Gold Fields half-year profit up 81%
Gold Fields half-year profit up 81% JOHANNESBURG, Aug 25 (Reuters) - South Africa's Gold Fields GFIJ.J said on Tuesday its half-year profit rose 81%, driven by higher gold prices, output and sales.
The Johannesburg-based miner posted headline earnings per share of $2.08 in the six months to June 30, up from $1.15 a year earlier.
(Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus)