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Gold Fields — Investor Presentation (September 2011)

52 slides from Gold Fields's investor presentation, September 2011

  1. Slide 1: North America Investor Update

    North America Investor Update September 2011 Nick Holland Chief Executive Officer

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this document constitute “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncert

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda I. Group Overview and Strategy II. Financial Overview III. Operations Overview IV. Growth Projects V V. Peer Comparison VI. Summary 3

  4. Slide 4: Group Overview and Strategy

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  5. Slide 5: What Gold Fields Offers

    What Gold Fields Offers A Quality Reserve 76.7 million ounces of reserves1 Solid Production Base 3.5 million ounces per annum2 Geographical Diversification 50:50 (RoW:SA) production split (H1 2011) Robust Free Cash Flow US$200.3 million3 (H1 2011) Strong Growth Pipeline Targeting 5moz by 20154 Conse

  6. Slide 6: Gold Fields at a Glance

    Gold Fields at a Glance FINLAND Arctic Platinum Project MALI Vancouver Yanfolila Beijing Denver PHILIPPINES PERU GHANA Far South East Cerro Corona T k Tarkwa Chucapaca Damang AUSTRALIA Agnew Lima St Ives SOUTH AFRICA KDC Johannesburg South Deep Perth Santiago Beatrix Offices Mines Exploration p Proj

  7. Slide 7: Gold Fields Vision, Strategy and Target

    Gold Fields Vision, Strategy and Target Free Cash Flow Grow cash flow Grow ounces Sustainability margin per ounce per share Optimise Our Grow Secure Assets Gold Fields Our Future Unhedged Targeting 5 million ounces by 20151 _____________________________________________ 1. Five million ounces in deve

  8. Slide 8: Our Strategy

    Our Strategy  Stabilise existing operations to provide a strong platform for growth Optimise  Focus F on free f cash h flow fl generation, ti operating ti NCE margin i >20% 20% Our Assets  Continuous improvement at all operations  5 million ounces in development or production by 2015 Grow  Inte

  9. Slide 9: Free Cash Flow Focus

    Free Cash Flow Focus Reduce notional cash expenditure (NCE) to increase free cash flow  NCE includes operating p g costs p plus capital p NCE margin breakdown (US$/oz) expenditure (which includes both growth and 1600 sustaining capital expenditure) and is reported on a per equivalent ounce basis 14

  10. Slide 10: Growing the NCE Margin

    Growing the NCE Margin US$/oz 1600 1400 21% 20% 1200 18% 1000 18% 800 600 400 Jun 2008 Dec 2008 Jun 2009 Dec 2009 Jun 2010 Dec 2010 Jun 2011 Gold Price Total Cash Cost NCE _____________________________________________ Data points are per quarter 10

  11. Slide 11: Creating a Globally Diversified Company

    Creating a Globally Diversified Company 6 months to June 2011 F2009 Production 1 2015 Target2 Production 1 5% 11% 20% 18% 19% 40% 60% 50% 20% 17% 20% 20% South Africa West Africa Australia South America 2015 Production Target2 South Africa Region Australasia Region West Africa Region South America R

  12. Slide 12: Improving the Profitability of the Portfolio

    Improving the Profitability of the Portfolio 1 _____________________________________________ 1. Managed gold equivalent production for the six month period ended 30 June 12

  13. Slide 13: Recent Developments

    Recent Developments Increasing Gold Fields’ interest in Tarkwa, Damang and Cerro Corona  US$1,049 million buy-out of minorities  US$382 million to increase stake in Cerro Corona from 80.7% to 98.5% (economic interest)  US$667 million to increase indirect holding in Tarkwa and Damang from 71.1% to

  14. Slide 14: Financial Overview

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  15. Slide 15: June 2011 Quarter Salient Features

    June 2011 Quarter Salient Features Increased production, good cost control and higher gold price boost earnings NCE margin g (%) ( )  5% increase in equivalent production to 872,000 ounces  Operating margin increased to 47%  NCE margin of 21% for Q2 2011 and H1 2011  Good cost control across the

