Rescue efforts at Harmony’s Kusasalethu mine continue
Johannesburg. 26 August 2017. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the company”) advises that specially trained Mine Rescue teams have been working throughout the night to rescue five employees who are trapped underground at its Kusasalethu mine near Carletonville. The incident follows a seismic event, approximately 3 100 metres below surface at around 10:30 yesterday morning, which resulted in a fall of ground.
All operations at the mine, other than those related to the rescue, have been suspended. Rescue efforts will continue until the five men have been found.
Further information will be released as this becomes available.
For more details contact:
Lauren Fourie
Investor Relations Manager
+27 (0) 71 607 1498 (mobile)
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
+27 (0) 82 888 1242 (mobile)
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Propriety Limited.
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony), a world-class gold mining and exploration company, has operations and assets in South Africa and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Harmony, which has more than 60 years’ experience in the industry, is the third largest gold producer in South Africa. Our assets include one open pit mine and several exploration tenements in PNG, as well as 9 underground mines and 1 open pit operation and several surface sources in South Africa. In addition, we own 50% of the significant Golpu project in a joint venture in PNG.
The company’s primary stock exchange listing is on the JSE with a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The bulk of our shareholders are in South Africa and the United States. Additional information on the company is available on the corporate website, www.harmony.co.za.