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INTEGRATED ANNUAL
REPORT FOR THE 20-F
 2016
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CONTENTS
About this report
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Who we are
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How we create value
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Chairman’s letter
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Chief executive officer’s review
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Social and ethics committee: chairman’s report
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Board of directors
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Executive management
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Understanding Harmony
Our strategy
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Our business context
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Managing our risks and opportunities
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Material issues and stakeholder engagement
31
Harmony in action
Safety and health
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Employees and communities
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Environmental performance
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Mining Charter compliance scorecard
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Operational performance
81
Projects and exploration
110
Governing Harmony
Corporate governance
124
Remuneration report
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Audit and risk committee: chairman’s report
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Shareholder information
149
Directorate and administration
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ABOUT THIS REPORT
Our Integrated Annual Report 2016 tells the story of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony)
for our 2016 financial year (FY16), from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Certain comparative historical
information is presented where relevant and to provide insight into our future plans.
This report explains Harmony’s performance in the past year in terms of our strategic objectives and
business model, the impact of the external environment in which we operate, what we plan to do in the
future and how we intend to achieve this. While we consider the primary audience of our integrated
report to be the primary providers of financial capital – shareholders and investors – we understand that
other stakeholders also have an interest in our company and address their interests and concerns where
possible and appropriate.
This report covers all of Harmony’s wholly-owned operations in South Africa as well as its joint venture
and own exploration activities in Papua New Guinea. In addition, this report details the material
environmental, socio-economic and governance aspects of our operations, and of Harmony as a whole.
Discontinued operations have been excluded unless otherwise stated.
For the purposes of this report we define the short, medium and long term as follows:
Short term – six months to a year
Medium term – one year to three years
Long term – longer than three years
In addition to this report, Harmony produces an annual report prepared on a Form 20-F that is filed with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, in compliance with the listing requirements of
the New York Stock Exchange. Copies of this will be available from 26 October 2016, free of charge at
www.sec.gov and on our website. In an effort to align the Form 20-F with the Integrated Annual Report,
we have included relevant information from the Form 20-F in this report. Any additional information can
be found on our website at www.harmony.co.za/investors. This Integrated Annual Report has been
developed in line with the International Integrated Reporting Council Framework, the Global Reporting
Initiative G4 guidelines and the King III Report on Governance for South Africa. The full Global Reporting
Initiative index is available on our website at www.har.co.za.
In addition, our annual financial statements, including the summarised consolidated statements, were
prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board, the recommendations of the International Financial
Reporting Interpretations Committee (collectively the International Financial Reporting Standards), the
SAICA Financial Reporting Guidelines as issued by the Accounting Practices Committee, Financial
Pronouncements as issued by the Financial Reporting Standards Council, the South African
Companies Act 71 of 2008, as amended (Companies Act) and the JSE Listings Requirements.
For ease of reference, Harmony’s audited annual financial statements are available in a separate
report, the Financial Report 2016. A separate document, the Report to Shareholders containing the
notice of annual general meeting and summarised financial statements, is posted to shareholders. No
restatements were made in the 2016 financial year.
Everything we do, from risk assessment and decision making to reporting, is informed by our values and
our understanding of how various elements of the business fit together. We have applied this approach
to this report as well – it is a fully integrated document that gives insight into both our financial and non-
financial performance. A section entitled Mineral Resources and Reserves – Summary appears in this
report with more comprehensive information available in the report entitled Mineral Resources and
Mineral Reserves 2016. The resource and reserve statements were compiled in accordance with the
South African Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources, the
Australian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, Industry Guide 7 of the
United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission and the JSE Listings Requirements. This
information was gathered, reviewed and confirmed by the relevant competent persons.
At Harmony we acknowledge that our reports are made meaningful by ensuring that the information
presented is accurate and appropriate. The key performance indicators presented here were assured by
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo. A copy of their assurance report is available in this Integrated Annual Report.
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All of the reports making up our 2016 suite of reports, together with a Glossary of Terms, used in these
reports, are available online at www.har.co.za.
FEEDBACK
As our reporting and the activities discussed can be improved through feedback, should you have any
comments or suggestions on this report, send them to our investor relations team:
HarmonyIR@harmony.co.za.
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WHO WE ARE
Harmony, a gold mining and exploration company, conducts its activities in South Africa, one of the
world’s best-known gold mining regions, and in Papua New Guinea, one of the world’s premier new gold-
copper regions. Harmony, which has more than six decades of experience, was South Africa’s third
largest gold producer and the twelfth largest in the world in FY16. We are currently growing a significant
gold-copper portfolio in Papua New Guinea.
At Harmony, we understand the significant impact our company has on the lives of people, on the
communities that surround our mines, on the environment, and on the economic well-being of the
countries in which we operate.
OUR OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS
In South Africa, our operations are focused on the world-renowned Witwatersrand Basin. In addition, we
have an open pit mine on the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt. We operate nine underground mines, one
open-pit mine and several surface operations.
Our operation in Papua New Guinea is part of a 50:50 joint venture with Newcrest Mining Limited
(Newcrest). This joint venture includes the Hidden Valley* open-pit gold and silver mine, the Golpu
project in Morobe Province and significant exploration tenements. In addition to its joint ventures,
Harmony also has a wholly-owned exploration portfolio that focuses on highly prospective areas in
Papua New Guinea, including the Kili Teke gold-copper prospect.
In FY16, our South African operations accounted for 93% of total production of 1.08Moz, with the
remaining 7% coming from Papua New Guinea. At the same time, our South African holdings
represented 55% of our mineral resource base, while those in Papua New Guinea represented 45%. In
terms of gold equivalent ounces, 62% of total mineral reserves are gold and 38% copper.
Harmony has been a very successful explorer in Papua New Guinea, by investing in and growing the
Golpu project and by discovering the Kili Teke prospect. In developing a portfolio of world-class gold-
copper assets in Papua New Guinea – replacing ounces at a discovery cost of less than US$10 per gold
equivalent ounce – we are creating excellent long-term value for Harmony’s shareholders.
* Post year-end, on 19 September 2016, we acquired full ownership of Hidden Valley, subject to the
conditions precedent being met.
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OUR PEOPLE
Our company delivers long-term benefits to a broad range of stakeholders. We rely on experienced,
skilled teams who live our values and play their role in maintaining stakeholder relationships, growing
profits and maintaining a sustainable company.
At the end of FY16, Harmony employed 30 547 people in total – 25 861 employees and 4 580
contractors in South Africa and 76 employees and 30 contractors in Papua New Guinea (excluding
employees of the Morobe Mining Joint Ventures). Our employees are drawn from communities around
our operations, from other provinces in South Africa and Papua New Guinea, and from other countries
(Lesotho, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Australia). Our corporate offices are located in Randfontein,
South Africa, close to some of our South African operations, while our south-east Asia office is in
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The company is governed by a board of directors which brings together a range of skills and experience
and whose members are committed to maintaining the highest levels of corporate governance. In turn,
the directors entrust the management of Harmony to skilled management teams which work towards
ensuring that the company remains sustainable, towards improving margins and towards increasing the
value of our assets.
OUR VALUES AND THEIR ROLE IN CREATING VALUE
As a company, Harmony understands that long-term value is about more than the commodities we
produce and the profits we make. Our worth is also reflected in the impact we have on the lives of
people, now and in the future.
Harmony lives its values – safety, being accountable, achievement and being connected and honest.
These are the compass points for our actions, ensuring that, in addition to achieving our strategic goals,
we seek to make the right decisions and support the members of our teams in doing so. They are
ingrained in our training initiatives and decision-making processes, ensuring that they are at the front of
employees’ minds and actions, extending beyond our operations’ gates. They guide our interactions with
external stakeholders, from shareholders and the media to local communities, including those from
which our employees are drawn. Our hope is that through our commitment, we can build a company with
which people want to be associated and which will generate shared value into the future.
OUR SHAREHOLDERS
Harmony is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange. The
company’s shares are quoted in the form of American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock
Exchange and as International Depositary Receipts on the Berlin Stock Exchange.
OUR AWARDS
In November 2015, Harmony’s 2014 Integrated Annual Report received a merit award at the integrated
reporting awards ceremony hosted by the Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa in partnership with the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Post year end, three of Harmony’s operating units – the Asset Management Forum, Kusasalethu and
Kalgold – received awards for second, third and fourth places respectively in the Best Improved Safety
Performance category at the 2016 MineSAFE awards ceremony. Another three business units – Joel,
Bambanani, and Kalgold – came second, third and fourth respectively in the Best Safety Performance
category. In addition, our health hubs healthcare model was awarded third place in the Medical/Wellness
category. Furthermore our Merriespruit housing development was named the best community residential
unit project in the Free State. These awards all speak to our ongoing commitment to building a
sustainable business and we are honoured to have been recognised. For the second consecutive year,
the Carbon Disclosure Project has awarded Harmony a score of 100 for its climate change disclosure
and ranked its climate change performance in Band A.
In addition, the Carbon Disclosure Project has also awarded Harmony a position on its Water A list in
acknowledgment of the work being done in response to water issues and for sustainable water
management. Harmony was one of only eight companies globally to achieve this award.
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HOW WE CREATE VALUE
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CHAIRMAN’S LETTER
Dear shareholder
The year under review was a successful year.
Our share price increased from a low of R16 at the end of June 2015 to R52 at the end of June 2016.
Harmony’s share price outperformed all other gold mining companies locally and abroad. This increase
was driven by the increase in the gold price, our return to profitability and the good work that our
management is doing. The chief executive officer’s review deals in greater detail with the operational
performance of our mines.
Negative sentiment on gold was reversed by a surge in investors buying gold exchange traded funds. A
record high of 568 tons of gold was bought through exchange traded funds in the first half of calendar
2016, with interest centred in North America and London
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. The weakening of the exchange rate against
the US dollar further contributed to the 21% increase in the rand gold price.
Good production results for the year combined with positive market conditions enabled us to increase
our margins, significantly reduce debt, strengthen the balance sheet and declare our first dividend in
three years of 50 SA cents per share.
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Thomson Reuters GFMS Gold Survey 2016, quarter 2
SAFETY
The safety and health of all our employees is our primary concern. We are committed to creating a
culture where health and safety is our first priority.
There has been a substantial improvement in the lost-time injury frequency rate from 9.57 in the previous
year to 6.50 per million hours worked in the current year.
Regrettably ten of our colleagues lost their lives in accidents during the financial year. We remain
committed to zero fatalities at all our operations. I send my personal condolences and those of the entire
Harmony to the families, friends and work colleagues of those who lost their lives at our operations.
The causes of all accidents are investigated and analysed thoroughly by our own safety personnel in
conjunction with the authorities and employee representatives, and lessons learned are rigorously
applied.
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FINANCIAL RESULTS
This year we started reaping the benefits of our continued focus on cost management as well as the
restructuring and optimisation initiatives implemented by management during the previous year. We
achieved a unit cost increase of only 3% year-on-year and an 81% increase in production profit to R5.1
billion.
It is pleasing to see that our capital investments over the past few years have inter alia resulted in the
improvement of the underground grade to an average of 5.02g/ton for this year. We look forward to this
trend continuing into the future.
A higher average rand gold price received together with slightly higher gold production resulted in a net
profit of R949 million for the year compared to a loss of R4.5 billion for the previous year. Headline
earnings amounted to 221 SA cents per share compared to a headline loss of 189 SA cents during the
previous year.
Further details on the company’s operational performance are included in the Operational performance
section of this report.
GROWTH STRATEGY
We continuously investigate opportunities to increase our production and reserves. Our acquisition of
Newcrest’s 50% share in Hidden Valley, in Papua New Guinea, is in line with our overall aspiration to
increase our annual production profile to 1.5Moz within three years. We believe that Hidden Valley has
the potential to contribute approximately 180 000oz of gold per annum to Harmony’s production profile at
an all-in sustaining cost of less than US$950/oz within the next three years.

