London, Oct. 26, 2009 (PR Newswire UK Disclose) -- 
HARMONY
PRESS RELEASE
Fall of ground accident at Harmony's Target mine
Johannesburg. Monday, 26 October 2009. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(Harmony) regretfully announces that a fall of ground accident occurred at its
Target Mine in the Free State earlier today. Sadly two of our colleagues passed
away as a result of the accident. At this stage we do not know how many other
employees have been affected by the accident.
Rescue operations are underway with four proto-teams at the scene, who are
working hard to bring the trapped employees to the surface safely. The
company's primary concern is for the safety of its employees. No further
information is available at this stage.
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Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
26 October 2009
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
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ISIN No.: ZAE000015228

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