Company announcements

Fall of ground accident at Harmony’s Tshepong mine

April 24, 2009

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Johannesburg. Friday, 24 April 2009. A fall of ground accident occurred at Harmony’s Tshepong mine in the Free State yesterday afternoon that resulted in four mineworkers being trapped underground. Since then, two of the mineworkers have been brought to the surface safely and uninjured. Rescue operations are underway to locate the remaining two workers who are still trapped. Proto teams, together with the support of the unions, are securing the area.

Harmony’s Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs says, “We are dedicated to ensuring the safety of our employees. This is an unfortunate incident but our proto teams will continue with the rescue operations until the two mineworkers are found.”

For more details contact:

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

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

Esha Brijmohan
Investor Relations Officer
+27 (0)82 759 1775