Our exploration and development in Papua New Guinea has been successful since our first transaction
in 2003. Following the declaration of a maiden resource at our wholly-owned Kili Teke prospect in
November 2015, continued drilling proved to be increasingly promising and enabled us to declare an
updated resource that has grown by 50% to 6Moz on a gold equivalent basis.
The Golpu gold-copper project in Papua New Guinea, is a world-class asset due to its size, high grades,
long-life and low operating costs. We have completed and announced the project’s stage 1 feasibility
study outcomes as well as the prefeasibility study outcomes for stage 2. The design of the mine allows
optionality and flexibility to scale the operation up with a relatively low capital investment. Golpu will
create significant value for our shareholders in the long term.
LEVERAGING OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC UPLIFTMENT
Harmony is committed to making a lasting contribution to the economic and social development of all
stakeholders in the countries where we operate.
Harmony’s rehabilitation programme is creating jobs and contributing to building sustainable
communities beyond the life of our mines by finding alternative uses of rehabilitated land for agriculture
and renewable energy projects. This year we implemented the biogas project, establishing commercially
viable vegetable and olive farms in Welkom and launched the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union
(POPCRU) training academy. We also released the Merriespruit 3 community rental units in partnership
with the Department of Human Settlement and the Department of Mineral Resources.
I am confident that the South African government is committed to creating a globally competitive
dispensation for investment in the mining industry. I uphold this view despite the outstanding issues
between the government and the Chamber of Mines. We sometimes take longer than what is necessary
to resolve our differences on various multi-stakeholder issues, whether it is the “once empowered always
empowered principle” or other socio-economic issues. Our history and culture of multi-stakeholder
engagement and seeking solutions which are in the interests of all stakeholders gives rise to my
confidence that we will resolve these issues.
Papua New Guinea is also reviewing its current mining legislation with draft legislation tabled for
discussion with all stakeholders.
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GOLD MARKET
During the first six months of the reporting period, the gold price continued the downward trend that
started in 2013, reaching lows of around US$1 060/oz, with sentiment remaining depressed. This was
largely driven by the prospect of rising US interest rates as well as general negative commodity market
sentiment.
In stark contrast, the second six months of the reporting period saw a dramatic change in sentiment, with
the gold price rising by 25% to US$1 321/oz by the end of the financial year. Despite weak physical
demand, especially from China and India, investment demand surged to push the gold price higher. The
impact of Brexit added to uncertainty and provided further impetus to investment demand.
Worldwide mine gold production decreased during the first half of the 2016 calendar year, by 1% to 1
514 tons compared to the corresponding period in 2015. This points to a possible year-on-year decrease
in mine production for the first time since 2008, as the long-term impacts of decreased capital and
exploration spending begins to filter through. It is pleasing to see that the official sector remains a
meaningful net buyer of gold, notably Russia and China2
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Thomson Reuters GFMS Gold Survey 2016, quarter 2
At Harmony we remain confident of the metal’s long term fundamentals as a desirable and scarce store
of wealth. However, periods of price volatility in our business can have a significant impact on our margin
but can also present short term opportunities to secure an attractive margin. This is reflected by the
steps taken by management to conclude a currency hedge for about 35% of our annual dollar flows in
February 2016, and then concluding a gold production hedge just after the end of the current financial
year for about 20% of two years’ gold production.
THANKS
I would like to express my gratitude to all the directors, the management and all the employees of
Harmony for their commitment, sacrifices and contributions to the development and growth of the
company.
Peter Steenkamp has done an excellent job since being appointed as chief executive officer. I am
confident that Harmony will continue to create value for our shareholders and also benefit our diverse
range of stakeholders.
Patrice Motsepe
Chairman
26 October 2016
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REVIEW
It is a pleasure to present my first annual report as chief executive officer of Harmony.
Harmony is driven by excellence, with strong management teams and mining capabilities. With the quality
ore bodies that we own, we are positioned for a promising future. Operationally, Harmony has had a good
year and we are in a much improved financial position. Harmony’s share price performed exceptionally well
over the past year, outperforming our peers and the gold price.
SAFETY AND HEALTH
In accordance with our values, our objective remains that our people are able to work without any harm
to their safety or to their health.
Despite our combined best efforts, ten of our people lost their lives in the service of the company, nine in
South Africa and one in Papua New Guinea. The colleagues no longer with us are: Piwas Kisa, Pheelo
William Ramohlokoane, Ezekiel Nonkevu, Cancel Nurse Malungane, Carlos Sitoe, Moeketsi Mongoako,
Motlatsi Samuel Lehana, Patuxolo Butshula and Mncedisi Mbongwa and Clinton Lewis Titmuss. I join my
colleagues in offering our heartfelt condolences to the families, colleagues and friends of the deceased.
We have thoroughly investigated the causes of these fatal accidents. The lessons learned have resulted
in revised procedures and the introduction of a central safety assurance team.
Harmony has intensified its focus on safety through the appointment of a chief operations officer who will
refine the safety strategy to institutionalise risk management, promote a culture of continuous
improvement and a genuine care for safety whilst providing safety leadership.
Our overall lost-time injury rate improved from 9.24 to 6.23 per million hours worked across the company
from the previous year.
Harmony had been honoured with a number of awards at the 2016 MineSAFE awards ceremony which
attests to our commitment to creating a safe and healthy workplace for our people. For more information,
see Our Awards on page 7.
In terms of our holistic approach to ensure the wellness of our people, our health-care hubs are based at
the operations and are staffed by medical professionals. These facilities provide prompt health services
when they are required and redirect those in need of further attention to outsourced service providers.
Our people are encouraged to be proactive in seeking treatment and advice.
OPERATIONS
Total gold production for FY16 amounted to 1.08Moz, marginally higher than the previous year. An
average increase of 21% in the rand gold price escalated group turnover to R18.3 billion (US$1.3 billion)
(19% higher than the previous year in rand terms, US$84 million lower in US$ terms). Good cost control
assisted us in limiting the increase in all-in sustaining costs to only 3% at R467 526/kg. The combined
effect of this was an 81% increase in production profit to R5.1 billion (US$350 million).
Harmony increased the underground grade recovered for a fourth consecutive year to an average grade
of 5.02g/t. This is due to the good results delivered by our projects. The ramp up in production at
Phakisa and Tshepong decline is on track. We have managed to access higher grade areas through the
deepening of Doornkop and Kusasalethu. In addition, we are successfully mining the Bambanani high-
grade shaft pillar and the completion of the Joel decline is expected to deliver additional higher grade
ore.
I am confident that we will achieve our production guidance of 1.05Moz at an all-in sustaining cost of
US$1 100/oz (R495 000/kg) for FY17, having positioned each of our mines to produce safe, profitable
ounces.
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Total gold equivalent reserves: 36.9Moz
South Africa (gold):
16.8Moz
Papua New Guinea (gold):
6.2Moz
Papua New Guinea (copper):
*13.9Moz
* Equivalent to 5 269Mlb copper
GROWING PROFITABILITY
Harmony’s aspiration is to grow our production to approximately 1.5Moz and increase our profitability in
the next three years by:
growing, nurturing and developing our core assets
harvesting operations that are high cost and have a short life
expanding in South Africa, into Africa and in Papua New Guinea
exploring organic growth opportunities
Papua New Guinea
Excellent progress is being made with the Golpu gold-copper project in which we have a 50% stake with
Newcrest. During the year the feasibility and prefeasibility study of the project was completed, showing
that the mine will operate in the lowest industry cost quartile, generating strong cash flows over many
years. The Golpu gold-copper porphyry, a world-class deposit, lends itself to phased development and
block cave mining and when completed, will be the largest underground mine in Papua New Guinea.
The Golpu reserve was updated with the completion of the feasibility and prefeasibility study of Stage 1
and Stage 2 of the project. The updated reserve is declared as 379Mt containing 11.0Moz gold and
4.8Mt of copper (100% basis, 50% attributable to Harmony). Post year-end, an application for a special
mining lease was submitted to the Mineral Resources Authority in Papua New Guinea.
We declared a maiden mineral resource in November 2015 at our wholly-owned Kili Teke project in
Papua New Guinea. Subsequent exploration and drilling to further probe the potential to expand the
two zones along strike and down dip generated encouraging results. This enabled us to update our
initial estimate, post year end, to a 222Mt mineral resource at 0.35% copper and 0.25g/t gold (785
000t copper, 1.2Moz gold). The deposit contains two main areas of higher-grade quartz stockwork-
related mineralisation.
Post year-end, Harmony acquired the whole of Hidden Valley, which was previously held in a 50:50 joint
venture with Newcrest. The conclusion of this transaction is subject to South African regulatory approval.
Harmony plans to invest and develop stages 5 and 6 of the mine, accessing the ore body of 1.4Moz
ounces of gold and 27Moz of silver over a period of seven years. We believe that Hidden Valley has the
potential to contribute approximately 180 000oz gold per annum to Harmony’s production profile at an
all-in sustaining cost of less than US$950/oz within the next three years.
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South Africa
We have resolved to optimise cash flow by accessing higher grades at Kusasalethu and shortening its life
of mine. We are considering the feasibility of mining the high-grade Ventersdorp Contact Reef payshoot
below our current infrastructure at Kusasalethu.
We are currently busy with an optimisation study to integrate the infrastructure between Phakisa and
Tshepong with a view to improving the financial metrics of mining the combined operation.
Additional potential payable resources are expected to be defined with planned drilling of ore bodies
scheduled at Tshepong, Phakisa, Doornkop, Target 1 and Kalgold.
SOUTH AFRICA’S LABOUR ENVIRONMENT
Harmony continued its open and co-operative interactions with employees and unions. In applying our
value of connectedness, we ensure that employees feel part of the Harmony family. Since my
appointment, I have used every opportunity to engage with our employees. A union leadership
empowerment programme had been initiated in FY15 aimed at sharing the business imperatives and
performance, company strategy and an understanding of business principles.
Labour disputes and strikes are considered a material issue for Harmony. Not only do these disputes
result in a loss of production, but they also affect morale and reputation, and present a risk to non-striking
employees, communities and company assets. We are fortunate that inter-union rivalry did not significantly
affect Harmony in the past year.
We have reached a three-year wage agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers, United
Association of South Africa and Solidarity, effective from 1 July 2015. Increases range from 6% for miners,
artisans and officials to 10.4% for category 4 employees.
MINING CHARTER AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Harmony supports South Africa’s Broad-Based Socio-Economic Charter for the Mining Industry (the
Charter) which is aimed at including historically disadvantaged persons and transforming the mining
industry. Harmony is fully compliant with the current Charter’s provisions and we have exceeded the
26% ownership credentials.
A draft new Mining Charter has been proposed by the Minister of Mineral Resources during May 2016.
Harmony has partnered with the industry in seeking an open and negotiated agreement of the draft
Charter’s provisions to ensure that the rights of all our stakeholders are protected and advanced.
Discussions are ongoing.
Harmony continues to comply with the current Charter’s social requirements. Refer to the Mining Charter
Compliance Scorecard.
CONCLUSION
I extend my appreciation to my chairman, Patrice Motsepe, for his support and leadership at the board. I
also want to thank the board and my executive team for their guidance and support. I would also like to
thank everyone at Harmony for making this company what it is and the support you have given me.
Our management teams are geared to deliver, steered by an experienced and competent executive
team. I have no doubt that Harmony’s current momentum will be upheld.
Peter Steenkamp
Chief executive officer
26 October 2016
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SOCIAL AND ETHICS COMMITTEE:
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Dear stakeholder,
It gives me immense pleasure as chairman of the social and ethics committee to present the committee’s
report for the year ended 30 June 2016. The committee is constituted in terms of the requirements of
section 72(8) of the Companies Act 71 2008 (the Act), and its associated regulations. It is a sub-
committee of the board and fulfils its functions on behalf of Harmony and its subsidiary companies with
regard to social and economic development, environmental stewardship, governance and ethics, public
safety, health, labour and employment matters. Operational safety is the responsibility of the technical
committee. For more information on the composition of the social and ethics committee, refer to the
Corporate Governance section of this report.
Despite market volatility in FY16, Harmony remained committed to the sustainable running of its
business, in its commitment to delivering on its social and economic responsibilities and in making a
lasting, positive impact on surrounding communities, our employees and other stakeholders.
APPROACH
Sustainability at Harmony is underpinned by our values system, which is intrinsic to our operating
philosophy and practices. It remains key in our decision-making. We subscribe to the five capitals model
(natural, human, social, manufactured and financial capital) which underpins our approach to sustainable
investment. Our objective is to improve and advance each capital so that we create value during the
lives of our mines and beyond by leaving a positive, lasting and felt legacy.
The social and ethics committee is confident that during the past financial year it complied fully with the
legal, regulatory and other responsibilities assigned to it by the board.
ACTIONS IN FY16
The committee, which undertakes its duties with accountability both to the board and to the company’s
stakeholders, met five times during the past financial year and attended one site visit during the year.
The committee’s key activities are summarised in the Corporate Governance section of this report.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
The committee maintained responsibility for public safety during the past financial year and reviewed
its strategic interventions, while reinforcing robust controls over access to our mines and the
surrounding properties. Of particular concern are the repeated breaches of security perimeters, both
by members of our communities and by criminals intent on illegal activities. I am saddened to report
that three community members lost their lives in two separate incidents in Welkom as a result of
trespassing on hazardous mine sites. Numerous community interventions were added to our existing
