Company announcements Home » Investors » News » Company announcements » Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Statement update, as at 30 June 2010 2010 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Statement update, as at 30 June 2010August 02, 2010Harmony maintains reserves at 48 million ounces while focusing on better quality ounces to realise safe, profitable and sustainable operations Johannesburg, Monday, 2 August 2010.Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) is pleased to publish its Statement of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves as at 30 June 2010, which has been produced in accordance with the South African Code for the Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (SAMREC Code) and the Australian Code (JORC Code). The Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources are inclusive of those Mineral Resources modified to produce the Mineral Reserves. Graham Briggs, Chief Executive Officer of Harmony, notes that, “Careful, considered restructuring of Harmony’s asset base focusing on better-quality ounces is in line with Harmony’s strategy to produce profitable and sustainable operations. At the end of June 2010, Harmony’s attributable gold mineral reserve was maintained at 48.1 million ounces, which is similar to the previous year’s declared reserve, despite shaft closures and depletion which occurred during the year. Attributable gold mineral resources declined by 9% to 189.2 million ounces.” Briggs, says that steps taken to improve the quality of Harmony’s portfolio have included: closure of the Brand 3, Merriespruit 3, Harmony 2, Evander 2,5 and 7 shafts (a total of six shafts) due to their ore bodies having reached the end of their economic lives; continued investment in exploration and development at the company’s Phakisa, Kusasalethu, Doornkop and Hidden Valley growth projects, reaffirming their robust life-of-mine plans and reserve positions; acquisition of the Free State assets of Pamodzi Gold Mining Limited which includes President Steyn 1 and 2 shafts, Lorraine 3, Freddies 7 and 9, the Steyn plant and surface stockpiles; an international exploration program resulting in the discovery of a new zone of mineralization adjacent to the main Golpu resource; the reassessment of the Evander operations and projects. Following a review of the economic viability of the Evander South project under various economic scenarios, it was decided to exclude it from Harmony’s reserves, while the Libra project, (retreating the Evander tailings) has been included in the reserve statement; the sale of the Mount Magnet project, in Western Australia, which allows us to focus on growing, developing and operating our portfolio of quality assets in Papua New Guinea. In converting the Mineral Resources to Mineral Reserves the following parameters were applied: a gold price of US$950/oz an exchange rate of USD/ZAR 8.19 for South Africa the above parameters resulted in a gold price of R250 000/kg For the Papua New Guinea joint venture operations held within the Morobe Mining Joint Venture, prices of AUD$1000/oz Au, AUD$15.33/oz Ag, AUD$5,883/ton copper and AUD$17.33/lb Molybdenum were used with an exchange rate of PGK/AUDK2.30. Harmony’s South African resources and reserves (excluding Rand Uranium) were reviewed and audited by SRK Consulting Engineers and Scientists for compliance with the South African Code for Reporting Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves – SAMREC Code (2008), Industry Guide 7 of the United States Securities Exchange Commission and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Harmony’s Papua New Guinea Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves were independently reviewed by AMC Consultants Pty Ltd for compliance with the standards set out in the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves – The JORC Code. The company’s detailed resource and reserve declaration will be published in the FY2010 annual report, which will be made available to shareholders towards the end of September 2010. The annual report will also include the latest update on Harmony’s uranium resources. We use certain terms in this press release such as ‘measured’, ‘indicated’ and ‘inferred’ resources, which the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidelines strictly prohibit US-registered companies from including in their filings with the SEC. US investors are urged to closely consider the disclosure in our Form 20-F. Mineral Resources statement The following tables summarise the Mineral Resources for the South African and Papua New Guinea operations and projects: South Africa SA underground operations Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Measured 137.9 7.16 988 31 769 Indicated 193.7 6.39 1 238 39 796 Inferred 452.5 4.53 2 049 65 