(Kitco News) – Thanks to higher gold prices Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) said Wednesday that it expects earnings per share in H1 to be between US¢17.1-18.9 per share, an increase of 90-110% (US¢8.1-9.9 per share) from the basic earnings of US¢9.0 per share reported for the six months ended 30 June 2019 (H1 2019).