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Near Mine Exploration Maintaining the Base Load Diggers and Dealers Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 2 nd August 2011 Justin Osborne General Manager Near Mine Exploration Gold Fields

Near Mine Exploration Maintaining the Base Load...Damang Gold Fields A deep value opportunity 4 What Gold Fields Offers …. Quality Reserve 77 million ounces of reserves Solid Production

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  • Near Mine Exploration – Maintaining the Base Load

    Diggers and DealersKalgoorlie, Western Australia2nd August 2011

    Justin OsborneGeneral Manager Near Mine Exploration – Gold Fields

  • Certain statements in this document constitute “forward looking statements” within themeaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the USSecurities Exchange Act of 1934.

    Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties andother important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievementsof the company to be materially different from the future results, performance orachievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Such risks,uncertainties and other important factors include among others: economic, business andpolitical conditions in South Africa, Ghana, Australia, Peru and elsewhere ; decreases inthe market price of gold and/or copper; hazards associated with underground and surfacegold mining; labour disruptions; availability terms and deployment of capital or credit,changes in government regulations, particularly environmental regulations; and newregulation affecting mining and mineral rights; changes in exchange rates; currencydevaluations; inflation and other macro-economic factors, industrial action, temporarystoppages of mines for safety and unplanned maintenance reasons; and the impact of theAIDS crisis in South Africa. These forward looking statements speak only as of the date ofthis document.

    The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to theseforward looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of thisdocument or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

    Forward Looking Statements

  • A Growth StoryGold Fields

    Building a global company

    3

    South AfricaKDCBeatrix

    MaliYanfolila

    South Deep

    Chucapaca

    FinlandAPP

    PhilippinesFSE

    PeruCerro Corona

    2001

    AustraliaAgnewSt Ives

    GhanaTarkwaDamang

  • Gold Fields

    A deep value opportunity4

    What Gold Fields Offers ….

    77 million ounces of reservesQuality Reserve

    3.6 million ounces annualisedSolid Production Base

    US$154 million1 (Q1 2011)Robust Free Cash Flow

    Targeting at least 5moz by 20152Strong Growth Pipeline

    Net debt only 0.3 of EBITDA3Strong Balance Sheet

    If we cannot mine safely, we will not mineCommitment to Safety

    Full exposure to gold priceUnhedged

    1. Cash flow before financing activities and dividend payments2. In production or development3. Calendar 2010

  • Free Cash Flow

    Our Value Proposition

    Unhedged

    Grow cash flow margin per ounce

    Grow ouncesper share Sustainability

    SecureOur Future

    GrowingGold Fields

    Optimise OurAssets

    5

    Targeting 5 million ounces by 2015** In production or development

  • 6

    Growth Portfolio

    Strong pipeline in support of growth strategy

    Cerro Corona

    South Deep

    Chucapaca

    Far Southeast Arctic Platinum

    Yanfolila WoodjamTalas

    Exploration projects in 13 CountriesExploration

    Scoping

    Pre-feasibility

    Feasibility

    Construction

    Production Athena(St Ives)

    Hamlet(St Ives)

    Cerro Corona Oxides

    Damang Super PitCerro Corona Resource

    Conversion Project

    Argo-Athena Camp (St Ives)Agnew Life Extension, Tarkwa

    TOTOS

    Regional Exploration at St Ives, Agnew, Damang and Cerro Corona

    Greenfields Projects Near Mine Projects

    Track record of delivery

    Maintaining the Base LoadGrowing Gold Fields

  • Exploration underpins the growth strategyExploration and Growth

    Near Mine Activities Focus on Prolonging our Assets

    7

    Far South East

    Athena - Hamlet

    Greater Damang

  • Growth Projects – Our FutureChucapaca – Au-Ag-Cu - Peru

    • Canahuire initial resource of 5.6 Moz eq

    • Scoping study results positive

    • Feasibility study fast-tracked

    • 100,000m drilling for FS

    Arctic Platinum – PGE-Au-Cu-Ni - Finland

    • 12Moz 2PGE+Au Resource

    • Platsol Pre-Feasibility ongoing

    • Aim to start Feasibility study

    Yanfolila - Gold - Mali

    • Significant land package - 180 x 60km

    • Drill intensive project

    • Scoping study Q3 2011

    A Diversified Advanced PortfolioAA DDiiversiiffiiedd A

    5000m in the Andes

    Sub-Saharan Mali

    Arctic Finland

  • Growth Projects - Far Southeast

    9

    Drilling a world-class deposit

    Well established mining district

    Gold and Copper porphyry• Exceptional grades and scale • Significant exploration upside• Potential Giant deposit

