639
e-mail: williej@goldfields.co.za
NERINA BODASING
Telephone: (+27)(11) 644 2630
Facsimile: (+27)(11) 484 0639
e-mail: nerina.bodasing@goldfields.co.za
North America
CHERYL A MARTIN
Telephone: (+1)(303) 796 8683
Facsimile: (+1)(303) 796 8293
e-mail: camartin@gfexpl.com
TRANSFER SECRETARIES
South Africa
Computershare Investor Services 2004
(Proprietary) Limited
Ground Floor
70 Marshall Street
Johannesburg, 2001
P O Box 61051
Marshalltown, 2107
Telephone: (+27)(11) 370 5000
Facsimile: (+27)(11) 370 5271
United Kingdom
Capita Registrars
Bourne House
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent BR3 4TU
England
Telephone: (+44)(20) 8639 2000
Facsimile: (+44)(20) 8658 3430
WEBSITE
http://www.goldfields.co.za
http://www.gold-fields.com
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this document constitute "forward looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the company to be materially different from the future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking
statements.
Such risks, uncertainties and other important factors include among others:
economic, business and political conditions in South Africa; decreases in the
market price of gold; hazards associated with underground and surface gold
mining; labour disruptions; changes in government regulations, particularly
environmental regulations; changes in exchange rates; currency devaluations;
inflation and other macro-economic factors; and the impact of the AIDS crisis
in South Africa. These forward looking statements speak only as of the date of
this document.
The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release any
revisions to these forward looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
Date: 02/05/2006 08:02:02 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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