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Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve statement

Gold Fields Limited Classified Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Statement 1

as at 30 June 2009

    Mineral Resources (100%)   Mineral Reserves (100%)   Attributable (5)
    30 June 2009   June-2008   30 June 2009   June-2008       30 June 2009
    Tons   Grade   Gold   Gold   Tons   Grade   Gold   Gold       Resource   Reserve  
  GOLD (Mt)   (g/t)   (Moz)   (Moz)   (Mt)   (g/t)   (Moz)   (Moz)   (%)   (Moz)   (Moz)  
  South Africa operations                                            
  Driefontein 171.2   9.6   52.781   44.400   75.2   7.5   18.202   19.702   100   52.781   18.202  
  Kloof 255.2   9.6   78.954   71.774   53.2   6.2   10.521   11.070   100   78.954   10.521  
  South Deep 2 260.1   7.6   63.826   63.968   149.4   6.1   29.486   29.127   100   63.826   29.486  
  Uncle Harry’s 3 78.0   5.8   14.566   16.504   –   –   –   –   74   10.779   –  
  Beatrix 93.0   5.9   17.598   16.107   41.0   4.9   6.448   6.696   100   17.598   6.448  
  Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF) 453.0   0.3   4.348   1.167   –   –   –   –   100   4.348   –  
  Total South Africa Region 1,310.5   5.5   232.072   213.920   318.8   6.3   64.657   66.595       228.285   64.657  
  Ghana operations                                            
  Tarkwa 348.7   1.4   16.187   15.435   270.0   1.2   10.676   11.313   71.1   11.509   7.591  
  Damang 74.9   1.8   4.283   3.490   36.1   1.6   1.820   1.354   71.1   3.045   1.294  
  Total West Africa Region 423.6   1.5   20.470   18.925   306.1   1.3   12.496   12.667   71.1   14.554   8.885  
  Australia operations                                            
  St Ives 63.8   2.8   5.643   4.538   30.1   2.4   2.322   1.879   100   5.643   2.322  
  Agnew 4 21.2   5.1   3.497   3.125   2.9   7.8   0.722   0.615   100   3.497   0.722  
  Total Australasia Region 85.0   3.3   9.140   7.663   33.0   2.9   3.044   2.494   100   9.140   3.044  
  Peru operation                                            
  Cerro Corona 155.8   0.8   4.209   4.677   89.3   1.0   2.822   3.017   80.7   3.397   2.277  
  Total South America Region 155.8   0.8   4.209   4.677   89.3   1.0   2.822   3.017   80.7   3.397   2.277  
  GfiGOLD TOTALS                                            
  Total Gold Managed 1,974.8   4.2   265.892   245.185   747.1   3.5   83.019   84.773              
  Total Gold Attributable 1,802.1   4.4   255.377   234.522   641.4   3.8   78.863   80.530       255.377   78.863  


  Mineral Resources (100%)   Mineral Reserves (100%)   Attributable (%)
  30 June 2009   June-2008   30 June 2009   June-2008       30 June 2009
  Tons   Grade   Copper   Copper   Tons   Grade   Copper   Copper       Resource   Reserve
COPPER (Mt)   (% Cu)   (Mlb)   (Mlb)   (Mt)   (% Cu)   (Mlb)   (Mlb)   (%)   (Mlb)   (Mlb)
Cerro Corona – Copper only 148.2   0.4   1,429   1,637   89.3   0.5   988   1,061   80.7   1,154   797
          Au-Eq   Au-Eq           Au-Eq   Au-Eq       Au-Eq   Au-Eq
          (Moz)   (Moz)           (Moz)   (Moz)       (Moz)   (Moz)
Cerro Corona (Cu-Au Eq)         3.931   4.297   –   –   2.717   2.857   80.7   3.172   2.193
Total Cerro Corona (Au+Cu-Au Eq)         8.140   8.974   –   –   5.539   5.874       6.569   4.470
  Tons   Grade   Uranium   Uranium   Tons   Grade   Uranium   Uranium       Uranium   Uranium
URANIUM (Mt)   (kg/t)   (Mlb)   (Mlb)   (Mt)   (kg/t)   ('000 kg)   ('000 kg)   (%)   (Mlb)   (Mlb)
Driefontein underground 50.2   0.096   10.545   –   –   –   –   –   100   10.545   –
Kloof underground 35.5   0.045   3.554   –   –   –   –   –   100   3.554   –
South Deep underground 71.6   0.073   11.583   –   –   –   –   –   100   11.583   –
Total Uranium Underground 157.3   0.074   25.681   –   –   –   –   –   100   25.681   –
Driefontein TSF 164.7   0.061   22.255   11.380   –   –   –   –   100   22.255   –
Kloof TSF 234.9   0.039   20.450   –   –   –   –   –   100   20.450   –
South Deep TSF 53.4   0.074   8.726   –   –   –   –   –   100   8.726   –
Total Uranium TSF 453.0   0.051   51.431   11.380   –   –   –   –   100   51.431   –
Total Uranium 610.3   0.057   77.113   11.380   –   –   –   –   100   77.113   –
                                           
      2PGE   2PGE   2PGE       2PGE   2PGE   2PGE       2PGE   2PGE
  Tons   +Au   +Au   +Au   Tons   +Au   +Au   +Au       +Au   +Au
PLATINUM (Mt)   (g/t)   (Moz)   (Moz)   (Mt)   (g/t)   (Moz)   (Moz)   (%)   (Moz)   (Moz)
Arctic Platinum Project 5 168.3   2.3   12.601   12.601   –   –   –   –   100   12.601   –

1 Mineral Resource are inclusive of Mineral Reserves; Managed, unless otherwise stated.
2 Aside from the restated Upper Elsburg (87 to 110 levels) Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, the South Deep figures are as per acquisition model.
3 Uncle Harry’s Prospecting Area Inferred Mineral Resources for F2010 at a 3g/t cut-off, with Prospecting Rights held by WAPL for which the shareholding is: Gfi= 74% and Peotona = 26%.
4 The Agnew Deposits, Miranda and Vivien are subject to a royalty agreement.
5 Gold Fields holds a 100% interest in the Arctic Platinum Project. Mineral Resource figures are historical and not as per current metal prices.

 
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