HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Fatality At Harmony`s Evander 2
HAR
HAPS
HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Fatality At Harmony`s Evander 2
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 EVANDER 2 SHAFT
Johannesburg. Monday, 27 July 2009. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(Harmony) regretfully announces that a mineworker died and another injured
last Friday as a result of injuries sustained from a fall of ground accident
at Harmony`s Evander 2 shaft in Mpumalanga.
Management together with the Department of Mineral Resources commenced
investigations on Friday.
Harmony`s management team expresses its sincerest condolences to the family of
the deceased and sympathises with those affected by the incident. Evander in
particular has had an excellent safety record with Evander 8 shaft recently
achieving 2 million fatality free shifts and Evander 2 and 5 shafts were
awarded the Safety Achievement Flag in the category of deep level platinum and
gold mining by the Mine Health and Safety Council in April 2009.
Harmony`s Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs says, "Management continues
to look at all areas to ensure safety improvements are sustainable by
improving the safety systems. Harmony management is committed to change the
culture and behaviour of all our employees and to achieve the aspirations set
by each of the operations. It remains tragic that this fatality occurred."
Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
For more details contact:
Esha Brijmohan
Investor Relations Officer
On +27 (0)82 759 1775
Or
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
On +27 (0)82 888 1242
Corporate Office:
Randfontein Office Park
PO Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T +27 (0)11 411 2000
www.harmony.co.za
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited
Date: 27/07/2009 10:16:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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