programmes to further raise awareness of safety conditions and hazardous environments. Community
interventions also focused on primary healthcare and HIV/AIDS awareness.
EMPOWERMENT AND TRANSFORMATION
Our moral obligation to our host communities extends beyond providing direct employment opportunities
and financial benefits. We also drive social sustainability through local economic-development
programmes as well as by local procurement.
Although the period for complying with the targets of the Mining Charter came to an end in December
2014, Harmony, in the spirit of transformation and going beyond compliance, continued to deliver in line
with the tenets of the Charter, advancing in particular housing and living conditions, procurement and
human resources. We measured ourselves against the 2014 targets and are pleased to confirm that we
achieved and exceeded these targets during this financial year. (See the Mining Charter Compliance
Scorecard in this report.)
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When it comes to investing in and transforming our workforce, we have met and exceeded all the group-
wide targets, with the appropriate number of historically disadvantaged South Africans employed at all
levels of management. For more on this see, Employees and Communities section of this report.
Societal development remains an important objective and, with this in mind, as a group we invested
R18 million (US$1 million) in local economic development. One notable legacy project implemented
during the reporting period was the Merriespruit community rental unit which is directed at satisfying
the demand for rental accommodation in Welkom. Construction of the Merriespruit 3 community rental
units created employment for 300 members of the local community while building work was underway.
Post year-end, this project was named the best community residential unit project in the Free State.
Recognising the role of small and medium enterprises in the community, Harmony launched the
Phakamani Initiative which provides soft loans to entrepreneurs in Welkom. Although still in its infancy,
the initiative has already made several meaningful investments, some of which supported the creation of
30 jobs.
In April 2016, the Minister of Mineral Resources released a draft Mining Charter for public comment.
Harmony, through the Chamber of Mines, has been in extensive engagements with the Minister to
develop the amended charter into a progressive document that will contribute to the further development
of an enabling environment conducive to responsible mining and heightened transformation.
BUILDING A HEALTHY AND ENGAGED WORKFORCE
We believe that a healthy workforce coupled with a healthy workplace culture is integral to sustaining
our productivity and profitability in today’s business climate. Our culture gives priority to health and
safety and, to this end, Harmony committed R100 million to a proactive healthcare strategy. In its third
year of implementation in FY16, this initiative has already delivered a 14% reduction in absenteeism
which translates to a thousand more people at work each day.
Consultation and collaboration form the cornerstones of our relationship with our employees, directly and
through organised labour. It was against the strong fabric of mutual respect and trust that together we
concluded a three-year wage agreement in October 2015. As the agreement was reached with unions
which represented the majority of our employees, it was extended to include all employees. Following
this agreement, we have experienced stable industrial relations across our operations. Refer to
Operational Performance section of this report.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Looking back at the year under review, the committee is satisfied with Harmony’s environmental
performance. Managing our finite resources responsibly remained high on the agenda. With the water-
scarcity challenges in South Africa, Harmony converted two of its operations to zero discharge by
constructing two water treatment plants, thus maximising the re-use of mine water. Energy conservation
was achieved by driving efficiencies, and innovative solutions which resulted in a 3% reduction in
electricity consumption. Our performance in these areas was recognised with ‘A’ rankings in calendar
year 2015 for the Carbon Disclosure Project’s Climate Change and Water programmes.
Our land rehabilitation programme has advanced beyond demolition and restoration activities and has
progressed to value creation. The bio-energy initiative is being commissioned, the solar parks are
undergoing licensing and the agriculture and agro-processing programme has moved into
implementation. All these projects are designed to deliver ecological benefits while supporting the socio-
economic imperatives of job creation and entrepreneurial development.
ETHICS
We believe ethical conduct is a prerequisite for doing business. There is a direct correlation between
sustainable business success and consistent ethical behaviour. The continued success of our
company depends on the highest levels of integrity across all aspects of our business. We want all our
stakeholders to view Harmony as a company they can trust – therefore we are unequivocal about our
values and the way in which these values find expression in our daily behaviour. Our code of conduct
was developed further and we introduced a behavioural code, which simplifies the detail set out in the
code of conduct. For more on these codes, refer to Corporate Governance section of this report.
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LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YEAR AHEAD
Although the first six months of the financial year were particularly challenging for the gold mining
industry, Harmony has positioned itself to benefit from a higher gold price. Wider operating margins have
strengthened our ability to meet our social commitments. Harmony is strengthening its engagement with
host communities and with local authorities to ensure continuity and to manage expectations. It is vital
that Harmony makes promises that it can keep in order to maintain and retain the relationships the
company has worked to establish.
The licensing of Golpu in Papua New Guinea is of utmost importance to Harmony, and it is imperative
that engagement and consultation are promoted between all key stakeholders to assist in obtaining the
special mining lease permits.
From a regulatory perspective, the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act amendment bill
and the Mining Charter in South Africa are under review and, in order to ensure that the legal reform
results in sound implementable outcomes, Harmony is engaging closely with the authorities through the
Chamber of Mines and other forums. Harmony has a strong footprint in South Africa and Papua New
Guinea and remains committed to all our stakeholders and relevant host communities.
THANKS
We continue to make considerable progress on our journey towards sustainable development to deliver
tangible benefits for all stakeholders. The commitment of our people to safety, health, governance and
environmental performance is commendable and for that I thank you all. My sincere appreciation goes to
members of the social and ethics committee and the board for their continued and invaluable guidance,
support and input. Feel free to assist us in our further work by voicing your opinions and by providing
feedback on our performance and disclosure.
Modise Motloba
Chairman: social and ethics committee
26 October 2016
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN
Patrice Motsepe (54)
BA (Legal), LLB
Appointed a director and non-executive chairman on 23 September 2003
In addition to being a non-independent non-executive chairman, Patrice
is also a member of the nomination committee
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
Modise Motloba (50)
BSc, Diploma in Strategic Management
Appointed to the board on 30 July 2004
Chairman of the social and ethics committee and a member of the
nomination committee and the audit and risk committee
LEAD INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Fikile De Buck (56)
BA (Economics), FCCA
Appointed to the board on 30 March 2006
Chairman of the nomination committee and a member of the social and
ethics committee, the remuneration committee and the audit and risk
committee
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Peter Steenkamp (57)
B Eng (Mining); Mine Managers Certificate Metal Mines; Mine Managers
Certificate Fiery Mines; CPIR; MDP; BLDP
Appointed to the board on 1 January 2016, on appointment as chief
executive officer
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
Frank Abbott (61)
BCom, CA (SA), MBL
First appointed to the board as non-executive director on 1 October
1994, and was financial director from 1997 until 2004
Re-appointed financial director in February 2012
Patrice Motsepe
Modise Motloba
Fikile De Buck
Peter Steenkamp
Frank Abbott
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Harry Ephraim “Mashego” Mashego (52)
BA (Education), BA (Hons), (Human Resources Management) Joint
Management Development Programme, Global Executive Development
Programme
Joined Harmony in 2005 and appointed an executive director on 24
February 2010
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Joaquim Chissano (77)
PhD
Appointed to the board on 20 April 2005
Member of the nomination committee and the social and ethics
committee
Ken Dicks (77)
Mine Managers Certificate (Metalliferous Mines), Mine Managers
Certificate (Fiery Coal Mines), Management diplomas (Unisa) and
(INSEAD)
Appointed to the board on 13 February 2008
Member of the technical committee and the investment committee
Dr Simo Lushaba (50)
BSc (Hons), MBA , DBA , CD (SA)
Appointed to the board on 18 October 2002
Chairman of the investment committee and member of the audit and risk
committee and the remuneration committee
Cathie Markus (59)
BA, LLB
Appointed to the board on 31 May 2007
Chairman of the remuneration committee and member of the investment
committee and the social and ethics committee
Mavuso Msimang (75)
MBA (Project Management), BSc
Appointed to the board on 26 March 2011
Member of the nomination committee and the social and ethics
committee. Successor to the lead independent non-executive director
Mashego Mashego
Joaquim Chissano
Ken Dicks
Dr Simo Lushaba
Cathie Markus
Mavuso Msimang
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Karabo Nondumo (38)
BAcc, HDip (Acc), CA (SA)
Appointed to the board on 3 May 2013
Member of the audit and risk committee, the technical committee and the
investment committee
Vishnu Pillay (59)
BSc (Hon), MSc
Appointed to the board on 8 May 2013
Member of the technical committee, the investment committee and the
remuneration committee
John Wetton (67)
CA (SA), FCA
Appointed to the board on 1 July 2011
Chairman of the audit and risk committee and member of the social and
ethics committee, remuneration committee and investment committee
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
André Wilkens (67)
Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency, MDPA, RMIIA, Mini MBA
Oil and Gas
Appointed to the board on 7 August 2007
Chairman of the technical committee and a member of the investment
committee and the remuneration committee
Directors to be re-elected at the forthcoming annual general meeting:
In line with Harmony’s memorandum of incorporation, the following directors are required to retire on a
three-year rotational cycle and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election at the forthcoming annual
general meeting of shareholders:
Cathie Markus
Karabo Nondumo
Vishnu Pillay
André Wilkens
For further information and their detailed resumés, see our Report to Shareholders 2016 at
www.har.co.za/16/download/HAR-RS16.pdf
Karabo Nondumo
Vishnu Pillay
John Wetton
André Wilkens
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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
In addition to the three executive directors Peter Steenkamp, Frank Abbott and Mashego Mashego, who
are on the board of directors, the following are members of our executive management.
EXECUTIVE: MINERAL RESOURCES AND EXPLORATION
Jaco Boshoff (47)
BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, Pr Sci Nat, MSAIMM, MGSSA
Joined Harmony in 1996 and appointed to executive management in 2004
Has been Harmony’s designated competent person for statutory reserves
and resources reporting since 2004
EXECUTIVE: HUMAN RESOURCES
Anton Buthelezi (52)
National diploma (Human Resources Management), BTech (Labour
Relations Management), Advanced Diploma in Labour Law, Certificate in
Business Leadership
Rejoined Harmony in 2005 as human resources manager and appointed to
executive management in 2011
Participates in the Chamber of Mines’ gold sector caucus
EXECUTIVE: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Melanie Naidoo-Vermaak (42)
BSc (Hons) (Industrial Microbiology), MSc (Sustainable Development),
MBA
Joined Harmony in 2009 as a member of executive management
A member of the Chamber of Mines’ environmental policy committee, the
Far West Rand Dolomitic Water Association and Mining Industries Group
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER: SAFETY, MINING PROJECTS, NEW
DEVELOPMENT AND CORPORATE STRATEGY
Phillip Tobias (46)
BSc (Mining Engineering), Wits International Executive Development
Programme and GIBS Advanced Management Programme,
Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) and Mine Manager’s Certificate of
Competence
Joined Harmony as regional general manager on 1 July 2014 and was
appointed to current position in executive management in March 2016
Appointed first black president of the Association of the Mine Managers of
South Africa in 2008
Jaco Boshoff
Anton Buthelezi
Melanie Naidoo-Vermaak
Phillip Tobias
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EXECUTIVE: CORPORATE AND INVESTOR RELATIONS
Marian van der Walt (43)
BCom (Law), LLB, Higher Diploma in Tax, Diplomas in Corporate
Governance and Insolvency Law, Certificates in Business Leadership
Joined Harmony in 2003 as company secretary
Joined executive management
as Executive: Legal in 2005
Appointed to current position in 2008
Non-executive director of Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Johannes van Heerden (44)
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Joined Harmony in 1998 and appointed chief executive officer of its south-
east Asia operations in 2008
EXECUTIVE: RISK MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES IMPROVEMENT
Abré van Vuuren (56)
BCom, Development Programme in Labour Relations, Management
Development Programme, Advanced Labour Law Programme, Board
Leadership Programme
Joined Harmony in 1997 and held various positions in services and human
resources
Appointed to executive management in 2001
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER:
SOUTH AFRICAN OPERATIONS
Beyers Nel (39)
BEng (Mining Engineering), MBA, Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng),
Mine Manager’s Certificate
of Competency
Joined Harmony on the merger with African Rainbow Minerals Gold in
2003 and appointed to current position in executive management in March
2016.
Currently vice president of the Association of Mine Managers of South
Africa
Marian van der Walt
Johannes van Heerden
Abre van Vuuren
Beyers Nel
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SENIOR MANAGEMENT WHO ATTEND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
REGIONAL GENERAL MANAGER: (TSHEPONG AND PHAKISA)
Simphiwe Kubheka (34)
BSc (Eng) Mining Engineering, MBA, Mine manager’s certificate of
competency
Joined Harmony as a general manager in January 2014 and appointed
regional general manager in June 2016
REGIONAL GENERAL MANAGER: (DOORNKOP, KUSASALETHU,
KALGOLD)
Moses Motlhageng (41)
B-Tech. (Mining), Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency,
Professional Engineering Technician
Joined Harmony in 2011 as a general manager and appointed regional
general manager in June 2016
REGIONAL GENERAL MANAGER: (MASIMONG, JOEL, UNISEL AND
BAMBANANI)
James Mufara (42)
BSc (Hons) (Mining), MBA, Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency
Joined Harmony in 2011 as a general manager and appointed regional
general manager in 2012
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY AND HEAD OF LEGAL
Riana Bisschoff (39)
LLB, LLM
Joined Harmony in 2012 as group company secretary
Appointed head of legal in February 2016
Is a qualified attorney, notary and conveyancer
Full and detailed resumés of all members of Harmony’s executive management are available at
www.harmony.co.za/about-us/management
Simphiwe Kubheka
Moses Motlhageng
James Mafura
Riana Bisschoff
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OUR STRATEGY
Our primary strategic objective remains to create sustained value by producing safe, profitable ounces and
by improving our margins. Cash generated will be used to advance our business objectives which are to:
