Agnew mine, Australia

A gold project located in Australia.

Gold Fields ‘catching the future’ as it mines South Deep gold

Going to Gold Fields’ South Deep gold mine operation is an opportunity to “catch the future”. “It’s unlike any other operation in South Africa. It’s fundamentally going to change the way South Africans mine at depth,” says Gold...

Gold Fields achieves cyanide code accreditation seven of its mines

Gold mining major Gold Fields has recently become the first mining group, registered as a signatory with the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI), to obtain accreditation for all its eligible operations from the International Cyanide...

Gold Fields Q1 output steady, adjusted earnings drop

South African gold-miner Gold Fields’ adjusted earnings declined by 34% to R625-million in the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with R949-million in the previous quarter, while gold production at 906 000 oz remained largely unchanged....

Gold Fields says Q1 production in line with guidance

JSE-listed Gold Fields’ production and cash costs for the first quarter of 2010 will be “broadly in line” with its forecast, at around 906 000 oz, CEO Nick Holland said on Thursday. Production from the South Africa region dropped slightly...

Looking to step up international production

The fourth-largest global gold-mining company Gold Fields is currently undertaking a diversification strategy that will balance the group’s asset portfolio worldwide, thereby reducing the company’s exposure to the South African...

Miner prioritises non-SA projects as rand bites

With the current rand strength forcing South African gold producer Gold Fields to close down marginal areas and to defer lower-priority capital expenditure at its South African operations, a greater emphasis is being placed on the company’s...