Gold Fields
Gold Fields Limited (formerly The Gold Fields of South Africa) is one of the world's largest gold mining firms. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company is listed on both the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The firm was formed in 1998 with the amalgamation of the gold assets of Gold Fields of South Africa Limited and Gencor Limited. The company traces its roots back to 1887, when Cecil Rhodes founded Gold Fields of South Africa Limited. As of 2019, Gold Field was the world's eighth-largest producer of gold.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| JSE: GFI NYSE: GFI | |
| Industry | Gold mining |
| Founded | 1887 (as Gold Fields of South Africa) 1998 (merger with Gencor) |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Number of locations | South Africa (one mine), Ghana (two mines), Australia (four mines), Peru (one mine) |
Key people | Cheryl Carolus, Chairperson Chris Griffith, CEO Paul Schmidt, CFO |
| Products | Gold |
| Revenue | $ 2.578 billion (FY 2018) |
| $ -344 million (FY 2018) | |
Number of employees | 17,611 (FY 2018) |
| Website | www |
The company owns and operates mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. Growth efforts are focused mainly in the regions where it currently operates, and are mainly driven through brownfields exploration on its existing land positions and through mergers and acquisitions in the same regions.
Gold Fields' chairperson is Cheryl Carolus, and the CEO is Chris Griffith.