WINDER COMMISSIONING AT HARMONY`S EVANDER 8 SHAFT WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE        
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.                                                    
NEWS RELEASE                                                                    
WINDER COMMISSIONING AT HARMONY`S EVANDER 8 SHAFT WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE        
Johannesburg, 30 July 2002 - Harmony today announced that production at its No. 
8 Shaft in Evander would be back to its planned levels of 40 000 ounces per     
quarter, 8 weeks sooner than anticipated.                                       
Following a severe seismic event on July 12th 2002, the company expected        
production at this shaft to be interrupted for a period of approximately 12     
weeks. Due to fact that spares for the sub-shaft hoist winder were available at 
shorter notice than anticipated, repairs proceeded without unnecessary delays   
and the shaft is expected to be back to 80% of its planned production by the end
of next week.                                                                   
Bernard Swanepoel, chief executive commented: "We were extremely fortunate that 
only four employees were injured at the time of the event.  By having the added 
benefit of the repairs being completed way ahead of time, operations at         
Evander`s No. 8 Shaft will soon be back to normal in all aspects."              
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For further details contact:                                                    
Bernard Swanepoel                                                               
on +27(0)83 303 9922                                                            
or                                                                              
Ferdi Dippenaar                                                                 
on +27(0)82 807 3684                                                            
Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited                                   
Contact:                                                                        
Corne Bobbert                                                                   
Tel +27 11 684 0146                                                             
Fax +27 11 684 0188 Mobile +27(0)83 380 6614                                    
E-mail: cbobbert@harmony.co.za                                                  
Web site:                                                                       
www.harmony.co.za                                                               
ISIN No.: ZAE000015228                                                          
JSE : HAR                                                                       
NASDAQ : HGMCY                                                                  
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