Company announcements

Sit-in action at Harmony’s Kusasalethu mine comes to an end

December 21, 2012

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Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (‘Harmony’) advises that after several discussions between the relevant parties, the 1 700 mineworkers who participated in a sit-in at Kusasalethu mine returned to surface.

The mine will be closed for the festive season and labour related discussions will resume in January 2013.

Tom Smith, chief operating officer of Harmony commented: “We are pleased that employees safely returned to surface and will be able to return home to their families for the festive season. We would also like to thank the Department of Mineral Resources for their involvement in resolving the matter”.

21 December 2012

For more details contact:

Henrika Basterfield
Investor Relations Officer
+27 (0) 82 759 1775 (mobile)