Gold Fields

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Gold Fields Limited is one of the world's largest gold mining firms. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company is listed on both the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The firm was formed in 1998 with the amalgamation of the gold assets of Gold Fields of South Africa Limited and Gencor Limited. As of 2019, Gold Field was the world's eighth-largest producer of gold.The company owns and operates mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. Growth efforts are focused mainly in the regions where it currently operates, and are mainly driven through brownfields exploration on its existing land positions and through mergers and acquisitions in the same regions. Gold Fields' chairperson is Cheryl Carolus, and the CEO is Nick Holland.

Gold Fields has been a target of short sellers for a while. The current short interest of 0.78% is roughly at the average of the last 12 months (0.69%).