UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rules 13a-16 or 15d-16 under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Dated 18 December 2019

Commission File Number: 001-31318

GOLD FIELDS LIMITED

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

150 Helen Rd.

Sandown, Sandton 2196

South Africa

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form
20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F

Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation

S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _____

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation

S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _____

Directors: C A Carolus (Chair), N J Holland

†

** (Chief Executive Officer), P A Schmidt** (Chief Financial Officer), A Andani #,

P J Bacchus†, T P Goodlace, C E Letton^, P Mahanyele –Dabengwa, R P Menell. S P Reid^, Y G H Suleman
^Australian,

†

British,

#

Ghanaian, ** Executive Director

Company Secretary: TL Harmse (Acting)

Gold Fields Limited

Reg. 1968/004880/06
150 Helen Road,
Sandown, Sandton,
2196

Postnet Suite 252
Private Bag X30500
Houghton, 2041
South Africa

Tel    +27 11 562 9700
Fax   +27 11 562 9838
www.goldfields.com



Investor Enquiries

Avishkar Nagaser
Tel

+27 11 562 9775

Mobile    +27 82 312 8692
email

Avishkar.Nagaser@
goldfields.com

Thomas Mengel
Tel

+27 11 562 9849

Mobile    +27 72 493 5170
email

Thomas.Mengel@
goldfields.com

Media Enquiries

Sven Lunsche
Tel

+27 11 562 9763

Mobile    +27 83 260 9279
email

Sven.Lunsche@
goldfields.com

M E D I A R E L E A S E

SALARES NORTE RECEIVES

ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL

Santiago de Chile, 18 December 2019: Gold Fields Limited (Gold
Fields) (JSE, NYSE: GFI) is pleased to announce that the Atacama
Environmental Assessment Commission today approved the
environmental impact study for its Salares Norte project in Chile.

The environmental approval for the project is a crucial step for Gold
Fields as it evaluates a construction decision. “The company will now
formulate a funding plan, update the feasibility study completed earlier
this year and proceed to a construction decision during H1 2020,” says
Nick Holland, CEO of Gold Fields.

The potential mine would present a boost for the regional economy
with respect to job creation, procurement of goods and services as
well as payments of taxes and royalties. It is estimated that about
2,700 jobs would be created during construction of the mine, which –
if given the go-ahead by Gold Fields – would be completed by end-
2022. About 900 workers would be employed once the mine is
operational.

Operational parameters for Salares Norte
The Salares Norte project is located in the Diego de Almagro
municipality in the Atacama Region in northern Chile, at between
3,900m and 4,700m above sea level.

Key findings of the feasibility study, announced in February 2019,
were:

Capital cost of US$834m for construction
A maiden Mineral Reserve of 3.5Moz of gold and 39Moz of

silver was declared in December 2018. The gold-equivalent
Mineral Reserve is 4.0Moz.

Initial 12-year life-of-mine

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Annual throughput of 2Mt of ore

Life-of-mine production of 3.7Moz gold-equivalent

Average annual production of 450koz gold equivalent for the
first seven years at AISC of US$465/oz

Enquiries

Investors

Avishkar Nagaser
Tel: +27 11 562-9775
Mobile: +27 82 312 8692
Email :

Avishkar.Nagaser@goldfields.com

Thomas Mengel
Tel: +27 11 562 9849
Mobile: +27 72 493 5170
Email:

Thomas.Mengel@goldfields.com

Media

Group - Sven Lunsche
Tel: +27 11 562-9763
Mobile: +27 83 260 9279
Email :

Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.com

Chile – Constanza Pantaleon
Tel: + 56 2 2352 6417
Mobile: +56 9 9318 2013
Email:

Constanza.Pantaleon@goldfields.com

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Notes to editors

About Gold Fields

Gold Fields Limited is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines (including our Asanko Joint Venture)
and one project in Australia, Chile, Ghana, Peru and South Africa, with total attributable annual gold-equivalent production of
approximately 2Moz. It has attributable gold Mineral Reserves of around 48.1Moz and gold Mineral Resources of around 96.6Moz. Attributable copper Mineral Reserves total 691 million pounds and Mineral Resources 4,816 million pounds. Gold Fields has a primary
listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Limited, with secondary listings on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

GOLD FIELDS LIMITED

Dated: 18 December 2019

By:

/s/ Nicholas J. Holland

Name:

Nicholas J. Holland

Title:

Chief Executive Officer