HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Fatality at Harmony`s Unisel shaft Release Date: 22/07/2009 16:44:54 Code(s): HAR HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Fatality at Harmony`s Unisel shaft
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1950/038232/06
ISIN ZAE000015228 & Issuer code: HAPS
TRADING SYMBOLS: Ordinary Shares: JSE Limited: HAR,
New York Stock Exchange, Inc., HMY, London Stock Exchange plc: HRM
Euronext Paris: HG, Euronext Brussels: HMY, Berlin Stock Exchange: HAM1,
NASDAQ: HMY
PRESS RELEASE
Fatality at Harmony`s Unisel shaft
Johannesburg. Wednesday, 22 July 2009. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(Harmony) regretfully announces that a fall of ground accident at its Unisel
shaft, which is part of the Virginia Operations in the Free State, yesterday
resulted in the death of a miner.
Management together with the Department of Mineral Resources commenced
investigations today.
Harmony`s Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs says, "This is truly a tragic
incident and we express our sincerest condolences to the bereaved family. Safety
continues to receive priority attention from all stakeholders involved and we
have already seen improvements in our safety record as a result of the effective
behaviour-based safety initiatives that we have rolled out at all our
operations. Despite these efforts, it remains unfortunate that this fatality
still occurred."
ends.
Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
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)82 922 4584
Corporate Office:
Randfontein Office Park
PO Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T +27 (11) 411 2000
www.harmony.co.za
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited
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