  reduce our debt
  pay dividends to shareholders
  fund the development of Golpu in Papua New Guinea and make cash-generative acquisitions
Maintaining and increasing our margins are essential to sustaining our business and meeting our
strategic and business objectives. This strategy is supported by three pillars – operational excellence,
cash certainty and efficient capital allocation.
In line with our strategic objective, our medium-term aim is to increase gold production to approximately
1.5Moz by FY19 by:
  growing, nurturing and developing our core assets
  harvesting operations that are high cost and have a short life
  expanding in South Africa and Papua New Guinea as well as further into Africa
  assessing organic growth opportunities
To this end, we remained focused on the safe mining of profitable ounces at all operations in FY16. As part
of our planning for FY17, we have closed or placed on care and maintenance those sections of individual
mines where costs and grades would render their exploitation unprofitable.
Through operational excellence and by adhering to our company values, applying mining discipline,
further increasing our productivity, creating an enabling environment and applying grade cut-offs, we
believe that our guidance for FY17 is realistic and achievable. These actions position our operations to
produce safe, profitable ounces in future.
By mining profitably at all times we will ensure the financial strength and flexibility necessary to underpin
our future sustainability and growth. This, in turn, is crucial to ensuring that we continue to serve all our
stakeholders’ best interests fairly.
Realistic planning supports our strategy to optimise assets – our ore bodies, our infrastructure and our
people. This will ensure safer, more profitable production.
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OUR BUSINESS CONTEXT
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EC5
At Harmony we understand that, as a business, we operate in a complex and ever-changing external
environment – one that encompasses social, economic and environmental changes in the short, medium
and long terms. At the same time, the business climate and context within our company are both
dynamic and complex and, in many respects, are affected by the many changes in the external
environment. We need to understand the external and internal environments as well as the relationships
between the two to help us understand how we should position Harmony for success.
Identifying and understanding the factors that drive our internal and external business context require
regular and consistent engagement with our stakeholders (see Material Issues and Stakeholder
Engagement of this report).
This section should be read in conjunction with the section Managing our Risks and Opportunities.
UNDERSTANDING OUR EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
The mining environment in South Africa has been particularly challenging in recent years. Most notable
has been the public debate on mining’s contribution to society and, since 2012, the nature of the labour
relations environment. The industry and its stakeholders have sought as far as possible to minimise the
negative impacts.
We continue to have a positive view on the strength of the gold price, with cash certainty being key in
times of extreme market volatility. The currency hedge programme introduced in February 2016 and the
gold hedge programme entered into post year-end, were necessary short-term steps to secure margins
and to create certainty for a portion of our future cash flows. This cash flow will enable us to further
reduce our debt and strengthen our balance sheet.
Our external environment also influences the perceptions of shareholders towards investing in South
Africa and Papua New Guinea, to investing in gold and, ultimately, to investing in Harmony. We have
identified the various risks and opportunities that the company faces in the section Managing Risks and
Opportunities.
The average rand gold price received increased to R544 984/kg in FY16, from R449 570/kg in FY15, as
a result of a 27% weakening in the rand against the US dollar in FY16 to an average of R14.50/US$
(from R11.45/US$ in FY15). During FY16, the US dollar gold price received decreased by 4% to US$1
169/oz (US$1 222/oz in FY15).
Many analysts were bearish on gold at the start of the 2016 calendar year, expecting interest rates in
the United States to rise, signalling further downside in the gold price. However, this did not happen
and gold has outperformed as the global economy has been characterised by softer growth, leading
many central banks globally to decrease rates this year. The ongoing discussion of negative interest
rate policy by the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan in particular has boosted demand for
gold. In local currency terms – the rand and the Australian dollar – the gold price has risen to new
highs prompting some producers to take advantage of this and to implement hedging contracts.
It remains the responsibility of all role players to create an industry that will attract investment. Although
there are increasing expectations and demands by external parties – communities, local governments,
non-governmental organisations and others – on the mining sector, we recognise that Harmony has an
important role to play as a corporate citizen. Consequently, all relationships with our stakeholders are
important – we engage and listen before agreeing on mutually beneficial actions. We have sponsored a
number of youth development programmes, created job opportunities, built housing for local communities
and provided bursaries, to name just a few of our community investment projects. In addition, a final
dividend was paid to shareholders for FY16 – thus ensuring that all of our stakeholders share in the
success that Harmony enjoyed during the past year. Our combined focus remains to fully reflect the value
of our company in our share price.
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An important external factor, in South Africa and Papua New Guinea, with the potential to have an
impact on our company and our activities is that of legislative changes and amendments. In South Africa,
our engagements with all levels of government are both direct and also indirect while at a national level
this is also conducted through the Chamber of Mines of South Africa. We endeavour to maintain healthy
relations with the regulators through regular, honest engagement and to provide input regarding pending
legislation through the forums available such as the Chamber.
Sufficient, reliable supplies of water and electricity are essential to the safe, efficient conduct of our
mining operations. Water is a scarce resource in South Africa, and supply was further constrained by the
drought last summer. We have been implementing various measures to improve efficiency of use and
have been proactively reducing water consumption by recycling (see Environmental Performance
section of this report). In addition, we have provided potable water to water-stressed communities in both
South Africa and Papua New Guinea.
In 2014, Harmony joined several of its peers in the gold mining sector in South Africa to establish the
Gold Industry Working Group on Occupational Lung Disease to seek a sustainable, fair and
comprehensive solution in dealing with this disease in the sector. Much work has been done in the past
year to address the backlog in claims and ensure all eligible former employees receive the compensation
they are entitled to timeously.
As an industry, we have taken steps to transfer all current and former miners from the Occupational
Diseases in Mines and Works Act to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act,
which is better administered and has superior benefits. This is part of a broader initiative by government
to review and unify South Africa’s compensation systems. A legacy fund is to be established to enable
‘top-up’ payments to claimants, while safeguarding the industry against civil claims. Work on a legacy
fund continues in the wider context of the silicosis class action which got underway in October 2015 and
which is being defended by the members of the Working Group.
UNDERSTANDING OUR INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
The most important aspects of our internal environment remain the safety and well-being of our
employees, and the integrity and sustainability of our assets. Our internal environment is therefore
shaped largely by factors which affect our employees or on which our employees have an impact. The
environment and mining processes, combined with the behaviour of people, bring with them certain risks
to our employees, which we aim to avoid, mitigate or manage. While we have seen significant
improvements in our safety performance in recent years, we remain committed to further improvement,
which is why keeping our employees safe and healthy is highlighted in our risks and is one of our
material issues.
Occupational health risks are not the only health risks we work to mitigate – in South Africa our
employees are at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, both of which are highly prevalent in our
society, and we have put in place various initiatives to treat and prevent these illnesses. See the Safety
and Health section of this report.
At Harmony we believe that our employees should be able to improve their lives through their work. As a
result we offer extensive training and development programmes, including adult education and training,
portable-skills training and on-the-job training. In addition, we invest in community education
programmes to ensure that quality education is available at a young age and that promising students are
given the tools to thrive, see the Employees and Communities section of this report.
We acknowledge the imbalance caused by historical systems in South Africa and work to remedy this
through a recruitment policy that focuses on employing historically disadvantaged South Africans at all
levels of the company, from the board through to entry-level employees. Harmony is committed to
black economic empowerment in South Africa, through direct equity ownership, our procurement
spend, management representation and through our employee share ownership scheme, which allows
employees to share in the company’s success. We have also put considerable time and effort into
developing a successful women-in-mining project, which has seen many women find fulfilment in their
underground roles. For further information on transformation, see the sections entitled Employees and
Communities and Mining Charter Scorecard Compliance sections of this report.
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By understanding what we need to do to help our employees feel safe and satisfied at work and by
implementing various initiatives to achieve this and maintain open communication with them, we manage
many of the factors that have an impact on our internal environment. Our emphasis on open
communication also allows us to understand any emerging issues that may influence our efforts and
gives us time to deal with them before they escalate.
The organisational restructuring implemented in the past year is aimed at improving internal efficiencies
so as to ensure that we achieve our operational objectives and the mining of safe profitable ounces. Two
chief operating officers have been appointed to support the chief executive officer – one to oversee
operations and the other to oversee safety, organisational strategy and projects – and they in turn are
supported by three regional general managers.
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MANAGING OUR RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
WHY THIS IS MATERIAL TO HARMONY
In identifying and understanding the risks and opportunities facing our business, we are better able to
mitigate and/or manage them and thereby position the company to take advantage of any opportunities,
future challenges and growth prospects.
OUR APPROACH TO RISK MANAGEMENT
At Harmony, our approach to risk relies on the continual monitoring of risk and related mitigation
procedures and when appropriate, their revision. Our risk management strategy strives to be practical
and effective, rather than to focus solely on compliance. Risk management is embedded within our day-
to-day activities and processes.
Our risk management process
The management of risk is guided by specific regulatory and legislative requirements, and is championed
internally by our chief executive officer. While management is responsible for implementation and
compliance, the audit and risk committee is responsible for oversight of the process, its adequacy and
effectiveness. Reporting on risk-related performance is marked for the attention of the various board sub-
committees.
Because relationships underpin everything we do, our risk management process is based on
engagement – between management and the board, and between the company and various
stakeholders – to ensure that we address risks appropriately.
Risk management has as its starting point the group’s strategy. It is important to understand those
factors that have the potential to hinder our ability to deliver on our strategy, as well as to identify those
opportunities that will enable us to achieve our goals. We benchmark the risks and opportunities
identified against those of our peers to ensure that the risks we identify are not only specific to Harmony
but also include those facing the industry.
In preparing their formal reports to the board, the executive committee and the audit and risk committee
meet quarterly to examine the risks and discuss any changes in their relative importance or in their
mitigation. The audit and risk committee’s review is supplemented by feedback from the various board
sub-committees and reviews of specific risks falling within the ambit of their responsibilities.
Each quarterly examination is based on experiences at the operations, feedback from key stakeholders,
external factors and management meetings. In addition, various teams within the company address risk
on a regular basis as part of their day-to-day roles. This creates an ongoing conversation about risk at
different levels, allowing any changes to be captured on a continuing basis.
While risk management is included in our day-to-day processes, formal weekly risk reviews are
undertaken by management teams at the operations, to identify and prioritise specific high-risk issues at
an operational level. These operational and safety risk reviews are reported to the respective regional
general managers with additional oversight by the operations’ committees.
Roles of the board and audit and risk committee
Risk is a standard item on the agenda at audit and risk committee meetings and the committee’s role in our
risk management process is multi-dimensional. The committee’s primary task is to identify, prioritise,
manage and monitor strategic enterprise risks at Harmony, while operational and safety specific risks are
monitored by the technical committee of the board. Our risk management process reflects our integrated
approach to business and the audit and risk committee – supported by various board sub-committees –
examines all risks affecting our strategy.
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To do this, the committee spends considerable time reviewing and evaluating the processes in place to
identify, monitor and manage risk. These include our risk management policy, methodology and
planning, formal risk assessment, internal controls and assurance processes, our risk appetite and
tolerance and our responses to the risks identified. Once the audit and risk committee is satisfied with
these, responsibility for their implementation devolves to executive management and their teams. In turn,
their task is to ensure that these risk processes are constantly applied in day-to-day activities.
Based on these reviews, the audit and risk committee submits its findings to the board. The top strategic,
operational and safety-specific risks and mitigating factors are reported to the board on a quarterly basis.
OUR ACTIONS IN FY16
During FY16, we formulated group-level risk appetite and tolerance levels, and continued to monitor our
risks to identify and manage those that were most material to the company.
While our group-level risk appetite and tolerance levels are subject to formal annual reviews, these are
continually monitored for relevance in terms of changing macro-environment factors. Our tolerance
levels are further defined at lower tolerance limits per risk.
OUR RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Various risk factors contain an element of volatility, for example, commodity prices and exchange rates,
labour dynamics and the regulatory environment. As a result, our risk profile reflects industry dynamics
and Harmony-specific issues and opportunities at a particular time.

