Harmony- Harmony receives licence to mine in Papua New Guinea                   
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited                                             
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Isin:          ZAE000015228                                                     
NEWS RELEASE FROM HARMONY                                                       
7 March 2005                                                                    
Harmony receives licence to mine in Papua New Guinea                            
Harmony is pleased to confirm that on Friday March 4, the Minister of Mines of  
Papua New Guinea, The Honourable Mr Sam Akotai, announced that Harmony has been 
granted the licence to develop and mine the Hidden Valley project. The license  
is effective immediately.                                                       
The licence was granted after a comprehensive licensing process, including      
intensive reviews of all of Harmony"s environmental plans under Papua New       
Guinea"s newly-enacted, strict environmental legislation.                       
CE Bernard Swanepoel said that feasibility studies Harmony has conducted        
corroborate a robust project which is anticipated to produce on average in      
excess of 300 000 ounces of gold and 4.5 moz of silver per annum from a proven  
reserve of 1.88 moz of gold and 25.5 moz of silver. Harmony currently produces  
approximately 300 000 oz of gold per annum from its Australian operations.      
"Over and above the proven reserves which formed the basis of our feasibility   
study and decision to proceed with the project, the mine life will be extended  
by extensive inferred resources in the immediate area of the mine," said CE     
Bernard Swanepoel. "We also control many exciting prospects in this well-       
mineralised belt which will be processed through the Hidden Valley Plant."      
Swanepoel says he anticipates construction of an open pit mine to commence in   
mid-2005 and that the first gold will be poured in early 2007. "We expect our   
cash operating costs to be approximately US$224 per ounce."                     
Harmony holds the rights to develop and mine the Hidden Valley project through  
its wholly-owned PNG subsidiary. Nearby, are Harmony"s world-class Wafi and     
Golpu projects, which are currently the subject of a pre-feasibility study.     
ENDS                                                                            
Prepared by:        Beachhead Media & Investor Relations                        
                    Jennifer Cohen 011 214 2401 / 082 468 6469                  
                    Patrick Lawlor 011 214 2410 / 082 459 6709                  
On behalf of:       Harmony Gold                                                
Further info:       Ferdi Dippenaar 082 807 3684                                
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