Gold Fields Announces Resources of 251 Million Ounces and Reserves of 83 Million Ounces

    JOHANNESBURG, August 25 /
EMWNews
/ -- Gold Fields Limited

(Gold Fields) (NYSE, JSE, DIFX: GFI) today published its Resources and

Reserves Statement, as at 30 June 2008.



    Gold Fields CEO, Nick Holland said: "Gold Fields' 83moz reserve base

remains one of the strongest in the industry and provides Gold Fields with

a robust base from which to pursue its aggressive growth strategy. Central

to this growth strategy is the 251moz of resources which represents

significant organic growth potential at each of our existing mines."



    Net of the 5.7moz of depletion over the last 18 months - the sale of

the Choco 10 Gold Mine in Venezuela and the Essakane Project in Burkina

Faso; and inclusive of copper and platinum as gold equivalent ounces:



    - Gold Fields' total attributable precious metal Resources have

remained flat at 251moz from 252moz as at December 31 2006 (4% increase in

resources after depletion)



    - Gold Fields' total attributable precious metal Reserves have

decreased by 12% to 83moz from 94moz as at December 31 2006 (4% decrease in

reserves after depletion)



    The Reserves were calculated using approximate historical three-year

average commodity prices as required by the United States Securities and

Exchange Commission (SEC) guidelines (US$650/oz in Ghana and Peru,

ZAR150,000/kg in South Africa, and AUS$750/oz in Australia). The copper

price used for the reserve calculation is US$1.75/lb.



    However, if the Reserves are calculated using gold prices which

approximate the spot price of gold (around US$810/oz), Gold Fields'

Reserves are robust at approximately 91moz. At these prices, which are

significantly higher than the SEC's mandated three-year trading average,

the leverage inherent in Gold Fields' resource base is apparent.



    The gold prices used to calculate Resources represent upside potential

of US$ 23%, AUS$ 23% and ZAR 20% above the reserve prices which is more

aligned with recent spot prices, and reflect the very significant upside

potential in the Gold Fields ore bodies. The copper price used for the

resource calculation is US$2.10/lb which reflects the same 20% delta

between the gold resource and reserve prices.



    Resources are reported inclusive of Reserves, geotechnical support and

stability pillars.



    The Group's Resource and Reserve statement has been reviewed by the

Gold Fields Board and has been audited and approved by leading independent

global mining consultancies. The statement is SAMREC and Industry Guide 7

(SEC) compliant and the process followed in producing the declaration is in

alignment with the guiding principles of the Sarbanes-Oxley Code (SOX).

Industry specific statutory codes (SAMREC Code, NI 43-101, JORC, etc.) are

not superseded by the SOX directives, and consequently the Gold Fields

Competent Persons Reports integrate the requirements of the various

reporting codes and present compliant documentation for public reporting.



    The pillar and remnant mining review commissioned in April 2008 as part

of Gold Fields' commitment to safety has now been completed. As a result of

the review, 600,000oz of reserves in pillar and remnant areas at

Driefontein have been removed, constituting 3% of the total reserves over

the life of that mine. At Kloof, 5% of the total reserves over the life of

the mine have been removed, amounting to 500,000oz.



    Inclusive of the pillar mining impact, production at Driefontein is

projected to be 6,400kg during Q1F2009, stabilising at 6,800kg during

Q2F2009 and beyond. Production at Kloof is projected to be 3,900kg during

Q1 and Q2F2009, stabilising at approximately 6,000kg in Q3F2009 and beyond.

This is line with previous guidance provided on 1 August 2008.



    The full Gold Fields 2008 Resources and Reserves Supplement will be

published with the Gold Fields F2008 Annual Report on 29 September 2008.

Gold Fields' 2008 Resources and Reserves tables are available on the

company website at http://www.goldfields.co.za.

    About Gold Fields



    Gold Fields Limited is one of the world's largest unhedged producers of

gold with attributable production of 3,64 million ounces per annum from

eight operating mines in South Africa, Ghana and Australia. A ninth mine,

Cerro Corona Gold/Copper mine in Peru, commenced production in August 2008

at an initial rate of approximately 375,000 gold equivalent ounces per

annum. The company has total attributable ore reserves of 83 million ounces

and mineral resources of 251 million ounces. Gold Fields is listed on the

JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the

Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), the New Euronext in Brussels

(NYX) and Swiss Exchange (SWX). For more information please visit the Gold

Fields website at http://www.goldfields.co.za.