The following two graphs and the table on the following pages show our top strategic risks and
opportunities.

Our risk profile is based on potential events and/or factors that pose either a threat and/or an
opportunity. These downside and upside risk factors are duly taken into account in our day-to-day
business activities and, having been identified, are integral to the formulation and management of our
group strategy.
Our group-level risk appetite statement
Harmony is in the business of gold mining in South Africa and Papua New Guinea, which is a
high-risk, high-reward business. We are involved in the entire gold mining value chain – from exploring
for prospects, conducting feasibility studies and building, buying and operating mines to closing and
rehabilitating mines at the end of their lives.
In the course of conducting our business, we are exposed to the volatility of the gold price and exchange
rates and where appropriate will mitigate some of this exposure through hedging programmes. We
operate well in emerging economies and have the ability to deal with the socio-political dispensations in
these countries.
Exploration remains one of the most effective ways to grow an ore body and to create value, and for this
reason we continue to invest in exploration.
We have an appetite for change and continuous improvement and are constantly looking for innovative
ways to improve our existing mines and acquire mines that we can improve on operationally.
Deep-level gold mining in South Africa is very labour intensive and we have the skills to deal with the
challenges of multi-stakeholder labour relations. We continuously improve the health and safety of our
employees.
We have experienced teams with strong values and we are committed to deliver.
For more detailed information pertaining to risk factors and their potential impact see the Form 20-F
as filed with the United States’ Securities Exchange Commission.
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MATERIAL ISSUES AND STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT
The process to determine our material issues derives from our risk management process and
stakeholder engagement. Combined with the Global Reporting Initiative’s materiality assessment, we
conduct a gap analysis and benchmark against our peers to determine our key material indicators. We
consider those indicators that are most closely related to our values and strategy. From this process, we
have derived the following five material issues, which encompass most of our key risks and address our
values, which are safety, accountable, achievement, connected and honesty.
OUR APPROACH TO STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Our stakeholder engagement complies with relevant legislation and standards, including ISO 14001,
OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9000. Using our stakeholder engagement policy and strategy we identify various
stakeholders, internal and external, across our business process.
Given our many stakeholders, priority is given to those who are most likely to have the greatest impact
on Harmony in terms of our achieving our strategic objectives and our business performance.
The primary aim of our stakeholder engagement is to share and gather information to inform our
business decisions. This two-way communication is guided by our values and our strategic intent:
  To improve the lives of host communities/stakeholders through appropriate programmes or projects
•  To find solutions to the various challenges facing our society and host communities, including
unemployment and lack of economic activity, by collaborating with stakeholders and forming
meaningful partnerships
  To find a balance between the expectations of shareholders and those of other stakeholders
Our engagement with stakeholders is inclusive, so that it is:
  Meaningful, and addresses what is material to stakeholders
  Complete, so that we understand the views, needs, perceptions and expectations linked to issues
that stakeholders view as material
  Responsive, so that we respond to material issues timeously, coherently and appropriately
Stakeholder engagement is integral to our business and shapes our actions in determining strategy,
addressing problems, and allocating resources. Effective stakeholder engagement helps us better
manage risks, opportunities, and enhances the company’s reputation, which is essential to the long-term
sustainability of Harmony. Furthermore, effective, meaningful stakeholder engagement contributes to our
store of knowledge as a company and provides information which leads to improved decision-making
processes. The board’s social and ethics committee oversees stakeholder relations, while the board
itself monitors relations with stakeholders.
WHY THIS IS MATERIAL TO HARMONY
To be a profitable, responsible and sustainable business, mutually beneficial and sustainable
relationships with various stakeholders are vital to the success of our business strategy, especially in
relation to our material issues. Given that our material issues are informed by stakeholder engagement,
it is important to understand and meet our stakeholders’ needs and expectations where possible. We
engage with numerous stakeholders – individuals and organisations – on an ongoing basis.
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MATERIAL ISSUES AND THEIR IMPACTS
1. Keeping our people safe and healthy
People are central to our business. While we have made significant progress in recent years in
improving safety and health underground, safety remains a priority.
We continue our proactive people-centric approach, focusing on training and communication to
entrench safe behaviour in the workplace. We understand the need to make additional safety
advances by applying new technology and/or advancing protective equipment.
Our employees also face occupational health risks from working underground. We address all
operational health risks and offer treatment for a variety of other health concerns. We believe that
prevention is better than cure and offer proactive, integrated and holistic health strategy and
programmes. Our aim is to ensure our employees return home safely and in good health. For more,
see the Safety and Health section of this report.
Related key risks and/or opportunities: safety; potential liability for occupational health diseases;
not achieving our operational objectives; labour disputes and unrest and inter-union rivalry; new
technology
Our response
  Promoting engagement aimed at enhancing safety in the workplace and employee health
  Implementing proactive safety awareness campaigns aimed at improving safety performance
  Implementing healthcare programme – health hubs
See the Safety and Health section of this report
Stakeholders
  Employees and contractors
  Labour unions
  Regulators
  Shareholders
  Analysts
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2. Achieving our business objectives
While success in achieving our business objectives drives what we do, we are not solely focused on
short-term success. As explained in the section Our Strategy, our aim is to create a viable business
for years to come. As a result, we also consider our future objectives, such as using technology and
innovation, diversifying our resource base, and ensuring we have projects in place to sustain and
grow our production.
Related key risks and/or opportunities: safety; reserve base depletion/growing for future ounces;
not achieving our operational objectives; labour disputes and unrest and inter-union rivalry; socio-
economic, political and regulatory changes; major infrastructure incidents; reliability of power supply
and associated costs; strategic consideration of options for Hidden Valley; potential liability for
occupational health diseases; gold price and foreign exchange fluctuations; productivity
improvements; new technology
Our response
  Communicating progress made in achieving our objectives and on impacts of changes in the
    gold price and the rand/US dollar exchange rate
  Implementing initiatives to reduce and contain costs
  Engaging with suppliers to ensure cost increases are contained and reasonable
  Liaison with the Papua New Guinea government around Golpu, and application for the special
mining lease and related approvals and permits
This is discussed throughout this report, and in particular, in the Chief Executive Officer’s Review
and Operational Performance sections of this report.
Stakeholders
  Shareholders, investors
  Providers of capital
  Analysts
  Media
  Employees and unions
  Business partners
  Suppliers
3. Maintaining stability in our workforce
Amid a potentially fractious industrial relations environment in the South African mining industry, we
focus on having positive and open relationships with our employees and labour unions. By fostering
conversation, we understand and are able to address grievances before industrial action. The
benefits of a stable industrial relations climate are extensive. We want to create workplaces where
employees feel safe, respected and valued. A stable workforce contributes to our aim of meeting our
business objectives, as it results in lower employee turnover and stabilises production. The benefits
of this are shared with employees through production bonuses, reward and recognition programmes
and the employee share ownership scheme. For more on these, see Remuneration Report.
Related key risks and/or opportunities: safety; labour disputes and unrest, and inter-union rivalry;
not achieving our operational objectives; major infrastructure incidents; productivity improvements;
new technology
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Our response
 Proactive, regular engagement based on openness, honesty and integrity
  Constructive engagement to facilitate understanding of issues and concerns of both sides
  Commitment to resolving the issues and addressing concerns
See the Employees and Communities section of this report
Stakeholders
  Employees and contractors
  Labour unions
  Chamber of Mines
  Shareholders, investors
  Analysts
  Media
4. Protecting our licence to operate
To be a successful company, we must earn and retain our right to mine. This requires a clear
understanding of local legislation and regulations, as well as having solid relations with government,
communities, industry bodies and local business partners. We seek more than compliance: we will
transform our workforce, ensure good corporate governance, and be a responsible corporate
citizen. For more on this, see Mining Charter Compliance Scorecard.
Related key risks and/or opportunities: safety; socio-economic, political and regulatory changes;
major infrastructure incidents; potential liability for occupational health diseases
Our response
  Proactive engagement on the state of our business and potential restructuring and possible
    impacts of the latter
  Proactively engaging to promote alignment of expectations and to understand communities’
    needs to enable us to make a positive, sustainable contribution
  Communication on compliance targets achieved and challenges being encountered, particularly
    se relating to housing
  Engaged on proposed amendments to the Mining Charter and the Mineral and Petroleum
    Resources Development Act
  Participated in the Mining Phakisa, a collaborative engagement between government and the
    mining industry on the industry’s future
  Engaged with suppliers to ensure that their processes are aligned with our human rights and
    environmental standards, code of conduct and empowerment requirements
See the Employees and Communities section of this report
Stakeholders
  Government and regulators (in particular the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mineral
    Resources)
  Various government departments (national and regional)
  Communities and local municipalities
  Chamber of Mines
  Labour unions
  Media
  Suppliers
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5. Managing our impacts
The resources available to our business are finite and we respect this. We are environmentally
responsible through careful monitoring of our consumption, emissions and impact. Our commitment
to improving health and safety speaks to our need to protect human resources, while our training
and development programmes highlight how we encourage each employee to learn and grow their
skills. Responsible resource management is also crucial to our socio-environmental rehabilitation
planning. While our mines are operational, we want to do all we can to improve the living conditions
of employees and communities, and to bolster both socio-economic and ecological developments,
so that when our mines close we will leave behind us viable communities able to support their
economies and which are not plagued by environmental or health issues. This entails planning now,
ahead of mine closure, and is something we are constructively working towards. For more on our
skills training and rehabilitation initiatives see the section, Employees and Communities of this
report.
Related key risks and/or opportunities: safety; socio-economic, political and regulatory changes;
major infrastructure incidents; strategic consideration of Hidden Valley options; potential liability for
occupational health diseases; new technology
Our response
  Developing and implementing initiatives to empower local communities to ensure sustainable
    economic activity once mining has ceased
  Inclusive engagement relating to land rehabilitation in the Free State and the creation of
   sustainable of economic activities independent of mining
See the Safety and Health, Employees and Communities and Environmental Performance sections
of this report
Stakeholders
  Provincial government and district and local municipalities
  Communities
  Local business partners
  Shareholders
  Media
  Employees and unions
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SAFETY AND HEALTH
Achievements FY16
Challenges FY16
  The South African operations’ lost-time
    injury and reportable injury frequency rates
    improved by 32% and 21% respectively
    year-on-year
 Proactive, preventative model of healthcare
    service delivery continued to yield benefits,
    with decreased absenteeism, hospitalisation
    and medical mortality
  Health-related absenteeism reduced by
    11%.
   Number of employees confirming their
    HIV/AIDS status increased from 41% to
    73%
  TB incidence rate down by 19% year-on-
    year
 Actively involved with certification process to
    address backlogs and assist the mining
    industry in quantifying the silicosis risk
   Prevention of fall-of-ground and rail-bound
equipment injuries remain a challenge
   Behavioural breaches of safety standards
are also a concern
   Unhealthy behaviour and lifestyles which
predispose employees to chronic and
lifestyle diseases
   Despite declines, the TB incidence rate
remains unacceptably high in comparison
with World Health Organisation standards
and remains one of our top five health risks
   Effective HIV/AIDS management remains a
challenge, despite our deep understanding
of the associated risks
RELEVANT MATERIAL ISSUES
  Keeping our people safe and healthy
  Protecting our licence to operate
At Harmony, the safety and health of our employees and contractors is a moral imperative and essential
to creating a sustainable business. Safety is our number one value. Without a safe and healthy
workforce, we cannot be productive and profitable. We aim to eliminate and prevent all fatalities and
work-related injuries and illnesses by promoting a culture that values safety and health.
OUR APPROACH
Both our occupational safety and health policy and management framework are aligned with the Mine
Health and Safety Act in South Africa and mine safety and health legislation in Papua New Guinea.
Representatives from all levels of management, union and government are encouraged to participate
actively in our safety and health framework. The relevant strategy is guided by our safety and health
policy.
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Safety and health committees at all operations ensure the active participation of all employees in safety
management. Safety and health are also agenda items at all union and management engagements.
There are currently 30 full-time safety and health stewards at our South African operations (FY15: 34).
The technical committee, on behalf of the board, is responsible for approving and monitoring compliance
with our safety and health policy. The social and ethics committee oversees public safety on behalf of
the board. Safety performance, a key performance indicator for management, is monitored to determine
remuneration in terms of the safety-related bonuses paid.
SAFETY
SAFETY STRATEGY – SOUTH AFRICA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
To achieve our goal of zero harm, continual improvement in our safety performance is required. A co-
operative approach to safety ensures that the necessary infrastructure and systems are in place; from
planning to communication and training. While management has legal responsibility for safety,
management and employees have joint responsibility for their actions, to stop work when they believe
that a workplace is unsafe and/or to prevent others from acting in an unsafe manner. Constant
reinforcement of safe behaviour in the workplace is overseen by line managers and supervisors.
Operations have introduced site-specific safe behaviour initiatives as well as behaviour re-enforcement
programmes. Our safety strategy can be divided into three categories – short, medium and long term.
The short-term safety strategy comprises:
  risk assessments
  visible felt leadership in which management is actively seen to be involved in enhancing workplace
    safety
   proactive, regular and frequent communication at all levels of the company, including mass
    meetings, to promote safety awareness
  regular, weekly and monthly formal safety reviews to operational and regional managers. The Pivot
    safety system is used to analyse safety data and trends, enabling more informed decision making
    and quicker, more proactive responses to exposures and risks
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The medium-term safety strategy involves the implementation of the fatal risk management system.
Eight fatal risks – falls of ground, underground tramming, electricity, working at heights, winches, mud-rush
and inundation, fire prevention and explosives – have been identified, for which fatal risk standards with
measurable critical controls have been compiled. Roll-out of the standards which were finalised and signed
off in July 2015, began in August 2015. Introductory meetings to explain the fatal risk management process
and to establish steering committees to ensure and oversee the implementation of the standards have
been completed at all operations. Standards training for all management teams and line supervisors down
to team leader level was completed during the year as was that for all safety trainers. These trainers will
play a key role in the roll out of the fatal risk management standards to the applicable employees at the
work face.
Our long-term safety strategy focuses on the implementation of industry-leading safety practices and
principles.
Safety performance at our Papua New Guinea operations is monitored by Harmony’s South-East Asia
team. Safety managers at the Papua New Guinea operations report to Harmony’s South-East Asia
executive committee through regular notifications, formal monthly reports, and meetings. This committee
in turn reports to Harmony’s technical committee and the board.
SAFETY PERFORMANCE IN FY16
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-LA5, G4-LA6 and G4-LA8
Harmony’s reporting on its safety performance is aligned with the reporting standards prescribed by the
International Council on Mining and Metals.
Regrettably there were nine fatalities during the year at our South African operations (FY15: eight) and
one fatality at our Papua New Guinea operation (FY15: 1).
In memoriam
Date
Operation
Name
Occupation
Cause
18 July 2015
Hidden
Valley
Piwas Kesa
Driver
Truck incident
25 July 2015
Target 1
Pheelo William
Ramohlokoane
Security officer
Smoke inhalation
3 August 2015
Kusasalet
hu
Ezekiel Nonkevu
Tramming
supervisor
Trucks, tramming and
transport
6 August 2015
Joel
Cancel Nurse Malungane
Engineering
assistant
Rail-bound equipment
15 November 2015
Masimong
Carlos Sitoe
Stoper
Gravity related fall of
ground
9 December 2015
Target 1
Moeketsi Mongoako
Rock drill operator
Seismicity-related fall of
ground
29 January 2016
Masimong
Motlatsi Samuel Lehana
Scraper winch
operator
Gravity-related fall of
ground
11 April 2016
Kusasalet
hu
Patuxolo Butshula
Water jet operator
Seismicity-related fall of
ground
11 April 2016
Phakisa
Mncedisi Mbongwa
Rock drill operator
Gravity-related fall of
ground
18 June 2016
Phakisa
Clinton Lewis Titmuss
Rigger
Trucks, tramming and
transport
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Fatalities
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13
FY12
South Africa
9
8
22
9
10
Papua New Guinea
1
1
Group total
10
9
22
9
10
Harmony provides the families of the deceased with counselling and financial assistance. A fund was
established in FY14 to support the educational needs of the school-going dependants of all Harmony
employees and contractors who lose their lives in the workplace.
While the fatal injury frequency rate for our South African operations regressed by 18% for FY16 (see
table below) that for the Papua New Guinea operation increased marginally to 0.17 (FY15: 0.14). The
lost-time injury frequency rate for the South African operations improved by 32%, and that for the Papua
New Guinea operation deteriorated to 1.39 (FY15: 0.28). In all, 22 416 shifts were lost due to
occupational injury in South Africa (FY15: 24 514) and 127 in Papua New Guinea (FY15: 145).
Fatal injury frequency rate (per million hours worked)
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13
FY12
South Africa
0.13
0.11
0.28
0.11
0.12
Papua New Guinea
0.17
0.14
0.00
0.00
0.00
Group total
0.13
0.11
0.26
0.10
0.11
Lost-time injury frequency rate (per million hours worked)
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13
FY12
South Africa
6.50
9.57
8.09
6.03
7.54
Papua New Guinea
1.39
0.28
0.00
0.12
0.45
Group total
6.23
9.24
7.54
5.46
6.86
South Africa
In South Africa, the measures in place to ensure that safety remains our first value are:
   Management coaches employees on how to work safely. These conversations are shaped by
messages agreed by management in consultation with the unions, safety
structures/representatives
   External safety initiatives or leading practices in the mining industry are reviewed and implemented
through the Mining Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Community of Practice Adoption
process (COPA). ‘Champions’ are nominated for each aspect of occupational safety and health.
They attend all industry meetings and ensure that all relevant information is disseminated to the
operations
   Phillip Tobias, a former regional general manager, was appointed chief operating officer with specific
responsibility for, among other aspects, safety. A part of his remit, he visits different mining houses
and companies to investigate best practice in safety and health strategies and structures. He will be
responsible for adopting and implementing world best practice in health and safety strategies at
Harmony
   A formal visible felt safety leadership coaching programme was rolled out to managers and
superintendents to optimise safety engagement with subordinates to drive positive changes in
behaviours
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  Comprehensive safety reports allow us to track incidents, measure safety performance and report
back to mines on performance. The Pivot safety management system is used at all South African
operations as a management tool to improve safety. Data sourced from all workplace inspections
by safety officers are recorded on the system and statistics are captured daily. The deliverables for
the safety, health, environment, risk and quality Intranet Portal (SharePoint) document control
management system, which includes a document centre, document review and approval workflow
automation, was completed during the latter part of the year. Training of all applicable users is in
progress
   Safety roles and accountabilities are clearly defined and used to measure team performance
  All employees are trained and encouraged to conduct pre-work risk assessments before any work
is done. The relevant committees ensure that company standards on mining and engineering work
are reviewed periodically, compiled, approved and distributed to operations for implementation
The number of section 54/55 instructions decreased to 182 (FY15: 229). Production lost during FY16 as
a result of such instructions totalled 202.9kg (7 157oz) (FY15: 588kg; 18 904oz).
Year-on-year, the fall-of-ground injury frequency rate regressed by 30% to 1.64 (FY15: 1.26). There
were three gravity- and two seismic-related fall-of-ground fatalities in FY16 (FY15: three gravity-related
fatalities and no fall-of-ground fatalities).
Fall-of-ground injury frequency rate
Per million hours worked
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13
FY12
South Africa
1.64
1.26
1.53
1.29
2.22
Safety achievements in FY16:
Fatality-free performance
Significant lost-time and reportable injury free
performance
More than three
million shifts
Target 1 (rail-bound equipment)
1
Phakisa (rail-bound equipment)
2
Randfontein surface operations
3
More than three
years
Joel plant
7
Phoenix plant
4
Target plant
5
Three million
shifts
Metallurgy;
Kalgold (plant and pit) – achieved over 19 years
Unisel (fall-of-ground)
Surface operations (South Africa)
One-year
Asset Management Forum
Central plant
8
Harmony Laboratory
Harmony One plant
Kalgold (pit and plant)
6
Surface Sources
Two million shifts
Doornkop (rail-bound equipment)
Phakisa (including fall-of-ground)
Joel (fall-of-ground)
Tshepong (including fall-of-ground and rail-bound
equipment)
Unisel (rail-bound equipment)
One million shifts
Masimong (fall-of-ground)
Doornkop (including fall-of-ground)
Kusasalethu (fall-of-ground and rail-bound
equipment)
1
7 million fatality-free shifts on rail-bound equipment
5
6 years free of reportable injuries
2
6 million fatality-free shifts on rail-bound equipment
6
1 year free of lost-time and reportable injuries
3
5 million fatality-free shifts
7
5 years free of lost-time and reportable injuries
4
9 years free of reportable injuries
8
3 years free of lost-time and reportable injuries
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Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea, measures are also in place to ensure that safety remains our first
value. Critical control implementation and verification were implemented for all high-risk (potentially
fatal) activities. Work menus, capturing the relevant critical controls, were developed for high-risk
activities and rolled out through a training programme. To ensure the correct critical controls are
implemented for these high-risk activities, an activity-specific verification process through formalised
audits was implemented.

