HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED - FATAL ACCIDENT AT HARMONY?S UNISEL MINE

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
("Harmony" or "Company")
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number 1950/038232/06
JSE Share code: HAR
NYSE Share code: HMY
ISIN: ZAE000015228

Fatal accident at Harmony's Unisel mine



Johannesburg. Tuesday, 17 July 2012. Harmony Gold Mining

Company Limited (Harmony) regrets to advise that an employee

was fatally injured in an orepass incident this morning at its
Unisel mine near Welkom.


Investigations are currently underway to establish the cause

of the accident. Operations at the mine have been stopped
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:

Henrika Basterfield
Investor Relations Manager
On +27 (0)82 759 1775

Corporate Office:
Randfontein Office Park
PO Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T: +27 (0)11 411 2000
www.harmony.co.za


17 July 2012

Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited


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