WINDER COMMISSIONING AT HARMONY`S EVANDER 8 SHAFT WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.
NEWS RELEASE
WINDER COMMISSIONING AT HARMONY`S EVANDER 8 SHAFT WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Johannesburg, 30 July 2002 - Harmony today announced that production at its No.
8 Shaft in Evander would be back to its planned levels of 40 000 ounces per
quarter, 8 weeks sooner than anticipated.
Following a severe seismic event on July 12th 2002, the company expected
production at this shaft to be interrupted for a period of approximately 12
weeks. Due to fact that spares for the sub-shaft hoist winder were available at
shorter notice than anticipated, repairs proceeded without unnecessary delays
and the shaft is expected to be back to 80% of its planned production by the end
of next week.
Bernard Swanepoel, chief executive commented: "We were extremely fortunate that
only four employees were injured at the time of the event. By having the added
benefit of the repairs being completed way ahead of time, operations at
Evander`s No. 8 Shaft will soon be back to normal in all aspects."
Ends
For further details contact:
Bernard Swanepoel
on +27(0)83 303 9922
or
Ferdi Dippenaar
on +27(0)82 807 3684
Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
Contact:
Corne Bobbert
Tel +27 11 684 0146
Fax +27 11 684 0188 Mobile +27(0)83 380 6614
E-mail: cbobbert@harmony.co.za
Web site:
www.harmony.co.za
ISIN No.: ZAE000015228
JSE : HAR
NASDAQ : HGMCY
Date: 30/07/2002 04:55:48 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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