gold fields ltd said thursday that its guidance for 2022 remains unchanged and that firstquarter production rose on year despite global challenges the south african mining company said attributable equivalent gold production for the first three months of the year was 580000 ounces this compares with attributable equivalent gold production of 541000 ounces a year earlier though it is down from 631000 ounces in the previous quarter allin costs rose 6 on year to 1320 an ounce as capital expenditure continued at the salares norte project the company said the company said the mining sector had been hit significantly harder than expected by heightened inflation in early 2022 driving increased energy logistics and consumables costs gold fields said it remains on track to achieve guidance provided in february as higherthanexpected copper byproduction credit has partially offset the higher cost inflation the company forecast attributable gold equivalent production for the year to be between 225 million ounces and 229 million ounces