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In the news

2021

List of articles in category 2021
Title Published Date
South Deep builds and equips science lab at Secondary School   Published: 08 December 2021
Mining Review 

Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine has built and equipped a science laboratory at the TM Letlhake Secondary School at Simunye in Westonaria.

Going battery electric at 3 km down – Gold Fields’ South Deep to start journey with first in Africa Sandvik LH518B trial set for Q4 2022   Published: 06 December 2021
International Mining 

Gold mining major Gold Fields on December 1, 2021 published a comprehensive set of 2030 targets for its most material environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities.

South Deep builds, equips science lab at Westonaria school   Published: 03 December 2021
Engineering News 

Gold miner Gold Fields' South Deep Mine has built and equipped a science laboratory at the TM Letlhake Secondary School, at Simunye, in Westonaria.

Gold Fields’ South Deep solar project now 50 MW, equivalent wind planned   Published: 01 December 2021
Mining Weekly 

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Deep gold mine in Gauteng, where a 40 MW solar power project was initially announced, will now have a 50 MW solar plant as a result of the procurement of more efficient solar panels.

South Deep’s output up 30% in September quarter   Published: 26 November 2021
Mining Weekly 

Mechanised underground Gauteng gold mine South Deep has been hailed by a solidly performing Gold Fields as its star in the three months to September 30.

Chris Griffith expects South Deep mine will make “a lot of money” for Gold Fields   Published: 16 November 2021
Miningmx 

GOLD Fields CEO, Chris Griffith said the firm’s South African mine South Deep would “make some good money” especially as it increased volumes and lowered costs.

Gold Fields top listed mining company in 2021 DJSI ranking   Published: 16 November 2021
Mining Review 

Gold Fields has been ranked the top South African-listed mining company on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).

South Deep mine was star performer in September quarter, Gold Fields says   Published: 11 November 2021
Business Day 

CEO Chris Griffith said output from the mine will drop in the fourth quarter due to scheduled maintenance work on key shaft infrastructure

South Deep is Gold Fields’ star performer   Published: 11 November 2021
Mining Weekly 

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Mechanised underground Gauteng gold mine South Deep has been hailed by a solidly performing Gold Fields as its star in the three months to September 30.

Gold Fields surpasses 15,000 first vaccinations across all regions   Published: 11 November 2021
Mining Review 

Gold Fields had a solid September 2021 quarter, with attributable gold equivalent production for Q3, 2021 of 606 koz, up 9% YoY (up 8% QoQ).

Vaccinations help South Deep employees   Published: 24 September 2021
Carltonville Herald 

Gold Fields’ South Deep Gold Mine has announced that 90.3% of its workforce have to date received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, while 75.5% have been fully vaccinated as part of the mine’s Covid-19 VacciNation programme.

Over 75% of South Deep’s workforce fully vaccinated   Published: 23 September 2021
Mining Review 

Gold Fields’ South Deep Gold Mine has announced that 90.3% of its workforce have to date received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, while 75.5% have been fully vaccinated as part of the mine’s Covid-19 VacciNation programme.

90% of Gold Fields’ South Deep workforce receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine   Published: 23 September 2021
Mining News 

Gold Fields’ South Deep Gold Mine has announced that 90.3% of its workforce have to date received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, while 75.5% have been fully vaccinated as part of the mine’s Covid-19 VacciNation programme.

Cash-positive South Deep is repaying Gold Fields’ faith   Published: 19 August 2021
Business Day 

Production is accelerating and the company’s last SA asset has been making profits since 2019

Long-life South Deep gold mine now on very positive trajectory – Griffith   Published: 19 August 2021
Mining Weekly 

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The performance of the long-life mechanised South Deep gold mine in Gauteng is now on a very positive trajectory, Gold Fields CEO Chris Griffith said on Thursday.

