HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Fall Of Ground Accident At Harmony`s

HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Fall Of Ground Accident At Harmony`s
Target Mine                                                                     
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited                                             
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number 1950/038232/06                                              
ISIN: ZAE000015228 & Issuer code: HAPS                                          
TRADING SYMBOLS: Ordinary Shares: JSE Limited: HAR,                             
New York Stock Exchange, Inc., HMY, London Stock Exchange plc: HRM              
Euronext Paris: HG, Euronext Brussels: HMY, Berlin Stock Exchange: HAM1,        
NASDAQ: HMY                                                                     
FALL OF GROUND ACCIDENT AT HARMONY`S TARGET MINE                                
Johannesburg. Monday, 26 October 2009. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited      
(Harmony) regretfully announces that a fall of ground accident occurred at its  
Target Mine in the Free State earlier today. Sadly two of our colleagues passed 
away as a result of the accident. At this stage we do not know how many other   
employees have been affected by the accident.                                   
Rescue operations are underway with four proto-teams at the scene, who are      
working hard to bring the trapped employees to the surface safely. The company`s
primary concern is for the safety of its employees. No further information is   
available at this stage                                                         
Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited                                   
For more details contact:                                                       
Marian van der Walt                                                             
Executive:  Corporate and Investor Relations                                    
on +27 (0)82 888 1242                                                           
or                                                                              
Esha Brijmohan                                                                  
Investor Relations Officer                                                      
on +27 (0)82 759 1775                                                           
Corporate Office:                                                               
Randfontein Office Park                                                         
P O Box 2                                                                       
Randfontein                                                                     
South Africa 1760                                                               
T +27 (11) 411 2000                                                             
www.harmony.co.za                                                               
Sponsor:                                                                        
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited                                                    
Date: 26/10/2009 16:35:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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