    Established infrastructure• Tarred access roads• Existing power lines and substations• Proximity to port facilities• Established camp, and facilities• Local landing strip• Tailings facilities with capacity

    Established workforce • Local and supportive• Based on site• Established mining culture

    Existing mineral tenure

  • Growth Projects - Far SoutheastA massive mineral system – 8 Drill Rigs working Underground

    10

    Exceptional grades – mineralisation open in every direction

    100 m

    -200 m

    FSEAu-Cu

    Porphyry

    Historic ProductionVictoria 18Mt @ 7.71g/t AuEnargite 40Mt @ 3.05g/t Au, 2.25% Cu

    500m

    1,60

    0m

    ?

    Some historic drill intersections:691m at 2.5g/t Au, 0.9% Cu907m at 1.5g/t Au, 0.5% Cu613m at 0.8g/t Au, 0.8% Cu460m at 3.2g/t Au, 1.0% Cu

    Drilling level

    Enargite

    • Option signed Sept 2010

    • Proof of Concept Drilling

    • Initial 80000m planned

    • Holes upto 2000m long

    • Drilling to determine:• Geology• Grade confirmation• Scale

    After Hedenquist et al. 2002

  • St Ives Mine – a Great Gold Camp

    11

    St Ives District

    • One of Australia’s premier gold camps

    • 10.8 Moz produced to June 2011

    • 5.8 Moz Resource Dec 2010

    • Multi-million ounce exploration potential

    Athena-Hamlet

    • Greenfields discovery in 2006 - 2007

    • Combined reserve of 1.1 Moz Dec 2010

    • Reserve additions of 525 koz H2 2010

    • Established an UG baseload supporting St Ives longer term future

    -Hamlet

    St Ives Gold Mine

    A 20 Million Ounce Camp*

    *Historic production plus Resource plus exploration potential endowment

  • Athena UndergroundDevelopment to Production

    • Capital Project Completed

    • Ore drives developed and full production stoping commenced

    • Ore body consistent with expectation

    Reserve Growth

    • Dec 2010: 2.15Mt @ 6.3g/t, 437Koz

    • Increase of 104koz - June to Dec ‘10

    • Considerable exploration and extensional potential remains

    Athena Undergground

    R

    •North end

    9143 Jupiter OD

    South end

    $100M Project – Delivered on time and on budget

    Underground drilling

    St Ives Gold Mine

    Reserve price Dec 2010 = A$1225; Resource price Dec 2010 = A$1350

  • Hamlet Underground

    Resource Development

    • Focused Resource conversion H2 2010

    • Approx 25,000m drilled to convert resources

    • FS completed and construction commenced

    Reserve Growth

    • Dec 2010 Reserve: 4.2Mt @ 4.89g/t, 659Koz

    • Increase of 423koz from June 2010

    • Open down plunge potential

    • Synergies with Argo-Athena have resulted in formation of a single mining centre

    Inferred to Development in 6 Months

    June 2010 Reserve

    December 2010 Reserve

    St Ives Gold Mine

    Reserve price Dec 2010 = A$1225; Resource price Dec 2010 = A$1350

  • Base load underground for a 10 year mine life

    14

    St Ives Gold MineHamlet Underground

    Project Progress

    • Project commenced Dec 2010

    • 1000m development to date

    • Fresh Air Rise Complete

    • Interim primary ventilation planned for commissioning end of July

    • Finalising power and dewatering strategy

    • Primary Vent rise civil commenced

    Decline DesignMain access moved to south

    Primary Vent Rise in construction

  • St Ives Gold Mine

    Defined endowment >3.5Moz – with upside potential

    The Argo-Athena-Hamlet Corridor

    15Resource figures as of December 2010 ** Total Historic Production to June 2011Reserve price Dec 2010 = A$1225; Resource price Dec 2010 = A$1350

    Pollux

    Hero Zeus

    Dido

    Yorick

    Macbeth

    West East

    A’A

    F2010 DrillTargets

    Undrilled Potential

    Argo1.3 Moz produced**398Koz Resource

    Athena777Koz Resource

    Hamlet955koz Resource*

    Apollo110 koz produced

    Underground drillholes testing for repeats

  • The Greater Damang Project

    Tarkwa and Damang• Largest gold producer in Ghana• Minority acquisition of IAMGold’s 18.9% stake

    approved in the June 2011 quarter• US$667M for:

