Company announcements

Outstanding safety achievement at Harmony’s Phakisa mine

January 12, 2009

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Johannesburg. Monday, 12 January 2009. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) proudly announces that its Phakisa mine in the Free State has reduced its Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) to 0.98, an outstanding achievement for the deep level gold mining industry in South Africa. The mine reported 173 days of reportable injury-free shifts and 96 lost time injury-free days.

Harmony’s Chief Executive, Graham Briggs maintains that safety continues to be a priority at Harmony. “This is an exceptional performance. It is a true reflection of team work and the efforts made by management supported by Organised Labour and the Department of Minerals and Energy to improve safety in Harmony.”

For more details contact:

Tom Smith
Chief Operating Officer: South Region
+27 (0)84 499 6051

Graham Briggs
Chief Executive Officer
+27(0)83 265 0274

Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
+27 11 411 2037
+27 (0)82 888 1242