Gold Fields Limited (GFI) CORRESP Correspondence with SEC

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London EC2Y 8HQ
Telephone (44-20) 7456 2000
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Lily Dang
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 10549-7010
United States of America

March 23, 2007

Our Ref

JSchneck

Dear Ms. Dang

Gold Fields Limited
Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006
Filed November 24, 2006
File No. 001-31318

Further to our conversation yesterday, I am writing on behalf of our client, Gold Fields Limited (“Gold
Fields”), with regard to the comment letter dated March 19, 2007 of the staff of the Division of Corporation
Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission on the above referenced Form 20-F. As we
discussed, the Company is working on its response and anticipates submitting it by the end of April.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Yours sincerely

Jennifer Schneck

cc:    Nick Holland
MichaelFleischerPaulSchmidt
Gold Fields Limited