He is, however, coy on telling how much is left at Evander, or even accrued at the other mines. This raises the issue of the exchange ratios of shares in the gold mines themselves into Gold Fields. Dale's focus on productivity improvement is beginning to bear fruit. Experienced senior supervisors are going underground at 3 or 4am to make sure the miners are there and operating properly, then again in the afternoon. It sounds fundamental, but with the focus on this cycle, training and education, we will deliver a blast a day.
Dale notes the quarter was marked by changes in working-time arrangements.
Evander introduced fullco this quarter. Yet St Helena is proving the winner on a five-day week only, with longer shifts to give more working time at the face. St Helena R18-million. Dale says the gold price has caused some problems, especially for Oryx and Evander. Evander suffered as a third of the workforce lost their jobs and fullco was introduced for the balance.