887 Total 784.1 5.45 4 275 137 452 SA projects below infrastructure Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Measured – – – – Indicated 70.1 8.90 624 20 077 Inferred 45.4 3.36 153 4 908 Total 115.5 6.73 777 24 985 SA surface Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Measured 155.9 0.41 64 2 065 Indicated 1 248.0 0.29 356 11 471 Inferred 234.1 0.32 74 2 392 Total 1 638.0 0.30 495 15 928 Papua New Guinea* Hidden Valley and Hamata Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Measured 4.3 2.07 9 287 Indicated 36.0 1.76 63 2 040 Inferred 11.3 1.33 15 486 Total 51.6 1.69 87 2 813 Wafi/Golpu/Nambonga Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Measured – – – – Indicated 76.7 1.20 92 2 952 Inferred 245.1 0.64 156 5 044 Total 321.8 0.77 248 7 996 * Represents Harmony’s 50% equity portion. In addition to the gold resources, Harmony also reports its equity (50%) portion of resources for silver, copper and molybdenum from its PNG operations. Silver Tonnes (Mt) g/t Ag (‘000 Kg) Ag(‘000 Oz) Measured 4.2 35.0 147 4 735 Indicated 33.1 33.4 1 105 35 511 Inferred 10.9 31.1 340 10 922 Total 48.2 33.0 1 592 51 168 Copper Tonnes (Mt) % Cu (‘000 t) Cu (M lbs) Measured Indicated 44.8 1.38 621 1 369 Inferred 225.3 0.80 1 806 3 982 Total 270.1 0.90 2 427 5 351 Molybdenum Tonnes (Mt) ppm Mo (‘000 t) Mo (M lbs) Measured Indicated 44.8 107.72 5 11 Inferred 205.4 111.30 23 50 Total 250.2 110.68 28 61 Mineral Reserve statement The following table shows more detail of the year-on-year re serve reconciliation: Mineral Reserve reconciliation: FY2009 to FY2010 Gold (tonnes) Gold (million Oz) Balance at June 2009 1 498 48.2 Reductions Mined during FY2010 (54) (1.7) Mine closures (13) (0.4) Projects (Evander South) (53) (1.7) Geology and scope changes (14) (0.5) Increases New acquisitions 36 1.2 Rand Uranium equity (40%) 37 1.2 Projects (Libra) 59 1.9 Balance at June 2010 1 496 48.1 The following tables show the Mineral Reserves for the South African and Papua New Guinea operations andprojects: SA underground operations Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Proved 50.9 6.04 308 9 901 Probable 76.9 6.24 480 15 421 Total 127.9 6.16 788 25 322 SA projects below infrastructure Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Proved Probable 42.3 7.28 308 9 895 Total 42.3 7.28 308 9 895 SA surface Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Proved 52.5 0.51 27 861 Probable 1 145.6 0.26 295 9 494 Total 1 198.1 0.27 322 10 355 Papua New Guinea* Hidden Valley and Hamata Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Proved 3.8 2.13 8 260 Probable 27.2 1.80 49 1 578 Total 31.0 1.84 57 1 838 Wafi/Golpu/Nambonga Tonnes (Mt) g/t Gold (‘000 Kg) Gold (‘000 Oz) Proved Probable 35.4 0.61 21 694 Total 35.4 0.61 21 694 * Represents Harmony’s 50% equity portion In addition to the gold reserves, Harmony also reports its equity (50%) portion of reserves for silver, copper and molybdenum from its PNG operations. Silver Tonnes (Mt) g/t Ag (‘000 Kg) Ag(‘000 Oz) Proved 3.8 35.58 134 4 320 Probable 24.3 35.52 862 27 726 Total 28.1 35.53 996 32 046 Copper Tonnes (Mt) % Cu (‘000 t) Cu (M lbs) Proved Probable 35.4 1.13 400 882 Total 35.4 1.13 400 882 Molybdenum Tonnes (Mt) ppm Mo (‘000 t) Mo (M lbs) Proved Probable 35.4 121.00 4 9 Total 35.4 121.00 4 9 The Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves in the summary tables are based on information compiled by the following competent persons: Reserves and Resources South Africa: Jaco Boshoff, Pri.Sci.Nat who has 15 years relevant experience and is registered with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions. Reserves and Resources PNG: Michael Smith for the Wafi Golpu Mineral Resources, Gregory Job for the Golpu Mineral Reserve, James Francis for the Hidden Valley Mineral Resources and Anton Kruger for the Hidden Valley Mineral Reserve. Messers Smith, Job, Francis and Kruger are corporate members of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and have relevant experience in the type and style of mineralisation for which they are reporting, and are ‘CompetentPersons’ as defined by the code. These competent persons consent to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears. Mr Boshoff and and Mr Job are full-time employees of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Ltd and Mr Smith is a full time employee of Harmony Gold (PNG Services) (Pty) Ltd. Mr Francis and Mr Kruger are full-time employees of Newcrest Mining Limited. Newcrest is Harmony’s joint venture partner in the Morobe Mining Joint Venture in respect of the Hidden Valley mine. For more details contact: Graham BriggsChief Executive Officer+27 (0)83 265 0274 Jaco BoshoffExecutive : Reserves and Resources+27 (0)83 395 3810 Marian van der WaltExecutive: Corporate and Investor Relations+27 (0)82 888 1242