Fatality at Kusasalethu mine
Johannesburg, Monday, 1 July 2019. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) regrets to advise that an employee was fatally injured following a shaft-related incident at its Kusasalethu mine, near Carletonville, during the evening on Friday, 28 June 2019.
“We are extremely saddened by the loss of our colleague. We wish to express our deepest condolences to the deceased employee’s family, friends and colleagues,” said Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer of Harmony.
An investigation into the incident is currently underway.
For more details contact:
Sihle Maake
Group Communications Manager
+27 (0)83 722 5467 (mobile)
Mashego Mashego
Executive Director: Corporate affairs
+27 (0)82 767 1072 (mobile)
JSE 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 has more than 60 years’ experience in the industry. Company 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, Harmony owns 50% of the significant Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project – a tier 1 asset – 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.