Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
SHARE CODE   :   HAPS
ISIN CODE    :   ZAE000015228
Press release
Johannesburg, 18 March 2002 - Harmony today announced that it had acquired
an 83.22% fully diluted interest in Hill 50.
Harmony currently has a shareholding of 81.18% in the shares of Hill 50 and
a relevant interest of 97.26% of the Hill 50 listed options.
The company extended its offers by a week to give the remaining shareholders
time to accept the offers.
The Harmony offers are now scheduled to close on Friday, 22 March 2002.
For further details contact:
SOUTH-AFRICA
Bernard Swanepoel    on +27(0)83-303-9922
or
Ferdi Dippenaar      on +27(0)82-807-3684
AUSTRALIA
Ted Grobicki         on +27(0)83-375-4345
or
Peter Bacchus        on +61(0)410-679-736
Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
Contact:
Corne Bobbert
Tel +27 11 411 2036
Fax +27 11 411 2169 Mobile +27(0)83 380 6614
E-mail: cbobbert@harmony.co.za
Web Site:
www.harmony.co.za