The mountainous terrain, high rainfall and quickly changing weather conditions in Papua New Guinea
which contribute to landslides and/or slope failures make aviation and vehicle use much riskier activities.
Work undertaken during the year to mitigate the risk of vehicle-related incidents included:
   installation of on-board cameras to monitor driver behaviour for corrective training
   vehicle-specific emergency braking procedure training for all drivers
   manned mandatory stops for all trucks to verify permits and licences prior to entering mine lease areas
and prior to certain hazardous declines
Natural landslides are relatively common and together with potential man-made landslides (slope failures
associated with open-pit mining) pose a significant safety risk to our operations in Papua New Guinea.
During the year, real-time slope stability radar monitoring systems were operational at both open pits and
the failures were well managed throughout the year.
Specific geotechnical risk assessments are undertaken for all work sites in Papua New Guinea and
associated mitigation plans are updated at least annually.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Following the methane explosion at the Brand1A ventilation shaft in Welkom in FY15, Harmony has
repaired all damages to houses and properties at a total cost of R35 million. There are no outstanding
claims.

During FY16, three community members lost their lives as a result of trespassing on hazardous mine
sites at our Free States operations. Various interventions to prevent any recurrence were added to our
existing public safety awareness programmes.
SAFETY OBJECTIVES FOR FY17
Our focus remains on achieving zero fatalities and realizing zero harm to our employees. The safety
targets for FY17 have been set with the Mine Health and Safety Council milestone figures in mind.
Consequently, our objective for the year is to improve the serious injury rate (reportable accidents) by
20% year-on-year. We are aiming for a year-on-year improvement in the total accident and injury
frequency rates at the South African operations.
We will continue with our strategy to improve leadership and employees behaviour and safety
messaging to affect a long-term shift in thinking and behaviour in terms of safety.
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HEALTH
HEALTH STRATEGY
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-LA7 and G4-LA2
South Africa
Harmony’s proactive healthcare strategy focuses on employee well-being, with the main goal of ensuring
that our employees are fit for life, which implies that they will be fit for work and retire healthy. This
strategy aims to prevent illness and/or early identification of disease, through medical surveillance, active
case finding, early detection and treatment as part of an integrated management healthcare system. We
aim to take this strategy to the next level where we will review and build employee’s resilience to any
illness.

The Harmony healthcare programme provides primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare as well as
occupational health services to all employees, through company-managed healthcare facilities and
medical aid membership, as well as by means of external healthcare providers. Comprehensive health
services continue to be provided in close proximity to the mine.

The lag in the certification process of occupational lung diseases by the Medical Bureau of Occupational
Diseases remains a major challenge in the mining industry and for the Department of Health. However, the
mining industry continues to collaborate with the department to find a sustainable solution. Harmony and
several of its peers in the industry have committed medical doctors to assist in reducing the certification
backlog at the Medical Bureau of Occupational Diseases. A total of about 5 000 cases have since been
finalised.

The TB incidence rate at our South African operations remains alarmingly high compared with the World
Health Organisation and national benchmark. In view of these current challenges, our new approach
takes into account the multi-factorial aspects of TB management, which addresses both occupational
and socio-economic determinants of the disease.

