South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd might consider exposure to platinum group metals (PGMs) in the future, but has no immediate plans for such an acquisition, it said on Tuesday.

Chief Executive Ian Cockerill told a presentation that he had been asked whether Gold Fields, the world's fourth biggest gold producer, was interested in making a bid for platinum producer Lonmin Plc.

"We have no immediate plans to do something in the PGM field," he said, adding that the firm was nonetheless interested in the sector.