Gold Fields Expects Q4 Production Of 598k Gold-equivalent Ounces

(RTTNews) - Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI) said Tuesday it expects fourth-quarter attributable Group production of about 598,000 gold-equivalent ounces, up 21% from the sequential third quarter.

The results will include a maiden contribution of about 114,000 ounces for the quarter from the newly acquired Yilgarn South assets in Western Australia, the company said.

Total cash costs for Q4 2013 is expected to be about $780/oz, which is marginally higher than the $772/oz in the third quarter.

Attributable production for the full year 2013 is expected to be about 2,02 million ounces, with total cash cost of about $810/oz.

Gold Fields' fourth-quarter results are expected to be released on February 13.