Directors: A J Wright (Chairman), I D Cockerill
†
Marcus, J M McMahon
†
, D N Murray, D M J
N
†
British,
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Ghanaian
Corporate Secretary: C Farrel
MEDIA RELEASE
Gold Fields’ South Af
additio
Johannesburg, March 17, 2008
(NYSE, JSE, DIFX: GFI) Gold Fie
the national electricity utility, Esk
Gold Fields that the company had
power for use at its Kloof and Drie
This increases the total power
a
mines to 566 MW, or 95% of
profile.
Terence Goodlace, Head of Go
welcomed this as a very positive
“The granting of additional powe
help saving jobs at Driefontein and
With the additional power, Gold
planning and re-consider the
Driefontein as well as Nos. 3 and
been downscaled or had produc
power constraints in January.
There is no additional supply of po
gold mines, but Gold Fields
beli
current levels of electricity supp
which Beatrix operates and the n
underway at South Deep.
It must be pointed out, however,
will not prevent the forecast produ
current quarter (Q3F08).
Goodlace added: “We thank all
s
strategic importance of the gold
will continue to use the powe
sparingly, and will also continue,
ways to conserve power, while
allocated to us to the widest benef
e
(Chief Executive Officer), K Ansah
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, N J Holland
†
(Chief
Fin
cube, R L Pennant-Rea
†
, P J Ryan, C I von Christierson
rican operations receive
nal power
: Gold
Fields Limited (“Gold Fields“)
lds Limited is pleased to confirm that
om, on Friday, March 14, informed
been granted an additional 26MW of
fontein gold mines in South Africa.
vailable to Gold Fields’ South African
the historical average consumption
ld Fields’ South African Operations,
development and said:
r to our mines will go a long way to
Kloof gold mines.”
Fields can now re-examine its mine
future of Nos. 6 and 7 Shafts at
8 Shafts at Kloof. These shafts have
tion stopped since the onset of the
wer to either Beatrix or South Deep
eves these operations can function at
ly owing to the shallower depth at
ature of the restructuring operations
that the additional power allocation
ction losses of more than 20 % in the
takeholders who have recognized the
mining industry for South Africa. We
r allocated to us strategically and
with the rest of South Africa, to seek
maximizing that which has been
fit possible.”
ends
ancial Officer), J G Hopwood, G
Gold Fields Limited
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