HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Fatality at Harmony`s Phakisa mine  
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited                                             
Registration number 1950/038232/06                                              
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
ISIN: ZAE000015228                                                              
JSE share code: HAR                                                             
("Harmony" or "the company")                                                    
Fatality at Harmony`s Phakisa mine                                              
Johannesburg. Friday, 3 July 2009. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony)
regretfully announces that a fatality occurred at its Phakisa mine in the Free  
State this morning. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death
as this is uncertain.                                                           
Harmony`s Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs and his management team,       
express their sincere condolences to the family of the deceased.                
"The loss of life is tragic and investigations into the incident are underway.  
Safety will continue to receive priority attention at all Harmony`s operations,"
adds Briggs.                                                                    
ends.                                                                           
For more details contact:                                                       
Marian van der Walt                                                             
Executive:  Corporate and Investor Relations                                    
on +27 (0)82 888 1242                                                           
or                                                                              
Esha Brijmohan                                                                  
Investor Relations Officer                                                      
on +27 (0)82 759 1775                                                           
Corporate Office:                                                               
Randfontein Office Park                                                         
P O Box 2                                                                       
Randfontein                                                                     
South Africa 1760                                                               
T +27 (11) 411 2000                                                             
www.harmony.co.za                                                               
3 July 2009                                                                     
Sponsor: JP Morgan Equities Limited                                             
Date: 03/07/2009 16:15:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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