Company announcements

Fatality at Mponeng

September 02, 2021

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Johannesburg, Thursday, 2 September 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 caused a fall of ground at its Mponeng mine, near Carletonville, in the Gauteng province.

“The board, executives and management of Harmony wish to extend their deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of our deceased colleague. It is of utmost importance that we ensure a safe working environment at all our operations, and we commit to providing the necessary support to the family in dealing with this unfortunate tragedy,” Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer of Harmony commented.

The relevant authorities, as well as the family of the deceased were informed and an investigation into the incident is currently underway. Operations in the affected section have been suspended in the interim.

For more details contact:

Sihle Maake
Head of Communications
+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 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.