    • Additional 181koz annual production• $540/oz current cash cost and $940/oz NCE• Additional 2.14Moz Reserve & 3.27Moz Resource

    Greater Damang Upside• Major open pit expansion opportunity• Combined Huni-Damang-Juno complex• Targeting a substantial growth profile

    Tarkwa Upside• TOTOS – mine optimisation project

    Adding to the production base

    A major expansion opportunity in Ghana

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    Bamako

    MALI

    GHANA

    Yanfolila Project

    AccraTarkwa Gold MineDamang Gold Mine

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    196

    Current Strike Length

    JunoDamang Pit Cut BackHuni

    v

    Potential Strike Length

    Potential Depth

    Nth Sth

    A major expansion opportunity in GhanaThe Greater Damang Project

    Targeting a 4Moz Damang Reserve

    • Conceptual modelling demonstrates a significant size potential

    • Grade control model extrapolated to depth and evaluated for mining potential

    • Evaluation demonstrated conceptual pit with >2Moz potential

    • 25,000m Proof of Concept Drilling completed to test extrapolated continuity

    • Pre Feasibility Study in progress targeting a major cut-back opportunity

    • Mining, Environmental, Processing studies

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    Current Depth

    Reserve price Dec 2010 = US$1000; Resource price Dec 2010 = US$1100Dec 2010 total Damang Gold Mine Reserve = 2.08Moz

  • Greater Damang Project

    Drilling in the Active Pit – A Logistical Challenge

    A complex project in all ways

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  • Greater Damang ProjectThe Damang Deposit – Cross Section 25710mN

    19Drilling results are not true width. These drill holes are drilled down the steep dipping stratigraphy to define overall continuity of mineralisation. Individual flat lodes are intersected and demonstrate higher grade mineralisation consistent with mined ores

    Proof of Concept Drilling – Defining Continuity of Mineralisation

    Initial conceptual pit shell

  • Greater Damang ProjectDetailed Cross Section 25710mN – High Grade Lodes

    Initial concept pit shell

    High grade lodes intersected to depth – consistent with mined lodesLodes are schematic and for illustrative purposes. Drill intersections represent mineralisation at an approximate 0.6g/t cut-offwith maximum 3m internal dilution, and based on geological interpretation

  • The Greater Damang Project

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    current pit shelldrill hole intersectionsurface topographydrill hole trace

    N 500m

    Huni Damang Juno

    current pit shellN 500m

    72m at 0.8 g/t Au

    72m at 3.9 g/t Au

    180m at 2.4 g/t Au

    181m at 0.5g/t Au

    351m at 0.8g/t Au

    240m at 1.0 g/t Au

    349m at 1.1 g/t Au

    300m at 1.3 g/t Au

    402m at 1.1 g/t Au

    168m at 0.6g/t Au

    189m at 0.6 g/t Au

    122m at 1.7 g/t Au

    270m at 1.0 g/t Au605m at 0.6 g/t Au

    425m at 0.7 g/t Au408m at 0.5 g/t Au

    144m at 3.9 g/t Au

    355m at 0.8 g/t Au

    351m at 1.2 g/t Au

    Continuity of the Damang Mineralised System

  • The Future of Damang

    Pre Feasibility Study commenced May 2011

    • 45,000m drilling to an 80 x 40m spacing

    • To approx 350m below current pit

    • 14,000m geotechnical drilling

    • Pre Feasibility studies ongoing

    • Targeting completion by Q1 2012

    • Targeting a total Damang Reserve of 4Moz

    Growing Gold Fields - Securing Our Future – Optimising Assets

    The Greater Damang ProjectThe Future of Damanggg

  • • Growth portfolio developing rapidly

    • Global diversification accelerating

    • Growing free cash flow margin per ounce

    • Growing ounces per share

    • A leader in sustainability

    A deep value opportunityConclusions

    Towards being the global leader in sustainable gold mining

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  • A DEEP VALUE OPPORTUNITY

    Investor Relations

    Zakira AmraSenior Vice President Head of Investor Relations(office) +27 11 562 9775(mobile) +27 79 694 [email protected]

    Nikki Catrakilis-WagnerInvestor Relations Manager(office) +27 11 562 9706(mobile) +27 83 309 [email protected]