Johannesburg: 07 November 2011. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (‘Harmony’) regrets to advise that an employee has died following an accident in the shaft at the landing on 73 level at its Kusasalethu mine near Carltonville.

Investigations are currently underway to establish the cause of the accident. All operations at the mine have been suspended until investigations have been completed.

Harmony’s Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs and his management team express their sincere condolences to the families and colleagues of the deceased

For more details contact:

Jaco Boshoff
Executive: Acting Chief Operating Officer – North Region
Tel: +27 (0) 83 395 3810 (mobile)