Fatality at Doornkop
Johannesburg, Tuesday, 2 November 2021. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) regrets to advise that an employee was fatally injured on Sunday afternoon, following a shaft-related incident, at its Doornkop mine, near Soweto in the Gauteng province.
“We are deeply concerned about the unfortunate incidents at our mines and will continue to drive our safety humanistic transformation initiative, to reinforce a proactive safety culture throughout our company”, Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer of Harmony stated.
The board, executives and management of Harmony extend their prayers to the families, friends and colleagues of the deceased.
The relevant authorities and stakeholders have been informed. Mining activity in the affected area has been ceased while an investigation is underway.
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.