Issued by Harmony Gold
Mining Company Limited
5 February 2014
For more details contact:
Russell and Associates
Charmane Russell and/or
James Duncan
Tel:
+27 (0)11 880 3924
James Duncan mobile:
+27 (0) 82 318 9855
Charmane Russell mobile:
+27 (0) 82 372 5816
Corporate Office:
Randfontein Office Park
P O Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T
+27 (11) 411 2000
www.harmony.co.za
JSE: HAR
NYSE: HMY
ISIN No.: ZAE000015228
Registration number:
1950/038232/06
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South
Africa Proprietary Limited
Update 1: Fire underground at Doornkop mine
Johannesburg: Wednesday, 5 February 2014: Further to the statement issued this
morning that an underground fire has broken out at Doornkop gold mine, the company
is pleased to advise that rescuers have reached the eight employees located in the
underground refuge bay, and are bringing them to surface. Efforts continue to
establish the whereabouts of a further nine employees who are currently unaccounted
for.
The fire was reported to have occurred in a stope adjacent to 192 level haulage (some
1 733m underground) at around 18:00 on Tuesday, 4 February 2014. Rescue teams
were immediately dispatched underground, but access to the affected area is being
hampered by smoke and a fall of ground.
Operations at the mine have been suspended.
Further updates will be provided as these become available.
The company will host a briefing for the media at 13:00.
Address: Doornkop gold mine, near Soweto
GPS co-ordinates: 26°12'48"S 27°46'45"E
ends.