Gold Fields has no plans to sell “franchise asset” South Deep, says CEO Chris Griffith   Published: 19 August 2021
Miningmx 

CHRIS Griffith, CEO of Gold Fields, ended speculation he could look differently on the firm’s South African mine South Deep saying the 280,000 ounce a year operation was “a franchise asset” that had a place in the group “for many years to come”.

Mine worker who beat Covid-19 grateful for jab as Makhura inspects companies' vaccine sites   Published: 14 August 2021
News24 

Having survived his battle with Covid-19, mine worker Origin Mnisi was grateful to finally get his jab at Gold Fields mine, in the West Rand, as part of the employer-based vaccination sites in the mining sector.

South Deep reaches 73% vaccination rate   Published: 03 August 2021
Randfontein Herald 

Over 3 000 employees and contractors of Gold Fields South Deep Gold Mine chose to use the opportunity to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Gold Fields vaccinates 73% of South African employees   Published: 02 August 2021
Mining Weekly 

JSE-listed Gold Fields has vaccinated 73% of its South African workforce, based at the South Deep mine, in Gauteng.

South Deep achieves 73% vaccination rate   Published: 02 August 2021
Modern Mining 

Gold Fields’ South Deep Gold Mine has concluded a week-long COVID-19 vaccination programme. In total, 3 122 employees and contractors, representing 73% of the workforce, chose to take up the opportunity to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

South Deep rolls out vaccination to all employees, contractors   Published: 29 July 2021
Randfontein Herald 

South Deep Mine near Westonaria had already vaccinated 1 628 of its people, which is just over 38% of the workforce.

Gold Fields vaccinating South Deep mine employees, contractors   Published: 29 July 2021
Mining Weekly 

Gold miner Gold Fields' South Deep mine has received permission from the Department of Health to provide on-site vaccinations to all employees and contractors who wish to be vaccinated during the week of July 26 to 31.

Martin Preece - Executive Vice President South Africa, Gold Fields   Published: 30 June 2021
Global Business Reports 

After a good start to 2020, South Deep was placed on care and maintenance for the first four weeks of Q2 2020 in compliance with government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions. South Deep continued to operate well below its full labour complement for the remainder of Q2 2020, again in line with government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions.

South Deep and trade unions reach wage agreement   Published: 14 June 2021
Randfontein Herald 

Gold Fields' South Deep gold mine near Westonaria and two trade unions, the NUM and UASA reach three-year wage agreement.

Gold Field’s South Deep mine agrees to hike wages by 6.5%   Published: 13 June 2021
IOL 

GOLD Fields’ South Deep mine in Westonaria, has agreed to hike wages by an average 6.5 percent a year over the three-year period with the National Union of Mineworkers (Num) and the United Association of South Africa (Uasa).

Gold Fields’ South Deep, trade unions ink three-year wage deal   Published: 11 June 2021
Mining Weekly 

Gold Fields’ South Deep mine and trade unions the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Uasa, have concluded a three-year wage agreement for the period from March 1, 2021, to February 28, 2024.

Lifting threshold for energy self-generation will benefit Eskom, says mining industry   Published: 11 June 2021
Fin24 

Faced with the growth-limiting power crisis, government has moved to increase the threshold for the exemption of licences for self-generation by companies to 100 MW, a move that has been lauded by the mining industry, which is hit hard by outages.

Reflecting on Ramaphosa's economic recovery plan and energy crisis with Gold Fields   Published: 11 June 2021
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Gold Fields signs 6.5% wage lift with NUM, UASA for South Deep employees   Published: 11 June 2021
Miningmx 

Gold Fields has agreed a three-year wage pact with employee unions at its South Deep mine west of Johannesburg, the company said today.

South Africa: Gold Fields aims to cut Eskom dependence with South Deep solar plant   Published: 02 June 2021
The Africa Report 

Gold Fields’ plans to build a 40 MW solar power plant at its South Deep gold mine southwest of Johannesburg will reduce exposure to national utility Eskom, improve reliability and lower costs, Martin Preece, executive vice president for South Africa, tells The Africa Report.

