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GOLD FIELDS RESULTS Q3F2007
U n d e r g r o u n d
a n d s u r f a c e
South African Rand and Metric Units
South African Operations
International Operations
Ghana
Venezuela
Australia
Operating Results
Total Mine
Operations
Total
Driefontein
Kloof
Beatrix
South
Deep+
Total
Tarkwa
Damang
Choco 10
St Ives
Agnew
Ore milled / treated (000 ton)
- underground
March 2007
3,317
2,897
930
851
807
309
420
-
-
-
319
101
December
2006
3,308
2,866
937
893
935
101
442
-
-
-
348
94
Financial year to date
9,941
8,563
2,831
2,596
2,726
410 1,378
-
-
1,063
315
- surface
March 2007
10,065
947
704
69
-
174
9,118
5,895 1,384
191
1,425
223
December 2006
9,801
912
736
93
-
83
8,889
5,588 1,326
357
1,394
224
Financial year to date
29,408
2,738 2,179
302
-
257
26,670
16,997
4,027
854
4,121
671
- total
March 2007
13,382
3,844
1,634
920
807
483
9,538
5,895
1,384
191
1,744
324
December 2006
13,109
3,778
1,673
986
935
184 9,331
5,588 1,326
357
1,742
318
Financial year to date
39,349
11,301
5,010
2,898 2,726
667
28,048
16,997
4,027
854
5,184
986
Yield (grams per ton)
- underground
March 2007
6.6
6.7
7.6
8.0
4.6
6.1
5.8
-
-
-
4.8
9.1
December
2006
6.8
6.8
7.5
7.8
5.0
7.7
6.8
-
-
-
5.3
12.7
Financial year to date
6.7
6.8
7.5
8.2
4.8
6.5
6.3
-
-
4.8
11.3
- surface
March 2007
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
-
1.0
1.1
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.5
2.4
December
2006
1.2
1.0
0.9
2.1
-
0.7
1.2
1.0
1.2
2.0
1.5
2.0
Financial year to date
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.3
-
0.9
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.7
1.5
2.1
- combined
March 2007
2.5
5.3
4.8
7.4
4.6
4.3
1.3
0.9
1.1
1.3
2.1
4.5
December 2006
2.6
5.4
4.6
7.3
5.0
4.6
1.4
1.0
1.2
2.0
2.2
5.2
Financial year to date
2.5
5.4
4.7
7.4
4.8
4.4
1.4
1.0
1.1
1.7
2.2
5.0
Gold produced (kilograms)
- underground
March 2007
21,926
19,484
7,104
6,773 3,708
1,899 2,442
-
-
-
1,518
924
December
2006
22,453
19,426
7,016
6,978
4,650
782
3,027
-
-
-
1,836
1,191
Financial year to date
66,828
58,197
21,348
21,174
12,994
2,681 8,631
-
-
-
5,079
3,552
- surface
March 2007
10,862
956
710
70
-
176
9,906
5,420
1,508
256
2,197
525
December
2006
11,301
926
676
194
-
56
10,375
5,562 1,605
709
2,040
459
Financial year to date
32,997
2,789
2,167
390
-
232
30,208
16,381
4,621
1,469 6,349
1,388
- total
March 2007
32,788
20,440
7,814
6,843
3,708 2,075
12,348
5,420 1,508
256 3,715
1,449
December 2006
33,754
20,352
7,692
7,172
4,650
838 13,402
5,562
1,605
709
3,876
1,650
Financial year to date
99,825
60,986
23,515
21,564 12,994
2,913
38,839
16,381
4,621
1,469
11,428
4,940
Operating costs (Rand per ton)
- underground
March 2007
648
673
680
748
481
951
475
-
-
-
416
662
December
2006
593
605
654
696
419
1,078
517
-
-
-
499
584
Financial year to date
595
616
653
718
425
982
466
-
-
-
436
564
- surface
March 2007
101
65
64
101
-
54
105
79
116
338
138
296
December
2006
103
66
65
86
-
50
107
81
125
220
143
242
Financial year to date
102
65
64
83
-
53 105
79
116
249
153
226
- total
March 2007
237
523
415
699
481
628
121
79
116
338
189
410
December 2006
227
475
395
638
419
614
126
81
125
220
214
343
Financial year to date
226
482
397
652
425
624
123
79
116
249
211
334
+ The acquisition of South Deep is effective from 1 December 2006.
Restated operating cost per ton on the assumption that Ore Reserve Development (ORD) is fully expensed
South African
Operations
International
Operations
Total Mine
Operations
Total
Driefontein
Kloof
Beatrix
South
Deep+
Total
- underground
March 2007
723
759
766
861
562
971
475
December
2006
672
696
754
803
479
1,078
517
Financial year to date
668
701
745
826
491
997
466
- surface
March 2007
101
65
64
101
-
54
105
December
2006
103
66
65
86
-
50
107
Financial year to date
102
65
64
83
-
53
105
- total
March 2007
255
588
463
804
562
641
121
December
2006
247
544
451
736
479
614
126
Financial year to date
245
547
448
748
491
633
123
+ The acquisition of South Deep is effective from 1 December 2006.