  16. Slide 16: June 2011 Salient Features

    June 2011 Salient Features Delivering the gold price to shareholders DPS (SA cents per share)  Free cash flow of US$100m1 for Q2 2011  Concluded the programme to acquire minority interests in Peru and Ghana  Good progress made on growth portfolio 100  Interim dividend of SA100 cps 70 70 50 Dec-0

  17. Slide 17: Group Salient Features

    Group Salient Features 6m June 6m Dec 12m Jun 12m Jun 12m Jun Description Units 2011 2010 2010 2009 2008 Gold price realised US$/oz 1,442 1,292 1,085 875 816 Attributable gold equiv production ‘000oz 1,702 1,806 3,497 3,414 3,638 Total cash cost US$/oz 783 712 646 516 476 NCE US$/oz 1,135 1,049 924

  18. Slide 18: Conservative Balance Sheet & Financial Strategy

    Conservative Balance Sheet & Financial Strategy Investment grade rating of Baa3 (Moody’s) & BBB- (S&P) Net Debt (US$m) & Net Debt:EBITDA  Change in Moody’s credit rating outlook to positive from stable  New US$1bn 5-year 5 year RCF (June 2016 maturity)  Strong liquidity position  ~US$1bn US$1bn

  19. Slide 19: Operations Overview

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  20. Slide 20: South America Region Overview

    South America Region Overview A major cash generator  Q2 2011 gold equivalent production1 101,000oz (Q1 2011: 108,000oz) Cerro  Aim to replenish reserve depletion at Cerro Corona Corona Lima PERU  Programme to acquire minorities completed during Q1 2011  Chucapaca Chucapaca Project Ch P j t – 35

  21. Slide 21: Australasia Region Overview

    Australasia Region Overview A growing reserve base  Q2 production of 159,000oz (Q1: 158,000oz)  33% increase in pproduction to 50,400oz , at Agnew g  St. Ives  Athena full production expected Q3 2011 and Hamlet construction underway Agnew Brisbane  Transition to owner mining at St Ives (U/G) co

  22. Slide 22: West Africa Region Overview

    West Africa Region Overview A million ounce region  Q2 production1 of 237,200oz (Q1: 241,600oz)  Programme to acquire IAMGold IAMGold’s s indirect holding of 18.9% 18 9% concluded in Q2 2011 MALI  Transition to owner mining and maintenance at Damang completed Bamako  US$7 million in cost savings

  23. Slide 23: South Africa Region Overview

    South Africa Region Overview S f Safety: the key to sustainable delivery  9% increase in production to 447,000oz  Solid performance from Beatrix - 32% increase in production to 98,000oz 98 000oz KDC Pretoria Johannesburg and an NCE margin of 23% South Deep Beatrix Bloemfontein Durban  Improving N

  24. Slide 24: Growth Projects

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  25. Slide 25: Exploration Underpins Growth

    Exploration Underpins Growth No M&A heroics = value accretive growth through the drill bit  Over the past 10 years global discoveries have not fully replaced production1  Gold G ld Fields Fi ld recognized i d this thi trend t d 4 years ago  Less discoveries mean  Increasing competition among maj

  26. Slide 26: Global Growth Portfolio

    Global Growth Portfolio Creating a leading global gold mining company Arctic Platinum Pre-Feasibility • 12Moz resource of 2PGE and Au • Pre-Feasibility Study to be completed H2 2011 Yanfolila Finland Drilling • Potential for 200kozpa p starter project • Scoping study determined optimal project requi

  27. Slide 27: Strong Growth Pipeline

    Strong Growth Pipeline Growth Pipeline Near Mine Exploration Pipeline Cerro Production Athena (St Ives) Corona Construction Hamlet South So th Deep (St Ives) Chucapaca Feasibility Cerro Corona Oxides Damang Superpit Project Cerro Corona Resource Pre-Feasibility Conversion Project j Arctic Platinum Y

  28. Slide 28: South Africa Region – South Deep Project

    South Africa Region – South Deep Project Building a world-class mine Production and Capex ( (Koz) (Koz))  34.5 Moz Reserve (oz) Rbn 800 2.5  Infrastructure projects tracking well 600 2.0 15 1.5 400  Development and de-stress mining rates improving 1.0 200 0.5  11% increase q/q in de-stress minin

