TSX among markets in the black for '08 May 29, 2008
Names such as Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. and BHP Billiton PLC figure prominently on that list. It might reasonably be expected that the key source of Russia's RTS index's 4. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Harmony Shuts Projects in Papua New Guinea, Post-Courier Says May 5, 2008
May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Harmony Gold Mining Co. shut its Hidden Valley and Wafi gold projects in Papua New Guinea because of conflict with local landowners in the Morobe province, the Post- Courier , without saying where it got the information. Papua New Guinea police have been called in to the mines to protect workers and equipment following disputes with landowners, the report said. (Bloomberg)
Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited by the Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Apr 17, 2008
Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited by the Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz er, LLP ... Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited by the Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz er, LLP ... April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz er, LLP: Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern... (PR Newswire)
Visa's Costly Stock, S. Africa's Loss, Take-Two Winner Feb 26, 2008
Harmony Gold Mining Co. has climbed 33 percent, among the 10 biggest gains in MSCI Inc.'s Emerging Markets Index. The companies' loss may be the International Monetary Fund's gain. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
BMO Capital Markets Global Metals & Mining Conference to Attract a Record 1,220 Attendees from Six Continents Feb 23, 2008
Scheduled presenters include: ---------------------------------------------- Aflease Gold Ltd. ---------------------------------------------- African Copper Plc ---------------------------------------------- Africo Resources Ltd. ---------------------------------------------- Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. ---------------------------------------------- Alamos Gold Inc. ---------------------------------------------- Alliance Resources Ltd. ---------------------------------------------- Andean Resources... (PR Newswire)
S.Africa's currency falls despite riches Feb 20, 2008
Harmony Gold Mining Co. said Friday: "In the light of Eskom's electricity supply disruptions and with mines operating only at 90 percent of Harmony's previous power supply, the company's production for the March 2008 quarter will decrease.". The slowdown in production has sent already high metal prices soaring. (Anchorage Daily News)
S. Africa power cuts spark Cup fears Jan 29, 2008
AngloGold Ashanti announced Friday that "it has halted mining and gold recovery operations on all its South African operations." Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd. and Gold Fields Ltd. have suspended underground mine operations. Willie Jacobs, a Gold Fields spokesman, called the closure of the mines "catastrophic" and "diabolical.". (CNN -- World)
Gold, Platinum surge to records on weak dollar, mine stoppages in South Africa Jan 29, 2008
Several major mining companies, including AngloGold Ahsanti Ltd., Gold Fields Ltd. and Harmony Gold Mining Co., were forced to close Friday because of a national electricity shortage, ceasing production at some of the world's biggest mines. South Africa is the world's leading platinum producer and is second only to China in world gold production. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Power shortages shut South Africa mines Jan 26, 2008
The crisis reached new heights Friday when mining companies including AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. and Gold Fields Ltd. suspended all but emergency operations on some of the world's largest gold mines out of fear that power outages could trap workers underground. The stoppage may add up to hundreds of millions in losses for one of South Africa's most important industries and fracture investor confidence that is already rattled. (MSNBC -- International)
Analyst Sees Growth Potential in Ghana Dec 2, 2007
And Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. added a penny to $10. 48. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
GBS Gold International Inc.: Operations Update and Third Quarter 2007 Results Nov 14, 2007
8 million following the payment of the final installment for the March 2006 acquisition of 50% of the Burnside JV from Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd, interest on the Company's promissory notes and government stamp duty on the Tom's Gully acquisition ... The Company's reported cash balance at the end of Q3 is net of payments made at the end of the quarter for: (1) the final installment for the March 2006 acquisition of 50% the Burnside JV from Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd, (2) the first... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
First Uranium begins toll treating gold ore from its Ezulwini Mine Nov 5, 2007
REL is located adjacent to the north-west boundary of the Ezulwini Mine and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harmony Gold Mining Company. Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Information This news release contains certain forward-looking statements. (Canada Newswire)
S. Africa gold miners plunge ever deeper Oct 14, 2007
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., the world's fifth largest producer, wants to develop a new mine below an existing one at Elandsrand, at a depth of about two miles, which it says would extend the life of the mine by 18 years. Some 3,200 miners working to deepen the mine shaft there were trapped this month more than a mile underground. (Anchorage Daily News)
Gold pirates plunder South African mines in risky, lethal endeavor Oct 13, 2007
Tenge has worked for the Harmony Gold Mining Company, which runs St. Helena. He has been underground and knows the hot and dangerous conditions. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
1,200 trapped, 2,000 freed at mine Oct 9, 2007
"This was a situation where the people were not really in danger, they were underground," said Graham Briggs, the president of Harmony Gold Mining Company, which oversees operations at the mine. "It's not really an accident in the sense of an underground accident -- in the sense of a falling rock," Briggs said. (CNN -- World)