South Deep to get solar plant the size of 200 soccer fields   Published: 06 May 2021
Randfontein Herald 

According to Chris Griffith, Gold Fields CEO, the 40MW solar plant will generate over 20 percent of the average electricity consumption of the mine.

WATCH: Gold Fields gets greenlight for solar plant   Published: 06 May 2021
Business Day 

Gold Fields SA executive vice-president Martin Preece talks to Business Day TV about building SA’s largest solar power plant

Gold Fields to save R120m a year on Eskom bills with solar plant for SA mine   Published: 06 May 2021
Cape Talk 

The Gold Fields board has greenlighted the R660m project. Bruce Whitfield interviews Martin Preece, Executive VP: South Africa.

Gold Fields board approves R660m solar plant in SA   Published: 05 May 2021
Business Day 

Miners are moving to renewable energy sources to reduce exposure to costly, unreliable Eskom electricity

Gold Fields approves R660m solar plant at South Deep   Published: 05 May 2021
Miningmx 

GOLD Fields said it had approved the R660m construction of a 40MW solar plant at its South Deep mine in South Africa – a development that would generate about a fifth of the mine’s average energy consumption.

#MiningDigitalisation: Unpacking transformation through digitalisation within the mining sector   Published: 19 February 2021

Martin Preece, Executive Vice President of Gold Fields South Africa participated in a panel discussion with experts to discuss the current situation around digitalisation of mines, why growth optimisation is important, and what we can expect from the future of mines.

Watch the discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8T3W-Qi2s8&feature=youtu.be"

Covid-19 created a digitalisation opportunity for mining industry - panel   Published: 19 February 2021
Mining Weekly 

The Covid-19 pandemic has created an opportunity for the global mining industry to use available digital technologies to leapfrog productivity gaps, says Bosch mining solutions head Jonas Corali.

Nersa subcommittee recommends approval of 40 MW Gold Fields solar licence   Published: 08 February 2021
Mining Weekly 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) electricity subcommittee has recommended that the Energy Regulator approves Gold Fields’ high-profile licence application for a 40 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project to be developed at its South Deep mine, in Gauteng.

WATCH: World-first technology tested at South Deep in Westonaria   Published: 27 January 2021
Randfontein Herald 

Mines Rescue Services (MRS) tests world-first technology at South Deep Twin Shaft in Westonaria.

Solid steady-state strategy delivers top-notch turnaround   Published: 25 January 2021
Mining Review Africa 

Dual-listed gold miner Gold Fields is confident that it is on track to meet its life-of-mine steady-state production target at its South Deep gold mine in Westonaria.

New device to help with mine rescues   Published: 22 January 2021
eNCA 

South Deep calls on all employees and communities to be diligent amid Covid-19 second wave.

Resources Watch   Published: 14 January 2021
Mining Weekly 

Welcome to Creamer Media’s Resources Watch, a weekly video round-up of the events and people making and shaping the news in the mining industry.

SA’s mines bring hundreds of thousands of employees back to work   Published: 10 January 2021
Business Day 

The return to work in pandemic conditions this year is smoother than after the lockdown in 2020 as the industry can draw on experience

Covid-19 second wave: W’aria mine calls on all to be diligent   Published: 07 January 2021
Randfontein Herald 

South Deep calls on all employees and communities to be diligent amid Covid-19 second wave.

Gold Fields’ South Deep calls for diligence amid COVID second wave   Published: 07 January 2021
Mining Review Africa 

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Return-to-work protocols at South Deep gold mine have been significantly enhanced to manage the sharp rise in the number of employees testing positive for the coronavirus on return to work after the festive season.

Gold mine ups return-to-work protocols as Covid infection numbers spike   Published: 06 January 2021
Mining Weekly 

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Return-to-work protocols at South Deep gold mine have been significantly enhanced to manage the sharp rise in the number of employees testing positive for the coronavirus on return to work after the festive season.

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