  29. Slide 29: South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project

    South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project Chucapaca JV Project - Peru Chucapaca JV Project j Cerro 51% Gold Fields Corona 49% Buenaventura PERU Lima Chucapaca Project Mi i Mining C Concessions i Chucapaca JV Project Gold Fields 12,700Ha 94,100Ha Buenaventura Aruntani 18 18,400Ha 400Ha 29

  30. Slide 30: South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project

    South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project 35% increase in Mineral Resource to 7.6Moz1 au eq from 5.6Moz1 au eq  70% of resource in indicated category  100,000 meters of drilling completed  Deposit remains open to the West and at depth  Initial metallurgical test work completed and optimisation

  31. Slide 31: South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project

    South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project Grade Metal Tonnes C t Category Au A Au A Cu C AuEq A E Au A A Ag C Cu AuEq A E (Mt) (g/t) (g/t) Cu (%) (g/t) (Moz) (Moz) (Mlb) (Moz) Measured ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Indicated 92.6 1.5 11.6 0.09 1.8 4.3 34.6 178.6 5.5 Inferred 40.2 1.4 8.9 0.09 1.7 1.8 11.5 75.

  32. Slide 32: South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project

    South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project May 2010 Mineral Resource and Open Pit Shell (5.6 Million Ounce AuEq) Looking northeast, coloured by gold equivalent grades, blocks greater than 1.0 g/t AuEq E W 5.6 Moz AuEq Drilling completed to May 2010 32

  33. Slide 33: South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project

    South America Region – Chucapaca JV Project September 2011 Mineral Resource Model and Open Pit Shell (7.6 Moz AuEq) Looking northeast, coloured by gold equivalent grades, blocks greater than 1.0 g/t AuEq E W 7.6 Moz AuEq 450 m Drilling completed to Sept 2011 33

  34. Slide 34: Damang Superpit Project - Ghana

    Damang Superpit Project - Ghana Targeting a four-fold increase in reserves to 4Moz at Damang Superpit Damang Reserves (‘000 ounces) 6 000  Grade control model extrapolated to depth 5 000 and evaluated for mining potential  25,000m Proof of Concept Drilling 4 000 completed to test extrapolated cont

  35. Slide 35: Damang Superpit Project - Ghana

    Damang Superpit Project - Ghana Proof of Concept drilling results Huni Damang Juno current pit shell drill hole intersection 122m at 1.7 g/t Au surface topography 180m at 2.4 g/t Au 408m at 0.5 g g/t Au 605m at 0 0.6 6 g/t Au drill hole trace 72m at 3.9 g/t Au 270m at 1.0 g/t Au 425m at 0.7 g/t Au 3

  36. Slide 36: Damang Superpit Project - Ghana

    Damang Superpit Project - Ghana Damang Superpit Conceptual Shell N Current Pit Surface -200m -400m -600m -800m Dec 2010 Reserve Shell Conceptual Extensional Pit Shell ($1,000/oz) ($1300/oz) 3 km 36

  37. Slide 37: West Africa Region - Yanfolila Project

    West Africa Region - Yanfolila Project Mali, West Africa  Significant land position (180 x 60km)  Property consolidation ongoing  Extensively mineralised belt  Drill intensive project: 80,000 m in 2011 MALI  Focus on Komana Project in the South  Resource drilling at Komana east and West Bamako

  38. Slide 38: West Africa Region - Yanfolila Project

    West Africa Region - Yanfolila Project Komana Project Area N Sanioumale 10 kilometres West Guirin West Komana East Komana West Mali Gonka Exploration Licenses Guinea License Applications West Africa Favourable mineralised Komana corridors South Solona So o a 38

  39. Slide 39: West Africa Region - Yanfolila Project

    West Africa Region - Yanfolila Project Komana East deposit  Approximately 13,000m of drilling completed  Positive results returned from infill and extension drilling  Deposit open to the North and at depth Komana East – Long Section S KRC0267 – 19m @ 4.21g/t N KRC0265 – 36m @ 5.01g/t KRCD0224 – 1

  40. Slide 40: Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project

    Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project High grade copper-gold porphyry in the Philippines  World class deposit  One of the highest grade gold and copper porphyries  Significant exploration potential  Established infrastructure  Tarred access roads and existing power lines and sub-stations 

