HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Outstanding safety achievement at Release Date: 12/01/2009 16:45:29 Code(s): HAR HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Outstanding safety achievement at
Harmony`s Phakisa mine
HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED
Incorporated in 1950
Registration number 1950/038232/06
Share code: HAR
NASDAQ, NYSE: HMY
ISIN: ZAE000015228
("HARMONY")
OUTSTANDING SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT AT HARMONY`S PHAKISA MINE
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) proudly announces that its
Phakisa mine in the Free State has reduced its Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate
(LTIFR) to 0.98, an outstanding achievement for the deep level gold mining
industry in South Africa. The mine reported 173 days of reportable injury-free
shifts and 96 lost time injury-free days.
Harmony`s Chief Executive, Graham Briggs maintains that safety continues to
be a priority at Harmony. "This is an exceptional performance. It is a true
reflection of team work and the efforts made by management supported by
Organised Labour and the Department of Minerals and Energy to improve safety
in Harmony."
For more details contact:
Tom Smith
Chief Operating Officer
South Region
on +27 (0)84 499 6051
or
Graham Briggs
Chief Executive Officer
on +27 (0)83 265 0274
or
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
on +27 11 411 2037 or
+27 (0)82 888 1242
Johannesburg
12 January 2009
Sponsor
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited
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