UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
28 June 2010
Harmony Gold Mining Company
Limited
Randfontein Office Park
Corner Main Reef Road and Ward Avenue
Randfontein, 1759
South Africa
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-
F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X
Form 40-F
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by
furnishing the information contained in this form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes
No X
Issued by Harmony Gold
Mining Company Limited
Mining Company Limited
28 June 2010
For more details contact:
Marian van der Walt
Executive : Corporate and
Investor Relations
on +27 (0)82 888 1242
Executive : Corporate and
Investor Relations
on +27 (0)82 888 1242
Corporate Office:
Randfontein Office Park
P O Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T +27 (11) 411 2000
P O Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T +27 (11) 411 2000
www.harmony.co.za
JSE: HAR
NYSE: HMY
ISIN No.: ZAE000015228
NYSE: HMY
ISIN No.: ZAE000015228
PHAKISA MINE: EXPLOSION UPDATE
Fourth rescue team member dies
Johannesburg. Monday,
28 June 2010. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(Harmony) regrets to announce that Mr Jose Randall, a member of the Mines
Rescue Services team (proto team) injured in an underground explosion on
Thursday, 24 June 2010 at Harmony’s Phakisa Mine near Welkom in the Free State,
has died.
This brings to four the number of specialised proto team members who died as a
result of the explosion, which occurred while the team were attending to a fire on 66
Level, some 2 013 metres below surface late on Thursday night. A fifth team member
is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
Harmony’s CEO Graham Briggs said today that, while the cause of the explosion was
not yet known, he was extremely concerned to have been informed that, while work
was being done to restore ventilation to 66 Level, ‘booby trap’ explosive devices
(similar to those made by criminal miners) had been discovered some 900 metres
from the accident scene.
Briggs said the company was doing everything in its power to rid its mines of criminal
miners, with the full knowledge and assistance of the DMR and the SAPS.
“Measures include the installation of additional security fencing and biometric and
security card readers at all shafts, the banning of food being taken underground, and
implementation of an amnesty, of which 102 criminal miners took advantage and
returned to surface.”
Briggs expressed his personal condolences and those of the company, to the families
and colleagues of the proto team members who have died.
“These men were volunteer members of a highly trained, experienced corps of mine
rescue workers, extremely knowledgeable about mine safety standards, who risk
their lives to save those of others in danger. It is tragic and extraordinary that they
have died in these circumstances, and we will spare no efforts to determine the
cause.”
Briggs said that: “At this stage of the investigation we simply do not know what
happened.”
The full investigation to establish the causes of the accident will continue during the
week.
Ends.
(Harmony) regrets to announce that Mr Jose Randall, a member of the Mines
Rescue Services team (proto team) injured in an underground explosion on
Thursday, 24 June 2010 at Harmony’s Phakisa Mine near Welkom in the Free State,
has died.
This brings to four the number of specialised proto team members who died as a
result of the explosion, which occurred while the team were attending to a fire on 66
Level, some 2 013 metres below surface late on Thursday night. A fifth team member
is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
Harmony’s CEO Graham Briggs said today that, while the cause of the explosion was
not yet known, he was extremely concerned to have been informed that, while work
was being done to restore ventilation to 66 Level, ‘booby trap’ explosive devices
(similar to those made by criminal miners) had been discovered some 900 metres
from the accident scene.
Briggs said the company was doing everything in its power to rid its mines of criminal
miners, with the full knowledge and assistance of the DMR and the SAPS.
“Measures include the installation of additional security fencing and biometric and
security card readers at all shafts, the banning of food being taken underground, and
implementation of an amnesty, of which 102 criminal miners took advantage and
returned to surface.”
Briggs expressed his personal condolences and those of the company, to the families
and colleagues of the proto team members who have died.
“These men were volunteer members of a highly trained, experienced corps of mine
rescue workers, extremely knowledgeable about mine safety standards, who risk
their lives to save those of others in danger. It is tragic and extraordinary that they
have died in these circumstances, and we will spare no efforts to determine the
cause.”
Briggs said that: “At this stage of the investigation we simply do not know what
happened.”
The full investigation to establish the causes of the accident will continue during the
week.
Ends.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 28, 2010
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
By:
/s/
Hannes Meyer
Name:
Hannes Meyer
Title: Financial Director