Company announcements

Fatal accident at Kusasalethu mine

November 12, 2012

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Johannesburg: Monday, 12 November 2012: Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (‘Harmony’ or the ‘Company’) regrets to advise that one employee died and one employee was injured following a blasting accident at its Kusasalethu mine near Carletonville today.

Investigations are currently underway to establish the cause of the accident. All drilling operations in the immediate area have been stopped, until investigations have been completed.

Harmony’s Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs and his management team, express their deepest sympathy to the families and colleagues of the deceased.

12 November 2012

For more details contact:

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