HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd - Harmony temporarily suspends its hidden

HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd - Harmony temporarily suspends its hidden 
valley joint venture operation following an earthquake in PNG                   
Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd                                                 
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
Registration number: 1950/038232/06                                             
Share code: HAR                                                                 
ISIN: ZAE000015228                                                              
HARMONY TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ITS HIDDEN VALLEY JOINT VENTURE OPERATION FOLLOWING
AN EARTHQUAKE IN PNG                                                            
Johannesburg. Wednesday, 14 December 2011. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited  
("Harmony" and/or "the Company") advises it has temporarily suspended operations
at its Hidden Valley mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a precautionary measure  
following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in PNG early this morning (South African   
time).                                                                          
The mine is conducting a thorough geotechnical and structural evaluation before 
recommencing operations. Preliminary investigations have identified no major    
damage.                                                                         
Harmony and Newcrest Mining Limited operate Hidden Valley in a 50:50 Joint      
Venture.                                                                        
For more details contact:                                                       
Graham Briggs                                                                   
Chief Executive Officer                                                         
+27 (0) 83 265 0274 (mobile)                                                    
Henrika Basterfield                                                             
Investor Relations Officer                                                      
+27 (0) 82 759 1775 (mobile)                                                    
Marian van der Walt                                                             
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations                                     
+27 (0) 82 888 1242 (mobile)                                                    
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: 14/12/2011 15:09:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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