All trapped miners rescued in S.Africa Oct 7, 2007
The final workers emerged just after 9 p.m., singing and dancing, according to the Harmony Gold Mining Co. No casualties were reported. A pressurized air pipe snapped at the mine near Johannesburg and tumbled down a shaft Wednesday, causing extensive damage to an elevator and stranding the miners. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Last Miners Freed Oct 5, 2007
The final workers emerged just after 9 p.m. local time, according to officials for the mine owner, Harmony Gold Mining Co. ... The mine owner, Harmony Gold Mining Co., and South Africa's minerals and energy minister vowed to improve safety in one of the country's most important industries after the accident prompted allegations the industry cut safety corners and didn't properly maintain the mine. (Fox News)
* More than 1,700 miners rescued in South Africa Oct 5, 2007
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3000 workers trapped in South African gold mine Oct 5, 2007
There were no injuries and there was no immediate danger to any of the workers in Harmony Gold Mining Co. s Elandsrand Mine, company and union officials said. Peter Bailey, health and safety chairman for the National Mineworkers Union, said the first 74 men reached the surface shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday. (Charles City Press, IO)
Thousands of miners rescued Oct 5, 2007
The mine owner, Harmony Gold Mining Co., and South Africa's minerals and energy minister vowed to improve safety in one of the country's most important industries after the accident prompted allegations the industry cut safety corners and didn't properly maintain the mine. The union threatened to strike if its safety demands were not met. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
More than 2,000 miners evacuated after elevator damaged in South African gold mine Oct 5, 2007
The accident prompted allegations of the industry cutting safety corners in the name of profit and accusations from the government that mine owner Harmony Gold Mining Co. did not bother to inform it of the potentially devastating crisis ... We have to recommit ourselves to refocus on safety in this country; our safety record both as a company and an industry leave much to be desired, Harmony Gold Mining Co. chairman Patrice Motsepe said according to the South African Press Association, as union... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Rescues bringing miners to safety Oct 4, 2007
Harmony Gold Mining Company President Graham Briggs, whose company oversees mining operations there, echoed those sentiments. "It's really a nice sight to see people come out from underground," he said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Trapped Miners In South Africa Are Being Evacuated Oct 4, 2007
CARLETONVILLE, South Africa -- Roughly 1,500 workers have been evacuated from a South African gold mine as the slow process of lifting more than 3,000 workers trapped deep underground continues early Thursday, a spokeswoman for mine owner Harmony Gold Mining Co. said. The workers were trapped roughly 2,200 meters underground since Wednesday. (Wall Street Journal)
'I'm happy ... We are out and we are alive' Oct 4, 2007
Harmony Gold Mining Company President Graham Briggs, whose company oversees mining operations there, said a large compressed air pipe fell down a shaft, knocking out power. "This was a situation where the people were not really in danger, they were underground," Briggs told CNN on Thursday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
First Uranium reports results for the three months ended June 30, 2007 Aug 13, 2007
The Ezulwini Mine is part of the Ezulwini mining right, which includes certain surface and underground assets, acquired by Ezulwini Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited ("EMC") from Randfontein Estates Limited ("REL"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, including two shaft headgears, four hoists, fans, compressors, generators, a complete sub-vertical shaft infrastructure down to 2,100 metres below surface and underground equipment as well as the necessary surface... (Canada Newswire)
BlackRock's Mining Fund Returns Triple Stocks' Average in Second Quarter Jul 4, 2007
Birch also bought shares in Harmony Gold Mining Co., which fell during the period. Birch nonetheless said he is betting on gold prices rising over the next two years to match the advance in construction metals. (Bloomberg)
Russian miner Norilsk Nickel raises bid for LionOre to $6.27 billion May 23, 2007
Norilsk Nickel, the world's biggest nickel and palladium producer, has made major forays overseas in recent years, acquiring U.S. miners Stillwater Mining Co. and nickel producer OM Group Inc. In 2005 Norilsk, which held a 20 percent shareholder stake in Gold Fields Ltd., backed a hostile takeover bid by South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Co. that was ultimately unsuccessful. If it wins its quest for LionOre Mining International Ltd., Norilsk's global footprint will expand beyond its current... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Mining sector: Gold Fields CEO says 'not approached' about bid Apr 11, 2007
The firm successfully fought off a hostile takeover bid from Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd, the world's fifth ranking gold producer, during a bitter eight-month battle in 2004-2005. Search. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
First Uranium acquires Mine Waste Solutions (Proprietary) Limited to complement the Buffelsfontein Tailings Recovery Project in South Africa Apr 4, 2007
One such potential opportunity could be Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited's Randfontein gold mine, which is adjacent to First Uranium's Ezulwini underground mine project, in respect of which some preliminary discussions have been held. There can be no assurance that any agreement or transaction might be completed with Harmony. (Canada Newswire)
Mittal in the hot seat over prices Mar 28, 2007
Harmony Gold Mining Company and Durban Roodepoort Deep have filed a complaint against Mittal Steel and Macsteel International Holdings BV.. Harmony alleged that Mittal SA was a dominant firm in the domestic market for flat primary steel products and that it had abused this dominance by charging, in contravention of the Competition Act, excessive prices for its flat steel products. (iAfrica.com)
