Company announcements

Fatality at Bambanani mine

January 20, 2011

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Johannesburg. Thursday, 20 January 2011. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited regrets to advise that an employee has died in a fall of ground accident, at its Bambanani mine near Welkom.

The accident occurred at approximately midnight last night, some 2900 meters below surface.

Operations have been stopped until such time as all investigations into the accident has been completed.

Harmony’s Chief Executive, Graham Briggs and his management team, express their sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and those affected by the incident.

For more details contact:

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

Henrika Basterfield
Investor Relations Officer
+27 11 411 2314 (work)
+27 82 759 1775(mobile)