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South Africa

The group’s operations are located primarily on the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa, encompassing ten underground operations, an open-pit mine and surface operations in four provinces, Gauteng, North West Province, Mpumalanga and the Free State.

Operations:

Bambanani

The Bambanani mine is located in the Free State Province, near the town of Welkom. It comprises one shaft feeding the Free State One Plant.

Doornkop

The Doornkop mine is located in the province of Gauteng, near the town of Randfontein. The mine is a joint venture with African Vanguard Resources (Pty) Ltd, a BEE partner that owns 26% of the asset.

Kusasalethu

Kusasalethu mine straddles both Gauteng and North West Province, and is located near the town of Carletonville. The mine was acquired by Harmony in January 2001.

Evander

The Evander operations consist of four operating shafts, Evander 2 and 5 (operating as one unit), and Evander 7 and 8.

Joel

The Joel mine is located in the Free State province, near the town of Theunissen. The mine comprises two shafts and ore is transported to the central plant near Virginia.

Kalgold

The Kalgold mine is an open pit operation located near the town of Mafikeng in North West Province. A CIL plant is located on site. The mine was acquired by Harmony in July 1999.

Masimong

The Masimong mine is located in the Free State province, near the town of Riebeeckstad. The mine comprises No 5 shaft, which is the operating shaft, and No 4 shaft, which was closed but is still used for ventilation purposes and as a second escape route.

Phakisa

The Phakisa mine is located in the Free State province, near the town of Odendaalsrus. The mine was brought into production in FY08 and comprises a single shaft system extending to a depth of 2 427 m below surface.

Phoenix

Phoenix is a tailings retreatment operation, located at and adjacent to Harmony’s current and historical mining operations in the Free State province.

Target

Target experienced a dismal year as a combination of falls of ground, flooding, the low availability of mechanised equipment and belt systems, and poor fragmentation in the massive stopes, all conspired to significantly reduce volumes and flexibility.

Tshepong

The Tshepong mine is located in the Free State province, near the town of Odendaalsrus. The mine comprises a vertical shaft transporting ore to Free State 1 Plant.

Virginia

The Virginia operations comprise the Harmony 2, Merriespruit 1 and 3, Unisel and Brand shafts. They are located in the Free State province, near the town of Virginia.