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Issued by Harmony Gold
Mining Company Limited
For more details contact:
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor
Relations
082 888 1242
Corporate office:
Randfontein Office Park
P O Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T +27 (11) 411 2000
Listing codes:
JSE:
HAR
NYSE:
HMY
ISIN no:
ZAE000015228
Registration no:
1950/038232/06
Harmony Gold Mining Company
Limited (Harmony), a world-class gold
mining and exploration company, has
operations and assets in South Africa
and Papua New Guinea. Harmony,
which has more than 60 years’
experience in the industry, is the third
largest gold producer in South Africa.
Our assets include 9 underground
mines and 1 open pit operation and
several surface sources in South
Africa. Our assets in PNG – an open
pit mine (Hidden Valley), as well as
the significant Golpu project – are held
in a joint venture. We also own several
exploration tenements, in Papua New
Guinea.
The company’s primary stock
exchange listing is on the JSE with a
secondary listing on the New York
Stock Exchange. The bulk of our
shareholders are in South Africa and
the United States. Additional
information on the company is
available on the corporate website,
www.harmony.co.za
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Harmony restructuring for profitability
Johannesburg. 8 May 2015. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) is pleased to announce its operational and financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended 31 March 2015.
“We have responded to a lower gold price – first by rationalising our assets and then restructuring our portfolio– cutting costs, reducing labour numbers and focusing on mining only safe, profitable ounces. During the next couple of months, we will continue to improve the performance of our assets and restructure Masimong, Doornkop and Hidden Valley for profitability. We are assessing ways of funding Golpu and unlocking the true value of each of our assets, which will ensure shareholder returns in the long term”, said Graham Briggs, chief executive officer of Harmony.
Gold production for the March 2015 quarter was impacted by slow start-ups after the December 2014 holidays, as well as safety stoppages. As a result, gold production was 10% (817 kilograms) lower at 7 642 kilograms in the March 2015 quarter compared to the December 2014 quarter (8 459 kilograms).
Despite lower gold production, production profit increased by 4% to R643 million (US$55 million) in the March 2015 quarter compared to R618 million (US$55 million) in the previous quarter, mainly due to a 10% decrease in operating costs supported by a 6% increase in the average gold price received.
Harmony reduced its headline loss per share from 114 SA cents (10 US cents) in the December 2014 quarter, to 60 SA cents (5 US cents) in the March 2015 quarter.
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