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South Africa's Gold Fields Q3 dips on lower South Deep output

Published November 20, 2014 Updated November 20, 2014 06:24am

JOHANNESBURG: South African bullion producer Gold Fields posted a 6 percent drop in third-quarter earnings on Thursday after its flagship South Deep mine saw an 18 percent decline in production as upgrades continued.

Adjusted headline earnings per share in the three months to end-September totalled 23.1 cents per share from 24.6 cents in the previous quarter.

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