Gold Fields: Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Publications

JOHANNESBURG, April 23, 2012 /CNW/ - Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) has published its Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve supplement to the 2011 Integrated Annual Review on the Gold Fields website at http://www.goldfields.co.za.

The Gold Fields Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Supplement 2011 is made up as follows:

• The Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Overview, which provides a comprehensive overview of Gold Fields' Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves status on a Group and Regional basis;
• Eight operational Technical Short Form Reports, which give an in-depth review of each operation; and a
• Technical Short Form Report of Gold Fields' Exploration and Growth Projects.

As at 31 December 2011, Gold Fields Limited had total attributable precious metal and gold equivalent Mineral Resources of 217.0 million ounces (31 December 2010: 225.4 million ounces) and Mineral Reserves of 80.6 million ounces (76.7 million ounces).

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About Gold Fields

Gold Fields is one of the world's largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable annualised production of 3.5 million gold equivalent ounces from eight operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa. Gold Fields also has an extensive and diverse global growth pipeline with four major projects in resource development and feasibility, with construction decisions expected in the next 18 to 24 months.  Gold Fields has total attributable gold equivalent Mineral Reserves of 80.6 million ounces and Mineral Resources of 217 million ounces. Gold Fields is listed on the JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ Dubai Limited, Euronext in Brussels (NYX) and the Swiss Exchange (SWX).

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities Limited

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