Fatality at Target mine
Johannesburg, Thursday, 4 February 2021. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) regrets to advise that an employee was fatally injured yesterday, following a seismic event that triggered a fall of ground at its Target mine in Welkom in the Free State Province.
Relevant authorities were informed immediately and an investigation is underway.
“On Friday last week we declared a safety day and brought all our operations and surface plants to a complete standstill to reinforce and revitalise our journey towards improving safe behaviour in the workplace,” said chief executive officer Peter Steenkamp. “Harmony’s risk-based safety approach is aimed at ensuring that no life is lost at any of our mines. Every effort is made to embed a proactive safety culture within Harmony and our goal is zero harm”, Steenkamp said.
Harmony’s Board and executives have extended their deepest condolences, and those of the Company, to the family, colleagues and friends of the deceased. The family will receive the necessary counselling and support in line with our bereavement policy.
4 February 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
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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 70 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.