Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in Chile, South Africa, Ghana, West Africa, Australia, and Peru. The company also explores for copper deposits. It holds interests in 9 operating mines with an annual gold-equivalent production of approximately 2.34 million ounces, as well as gold mineral reserves of approximately 48.6 million ounces and mineral resources of approximately 111.8 million ounces. Gold Fields Limited was founded in 1887 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.
Gold Fields was founded by Cecil Rhodes and Charles Rudd in 1887. Multiple mergers and acquisitions over the years that followed shaped the company into what it is today. In 2013, the company acquired the remaining stake in the Chucapaca project in Peru, and merged with the Gold Fields of South Africa to form a global powerhouse.
Gold Fields is committed to operating in a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable way. The company looks to create a safe and healthy working environment for its employees and to ensure that the communities in which it operates are both enhanced and sustained.
Gold Fields is striving to be the global leader in sustainable gold mining. The company is committed to creating value for its shareholders, employees and communities, through a sound business strategy and relentless pursuit of operational excellence.
