Company announcements Home » Investors » News » Company announcements » Fatality at Bambanani mine 2021 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Fatality at Bambanani mineJanuary 14, 2021Johannesburg, Thursday, 14 January 2021. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) regrets to advise that an employee was fatally injured on Wednesday, 13 January 2021, following a fall of ground incident at its Bambanani mine, in Welkom near the Free State Province. The relevant authorities, the DMRE and organised labour were immediately informed. “The executives and management of Harmony are deeply saddened by the unfortunate incident and extend their sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased. We will re-inforce – across our operations – the key elements of our safety journey: leadership, application of our risk management approach and attainment of a proactive safety culture. In this instance, work in the affected area has been stopped and we commit ourselves fully to the investigation already under way,” Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer of Harmony said. The company will ensure that the necessary support is provided to the family in dealing with this tragedy. 14 January 2021 For more details contact: Sihle Maake Group Communications Manager +27 (0)83 722 5467 Mashego Mashego Executive Director: Corporate Affairs +27 (0) 82 767 1072 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.