  41. Slide 41: Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project

    Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project NW Geological Setting and Proposed Drilling Window SE Prod: 1997 to present 18Mt @ 7.71g/t Au Enargite Prod: 1938 - 98 41Mt @ 3.3g/t Au 1,600m m 700 Drilling level FSE Au-Cu Porphyry 500m 100 m ? Proposed Drilling coverage from 700 level -200 m Aft Hedenqui

  42. Slide 42: Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project

    Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project  Eight diamond drill rigs turning underground  Completed ~27,000m 27 000m of drilling  Surface geotechnical drilling has commenced  Early drill results to date support the existence and extent of the known core of porphyry mineralisation and further ext

  43. Slide 43: Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project

    Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project  Proof of concept drilling complete – assays underway  17 drill holes for 23,678m  Early indications are confirming mineralisation & grade N 250 m Mineralisation footprint Drilling complete Assays complete 43

  44. Slide 44: Australasia Region – Far Southeast Project

    Australasia Region – Far Southeast Project SW NE 250 m Extends existing known Mineralisation Mi li ti continuity ti it mineralisation 1,218 m at 0.6 g/t Au and 0.5% Cu e.g.: 450 m at 0.9 g/t Au and 0.8% Cu Gold eq equivalent i alent grade (g/t) 3.0 Assays pending Visual evidence of mineralisation 0.

  45. Slide 45: Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project

    Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project SW NE 250 m Confirming existing mineralisation 890 m at 1.0 g/t Au and 0.6% Cu Gold equivalent grade (g/t) 3.0 Confirming and extending known mineralisation 0.0 e.g.: 1,058 m at 0.7 g/t Au and 0.4% Cu Gold equivalent calculated using USD 1,000/oz Au and USD

  46. Slide 46: Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project

    Australasia Region - Far Southeast Project W E 250 m Mineralisation continuityy 1,205 m at 0.7 g/t Au and 0.4% Cu Gold equivalent grade (g/t) Depth extension 3.0 210 m at 2.3 g/t Au and 0.6% Cu 0.0 Gold equivalent calculated using USD 1,000/oz Au and USD 2.72/lb Cu with no recovery weighting. 46

  47. Slide 47: Far Southeast Project – Philippines

    Far Southeast Project – Philippines 2011 Proof of Concept Drill Results Cutoff From Intvl. Au Cu Au eq Cutoff From Intvl. Au Cu Au eq Hole ID Incl. (Au eq) (m) (m) (g/t) (%) (g/t) (Au eq) (m) (m) (g/t) (%) (g/t) FSU111001 0.5 360.0 968.8 0.29 0.43 1.10 1.5 455.0 80.0 0.37 0.79 1.84 FSU112007 0.5 307

  48. Slide 48: Finland - Arctic Platinum Project

    Finland - Arctic Platinum Project The sleeper in our portfolio  100% Gold Fields owned  ~12 Moz resource of 2PGE  Au – Cu – Ni by-products ~50% of revenue  Good exploration potential Rovaniemi Arctic Platinum Project  Project economics improving FINLAND  Price deck tripled since 2004 feasibili

  49. Slide 49: Finland - Arctic Platinum Project

    Finland - Arctic Platinum Project 12Moz palladium-rich 2PGE+Au resource in a great mining jurisdiction1 Suhanko Mining Area  Pilot plant metallurgical test work on schedule  Pilot ot flotation otat o campaign ca pa g cocompleted p eted  Integrated refinery pilot plant campaign underway  Overall

  50. Slide 50: Summary

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  51. Slide 51: Summary

    Summary To be the global leader in sustainable gold mining  One of the world's largest gold producers by production  Geographically diverse with eight operating mines spread across three continents  Attributable gold equivalent production of 3.5Moz 12 months to June 2011  One of the largest rese

  52. Slide 52: A Deep Value Opportunity

    Investor Relations Zakira Amra Senior Vice President Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs ((office)) +27 11 562 9775 (mobile) +27 79 694 0267 zakira.amra@goldfields.co.za Willie Jacobsz Senior Vice President Head of Investor Relations (office) 508 839-1188 (mobile) 857 241-7127 willie.jacobsz@gfex

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