Motivating employees to confirm their HIV status, despite perceived stigma and confidentiality issues,
remains one of the biggest challenges. Positive behaviour programme remains pivotal in addressing this
challenge.
The “At work” management programme continues to yield good results by contributing to more people
being at work. For the past year, more than 7 447 individual medical cases were reviewed by a team of
healthcare professionals. The aim of this programme is to identify potentially chronically ill employees
early, and to review and monitor their medical conditions.

Harmony’s health team had several opportunities to showcase our proactive healthcare delivery model.
The Deputy Minister of the Department of Mineral Resources visited Kusasalethu’s health hub and
delegates from the United Nations AIDS conference visited Doornkop.
Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea, the provision of full-time primary healthcare and occupational health surveillance
to employees, dependants and the local community is provided by medical centres at Hidden Valley,
Wafi and Wau.

Upper respiratory tract infections remain one of Harmony’s main medical issues in Papua New Guinea
with nearly 2 438 presentations to the medical centres. An integrated business information system
provides an administrative function for health. Medical registers are used to track and review each
patient’s progress from the first visit through to the final treatment.

A total of 13 131 health examinations took place at the Morobe Mining Joint Ventures’ medical centres
during FY16 (FY15: 13 715), of which 3 508 (FY15: 3 467) were random drug and alcohol tests.
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HEALTH PERFORMANCE IN FY16
Healthcare delivery
In South Africa, membership of a medical scheme is compulsory for all Category 9(+) employees and is
voluntary for Category 4 – 8 employees. Approximately 6 742 employees participated in medical
schemes in FY16 (FY15: 6 700), with Harmony subsidising these costs by an amount of R12 million
(US$0.8 million) per month (FY15: R11 million or US$0.9 million per month).

In all, 20 276 Category 4 – 8 employees have so far elected not to join a medical scheme. Instead they
receive comprehensive health services from mine medical facilities and associated preferred providers at
no cost to the employee.

Harmony undertakes active case-finding and screening as well as active disease management in respect
of chronic conditions for employees who are not members of a medical scheme. In FY16, 15 137 (FY15: 8
600) employees had chronic conditions, with one third of these employees being treated for two or more
chronic conditions. Chronic conditions include hypertension, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, asthma and TB.

Medical surveillance is ongoing at our dedicated occupational health hubs where 41 563 (FY15: 42 570)
medical examinations were conducted during the past financial year.

Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is recognised as one of the most pressing public health concerns in South Africa and
the gold mining industry. Harmony’s TB control programme is in line with the relevant guidelines and
prescriptions of the World Health Organisation. It is also in line with the national TB strategic plan.

Harmony’s TB programme focuses on comprehensive screening and testing, the hospitalisation of
infectious cases until sputum conversion, directly observed therapy short-course and contact tracing. As
an affiliate of the Chamber of Mines, and through the Masoyise iTB campaign, Harmony will ensure that
every employee is screened and tested for TB annually from 2016 to 2018. In the current year, a total of
29 077 employees were screened for TB.

Among our employees, a total of 214 cases of TB were certified (FY15: 288) in South Africa. This figure
includes contractors, who have been included in the full TB programme since 2013. There has been a
significant decrease in the number of new TB cases since the proactive healthcare strategy began in
FY10. In FY16, three (FY15: three) new TB cases were reported during the year in Papua New Guinea.
Cases of TB in South Africa
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13*
FY12*
Certified
214
288
353
629
568
New cases
461
621
568
678
906
* Following its sale, Evander has been excluded from the FY12 – FY13 figures for comparative
purposes
HIV/AIDS
The HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa continues to have a significant impact on employees, their
dependants and local and labour-sending communities. The illness can result in higher levels of co-
infections of other diseases, increased absenteeism and reduced performance levels, loss of skills,
increased economic burden, and sometimes death.
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At the South African operations, 7 063 employees have been identified as being HIV-positive and are on
the HIV/AIDS programme, with 5 333 receiving antiretroviral therapy. Harmony manages HIV/AIDS
through its clinics, health professionals with the support of appropriate specialists. Harmony’s HIV/AIDS
strategy is based on promoting health through education and awareness programmes, preventative
strategies to reduce the number of new cases, evidence-based curative interventions to ensure
treatment, and ongoing monitoring of compliance.
For its new HIV/AIDS treatment targets beyond 2015, the Department of Health, in conjunction with the
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has adopted the 90-90-90 targets which are
globally aligned. Harmony has in turn aligned its HIV/AIDS programme with these ambitious and
achievable targets, which are:
  By 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status. Harmony currently at 73%
  By 2020, 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy.
Harmony currently at 74%
  By 2020, 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression. Harmony
currently at 61%
In Papua New Guinea, the Hidden Valley joint venture continued to operate the new digital X-ray
machine and medical laboratory to accurately diagnose tropical diseases, TB and HIV/AIDS.
Voluntary counselling and testing for HIV/AIDS
Pre-counselling and voluntary counselling and testing are offered to all employees through ongoing
interventions at all Harmony healthcare hubs. A total of 30 294 (FY15: 19 234) employees received
voluntary counselling and testing during the year and of these, 22 995 (FY15: 14 933) employees
confirmed their status. The increase in the number of employees tested can be attributed to the
introduction of positive behaviour reward programmes, among other health initiatives.
More than 500 personnel underwent voluntary counselling and testing for HIV/AIDS during the year at
Hidden Valley in Papua New Guinea.
Occupational diseases
Silicosis
Silicosis is caused by long-term exposure to high levels of quartz silica dust and can cause increased
susceptibility to TB. Silicosis in South Africa, and at Harmony, remains a material concern. The
integrated Harmony HIV/AIDS, TB and silicosis policy and programme were developed to manage the
debilitating disease responsibly so as to minimise the risk and to proactively prevent deterioration. The
trend for silicosis indicates a decline in incidence.
During FY16, 284 cases of silicosis were submitted to the Medical Bureau of Occupational Diseases and
64 cases were certified (FY15: cases reported 313; cases certified 197).
As a member of the Chamber of Mines, Harmony participates in processes to address issues relating to
historical silicosis cases. In May 2016, the High Court certified two classes for an occupational lung
disease class action, being TB and silicosis. It is too early to estimate the amount of possible claimants
or the possible claims as a result of the legal action against the gold mining companies.
The silicosis working group (initiated by the South African gold mining companies who are members of
the Chamber of Mines) continues to search for a sustainable, inclusive and comprehensive solution for
current and legacy dilemmas. Meetings with stakeholders continued during the year.
Project Ku-Riha (the Tsonga word for “compensation”) was launched in May 2015 and is being rolled out by
the Department of Health, with the goal of making substantial inroads into addressing the backlog of
compensation claims from mineworkers who suffered occupational lung diseases while working in the
mining sector, and ensuring that new valid claims are paid within a reasonable timeframe. Harmony and
seven other South African mining companies continue to participate in this initiative. To date, 1 000 ex-
miners have been tracked and paid compensation.
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For the companies, an efficiently operating compensation system is a critical part of the comprehensive
solution being sought. This project builds on work already done between the Department of Health and
the Chamber of Mines that led to the establishment of the first two one-stop service centres in
Carletonville and Mthatha. These centres offer medical examinations, rehabilitation assessments, health
promotion and counselling to all patients, as well as referrals to other medical specialists if necessary.
Patients can now be diagnosed, treated and receive the help they need to stay healthy, in one place.
Harmony and several other gold mining companies are actively participating in the process to integrate
the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) and the Occupational Diseases
in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA). This process, which is being led by the Department of Mineral
Resources, the Department of Labour and the Department of Health, was launched in January 2016.
Industry milestone: eliminating silicosis
By December 2024, 95% of all exposure measurement results will be below the milestone level for
respirable crystalline silica of 0.05 mg/m³.
Using present diagnostic techniques, no new cases of silicosis will occur among previously unexposed
individuals (previously unexposed individuals are those unexposed to mining dust prior to December
2008 i.e. equivalent to a new person who entered the industry in 2009).Workshops have been conducted
by the occupational hygienists from all operations to establish a strategy to achieve this milestone.
A decision was taken to set annual incremental targets to meet the milestone ahead of time, not to wait
until the deadline. This will ensure that special focus can be put in areas where compliance is lacking. Of
note is the fact that Harmony is currently 88% compliant with the new milestone attributed to all the
engineering controls in place.
Despite experiencing around 3-4m of rain a year, in Papua New Guinea, which is a good dust
suppression measure, testing for respirable silica dust began during the year focusing initially on higher-
risk areas at Hidden Valley. Based on baseline data gathered up to the end of the year, the risk of
personnel contracting silicosis is negligible.
Dust control
In order to decrease our employees’ exposure to silica dust, Harmony uses a range of engineering
controls to minimise dust. Mining Industry Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) leading practices
such as the fogger system at strategic underground areas and the implementation of foot- and side-wall
treatment in identified intake airways to allay dust have been adopted.
In addition, multi-stage dust filtration systems have been installed. We are also in the process of installing
winch covers for all of our winches. Progress on winch cover installation is 98.1% with a total of 1 037 units
out of the 1 057 units having been fitted.
Training and awareness programmes address the concerns of dust control in stoping workplaces and all
development ends are equipped with water blasts to settle dust directly after a blast.
Dust discharge occurs during activities where the rock is broken at source i.e. stoping, development and
trackless mining. Engineering controls to allay dust at source are to be investigated through the Mining
Industry Occupational Safety and Health dust task team. A prototype waterblast which can be used in
both stoping and development is currently being tested. The testing resulted in changes to be made to
the unit to accommodate robustness and effectiveness. This continued during the current year. A final
product was developed which is being tested with apparent success. The final test results should be
made available to industry soon.
Revision of airborne pollutant baselines to identify hotspots and to assess the effectiveness of
engineering controls is in progress at all operations of which 96% (FY15: 91%) of total samples have
been completed.
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Noise-induced hearing loss
Harmony embarked on an Oto-Acoustic-Emissions initiative to detect early hearing loss. The Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research collaborated and analysed the data and confirmed that Oto-Acoustic-
Emissions detect damage two years earlier than an audiogram. We have received a proposal from
Pretoria University researchers to continue with further technical developments that could help prevent
noise-induced hearing loss.
All Harmony employees who are exposed to high noise levels are issued with personalised hearing
protection devices, which reduce noise levels by 25 decibels.
During the year, 97.7% of occupationally exposed employees, including contractor employees
(70.6%), were issued with personalised hearing protection devices (FY15: 98.9% and 59.6%). A
progressive total of 23 226 personalised devices were issued in FY16 (FY15: 21 921).
Sound attenuators were also fitted to all equipment, resulting in no noise level exceeding 110dB(A)-
weighted decibels from any machine, in compliance with our noise milestone.
New industry milestones for noice-induced hearing loss:
  By December 2016, no employee’s standard threshold shift will exceed 25dB from the baseline
    when averaged at 2 000Hz, 3 000Hz and 4 000Hz in one or both ears
  By December 2024, the total operational or process noise emitted by any equipment must not
exceed a milestone sound pressure level of 107 dB(A)
During medical examinations, audiometric testing for hearing loss is done at least annually at our
occupational health hubs. The number of early noise-induced hearing loss cases (5-10% shift)
decreased from 526 cases in FY15 to 371 in FY16.
An awareness drive was initiated at all operations to ensure employees are aware of the benefits of
wearing personalised hearing protection. A monitoring programme was also implemented to measure
actual compliance in the workplace. Compliance monitoring is undertaken during routine occupational
hygiene inspections and ad hoc audits are also conducted.
As part of the initiative to prevent noise-induced hearing loss, 24 602 (FY15: 22 418) employees
participated in the ‘hearing coach promotion’ initiative during the year. Evaluations were conducted and
guidance provided where necessary regarding the use of customised hearing protection devices.
Heat stress
Extensive refrigeration and ventilation measures are in place at all operations where temperatures
exceed normal working ranges. Heat-tolerance testing and acclimatisation programmes support and
protect employees exposed to excessive heat in the workplace.
In FY16, 14 549 heat-tolerance tests were undertaken (FY15: 6 736). The observed increase in the
number of tests is attributed to the increase in the frequency of screen testing at Masimong and Phakisa
to mitigate associated health and business risks. Heat-related illness cases decreased from 23 to 20
cases in FY16 (decreased from 64 to 23 cases in FY15).
Radiation protection
All our operations in South Africa comply with the dose limit of 50 millisievert in a year and 100
millisievert in five years. Operational controls have been established to ensure that elevated monitoring
results are investigated and corrected where required.
Radiological clearances are conducted at decommissioned sites to ensure the future declassification of
these areas.
Managing chronic diseases
As part of Harmony’s integrated approach to healthcare, specific initiatives have been implemented to
manage chronic diseases, with our focus on HIV, TB, diabetes, hypertension and silicosis, as well as
asthma and epilepsy. In FY16, 55% (FY15:42%) employees in South African operations have a chronic
condition. Of the 15 137 employees diagnosed with chronic conditions, 33% have hypertension, 6%
diabetes and 52% HIV/AIDS.
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Harmony’s health initiatives focus on the most common diseases and the e-learning module covers
these diseases in the induction programme. Other initiatives include pamphlets, health-worker training,
screening at all medical centres, disease management interventions and quality assurance. In addition,
podcasts and liquid-crystal display monitors are used to help educate employees on HIV and promote
voluntary counselling and testing.
Upper respiratory tract infections in Papua New Guinea
Hidden Valley is located approximately three kilometres above sea level and most employees reside in
the lower, warmer areas; the regular change in altitude contributes to various respiratory ailments. Other
factors contributing to these infections include air-borne pollen during peak flowering times which affects
air quality. The heavy rainfall all year round maintains high levels of humidity (around 80-90%) which
creates favourable conditions for fungus, bacteria and viruses to proliferate.
A total of 2 438 employees were treated for respiratory ailments in FY16 (FY15: 2 719). There has been
a decline in the number of cases presented since FY12, with a decrease of 12% recorded for FY16.
Harmony has successfully rolled out an employee educational programme on respiratory ailments and
gastro-intestinal hygiene.
Malaria
Malaria is endemic to many parts of Papua New Guinea, which includes work sites such as Wafi Golpu
and Lae but excludes Hidden Valley. Importantly, many employees and contractors working at Hidden
Valley reside in areas where malaria is endemic, and this is where our community health projects play a
vital role in combatting the disease.
Over the past three years, there has been a 73% decrease in the presentation of patients with malaria-
like symptoms at the clinics in Papua New Guinea. This is as a result of several initiatives including
support for provincial spraying and fogging programmes; standardised testing; distribution of treated
mosquito nets and treatment regimes; and ongoing malaria awareness education.
Preventative healthcare
Health promotions and education Harmony carries out monthly awareness campaigns on various health-
related topics such as HIV, TB, sexually-transmitted infections, occupational and lifestyle diseases.
Continuous monitoring and education are conducted at the health hubs which oversee major health
campaigns.
Positive behaviour reward programme The health services team has piloted an innovative positive
behaviour programme to reward outstanding health behaviour and sustain testing for HIV/AIDS. This
initiative was piloted in FY16 when we tested and confirmed 374 HIV-positive employees. Continuing
with this initiative in the current financial year we have identified a further 299 HIV-positive employees
who have been enrolled on our wellness programme. Adding on to the success of this pilot project, the
health service team is considering initiatives to expand the scope to include a more comprehensive
positive behaviour programme.
Influenza vaccines In South Africa, a total of 7 147 employees (FY15: 5 286) received influenza
vaccinations during the year as a proactive measure to prevent illness during the winter season.
HEALTH OBJECTIVES FOR FY17
  Continued improvement in health-related absenteeism rates, specifically a 18% decline in
absenteeism
  Launch of a comprehensive positive behaviour reward system to promote healthy lifestyles among
employees
  Keeping the healthy healthier and creating a healthy culture within the company inclusive of
contractors
  Provision of a proactive, individualised well-being programme which includes health risk
assessments and development of individual risk profiles
  Continue to lead the industry with our healthcare model
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EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITIES
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-LA1, G4-LA9 and G4-LA12
Achievements FY16
Challenges FY16
In South Africa:
In South Africa:
   Achieved management employment equity
target of approximately 60%
   Employee training and development: 1 748
504 hours (FY15: 1 757 704 hours)
   Human resource development expenditure:
5.3% of payroll (on target)
   Training in personal indebtedness: 16 033
employees trained to date
   Hostel accommodation: 100% single-room
    occupancy rate maintained
   Major Labour Court ruling in favour of gold
companies in the dispute over extension of
collective wage agreements entered into
with majority unions to all employees at a
“workplace” including members of a non-
participating union.
   Procurement expenditure with black
    economic empowerment entities of 76%
    exceeded Mining Charter targets
   Retaining the skills and experience required
to operate efficiently
Managing inter-union rivalry
Competition for high-level engineering skills
In Papua New Guinea
:
   Papua New Guinea citizens make up 95% of
workforce
   Employee training and development:
44 896 hours
WHY EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITIES ARE MATERIAL TO HARMONY
Relevant material issues:
   Ensuring our workforce is safe and healthy
   Maintaining stability in our workforce
   Establishing a committed, dedicated culture of delivery
   Protecting our licence to operate
   Being relevant in the communities in which we operate
Our employees are essential to the conduct of Harmony’s business. A stable, engaged, skilled and
motivated workforce has an important role to play in the successful achievement of our business
objectives.
Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with host communities is important in ensuring our
licence to operate. Ongoing engagement with communities is necessary to understand, manage and
respond to community concerns and expectations.
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OUR APPROACH
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-LA2
Our human resources initiatives focus on four underlying goals:
   Entrenching a single organisational culture
   Attracting and retaining employees with high potential
   Developing employees to meet operational skills requirements and improve efficiency
   Maintaining an effective employee performance management system.
Our employment policies, procedures and practices take into account and comply with the relevant
labour legislation in South Africa and Papua New Guinea. Our recruitment initiatives focus on local
communities in both countries. A review of all human resource procedures and policies is ongoing,
including remuneration and incentive schemes.
As many of the communities associated with our operations are in socio-economically distressed
regions, much of our engagement with and initiatives relating to communities focus on employment
creation, education and training and development, especially where mines are near closure.
EMPLOYEES
PERFORMANCE IN FY16
South Africa: At the end of FY16, our employee complement was 30 441 (FY15: 31 012), 85% (FY15:
84%) of whom were permanent employees and 15% (FY15: 16%) contractors. More than 75% (FY15:
75%) of the South African workforce was drawn from local communities.
During FY16, 135 employees retired and 311 were retrenched, of whom 78 accepted voluntary
retrenchment packages.
Our cultural alignment programme continued with 66 (FY15: 68) management employees completing the
training in FY16. The aim of this programme is to achieve cultural cohesion throughout the company by
shaping leadership, and empowering and engaging employees. Performance improvement in terms of
production and safety is beginning to show as a result of this cultural alignment programme.
Papua New Guinea: The staff complement of 106 (FY15: 102) at the end of FY16 excludes employees
of Morobe Mining Joint Ventures. Of these, 72% (FY15: 74%) were permanent employees and 28%
(FY15: 26%) were contractors working on specific construction projects. A total of 95% (FY15: 96%)
were local.
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
In applying our value of “connectedness”, we ensure that employees feel part of the Harmony family.
Internal communications is a continuous interactive process and includes regular meetings with heads of
departments, work groups and general manager engagement platforms (mass meetings and quarterly
productivity meetings). We also use print (posters, internal newsletters, memos and flyers), and digital
(mine television, intranet, website and text messaging) and social media (Twitter).
The chief executive officer communicates regularly with employees by e-mail, at meetings and during
internal roadshows.
For employees to be committed, productive and conscientious in their jobs, we believe they should feel
valued. To this end, we ensure that our employees understand their roles within the company and what
is happening at the company and in the industry. They are the first to hear important news. Regular
employee engagement involves communication both to and from employees. Furthermore, suggestions
made by employees are taken seriously and if necessary are acted upon
EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP: SOUTH AFRICA
When Harmony launched the Tlhakanelo Employee Share Ownership Plan in FY12, all non-managerial
employees became eligible to be shareholders with a total potential stake of 2.9% in Harmony.
Currently, 24 621 employees participate in the share plan. In FY16, the Tlhakanelo share plan realised
R49 million (US$3.4 million) (FY15: R43 million; US$3.8 million) for employees. For more details, please
refer to the Remuneration Report.
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LABOUR RELATIONS
Union leadership empowerment programme
An empowerment programme aimed at sharing business imperatives and performance, company
strategy and an understanding of business principles was initiated in FY15. Several union
representatives have attended the programme.
South African gold wage negotiations
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EC5
Harmony negotiates changes to wages and other conditions of employment through a recognised
collective bargaining structure, at a centralised industry forum under the auspices of the Chamber of
Mines. In FY16, a three-year wage agreement was reached with the unions representing the majority of
employees at Harmony and was extended to all employees in the bargaining unit. For more information,
please visit
www.goldwagenegotiations.co.za
Labour disputes and strikes
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: MM4, G4-LA16 and G4-HR11
Labour disputes and strike are considered a material issue because, in addition to the resulting loss of
production, disputes affect morale and reputation, and present a risk to non-striking employees,
communities and company assets. In March 2016, the Labour Appeal Court found in favour of the gold
companies that participate in centralised, collective bargaining in terms of an appeal by the Association
of Mineworkers and Construction Union against the decision of the Labour Court to uphold an interim
order preventing the union from embarking on strike action in terms of the collective wage agreement
reach in 2013. This decision has contributed to stability in the gold mining sector.
South Africa
To mitigate the risk of labour disputes, we constantly engage with organised labour at mine and
company level. Human resources adopts a proactive approach in addressing employees’ queries
through established structures and processes.
Harmony has embarked on various initiatives to address the scourge of employee over-indebtedness.
These include, among others, financial literacy training, discontinuation of non-statutory payroll
deductions and notifying employees about emolument attachment orders against their pay. In all, 16 033
employees (FY15: 10 778) have attended the financial literacy programme since its launch in September
2013.
Papua New Guinea
We participate in ongoing engagement with all stakeholders, including employees, provincial and local
government, landowners and regulators.
NOTEWORTHY ACTION Maintaining peace and stability in our workforce
We endeavour to maintain peace and stability in our workforce at all times. We want our employees to
feel and be safe in all aspects at work.
Our multi-union environment promotes co-existence, inclusion and collaboration. Our accountability
value extends to unions with all labour relations structures and processes bound by national legislation,
agreement and best practice. In addition to quarterly regional meetings with unions, we also encourage
proactive and robust engagement to address issues. As communication is ongoing at all levels, we are in
daily contact with full-time stewards while our general managers/human resources leaders interact
regularly at branch level and with shaft committees.
Harmony engages with unions on a wide range of employee-related issues, such as housing, human
resources development and employment equity, and we communicate details of our operational
performance to union structures on a monthly basis.
We also work directly with our employees to address a number of issues that are key to our relationship,
including production incentive reviews and financial literacy to address indebtedness and replace payroll
deductions with a new system to manage emolument attachment orders and garnishee orders.
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Freedom of association
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-HR4
We recognise the right of employees and contractors to freedom of association and adhere to collective
bargaining processes and the resulting collective agreements in each country. Honesty is one of our
values. We strive for honest, two-way discussions through collective bargaining.
South Africa: Harmony recognises four labour unions. In FY16, union representation included the
National Union of Mineworkers at 60% (FY15: 66%), the Association of Mineworkers and Construction
Union at 24% (FY15: 15%), the United Association of South Africa at 8% (FY15: 10%) and Solidarity at
2% (FY15: 2%). A total of 6% (FY15: 7%) of employees were non-unionised.
Papua New Guinea: There are no active unions. Industrial relations at Hidden Valley are currently
managed by the mine’s employee representative committee.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
South Africa
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-LA9
All training and development programmes are conducted in line with the company’s strategic and
operational needs and include skills development, adult education and training, learnerships, graduate
development, talent management, and supervisory and leadership development. Some 5.3% (FY15:
4.9%) of the payroll was spent on human resource development.
In addition to upskilling our own employees, we recognise that community members can benefit from our
programmes. We devote considerable effort to programmes such as bursaries and the bridging school
that allow young learners from local communities to improve Matric results and continue their studies.
This has the potential to benefit Harmony in the long run, too, as it encourages promising students to
take up careers in the mining industry.
In FY16, 92% (FY15: 96%) of our workforce received training at a cost of R364 million or US$25.1
million (FY15: R371 million or US$32.4 million), including support for South African-based research and
development initiatives in exploration, mining, processing, technology efficiency, beneficiation and
environmental conservation.
In FY16, 68 people (FY15: 69) were trained in critical skills, including but not limited to mentorship,
hazard identification and risk assessment, mineral resource management and various other courses
through study assistance programmes.
To facilitate transformation in South Africa, employees received training in diversity management so as
to facilitate proper implementation of employment equity. Feedback from the diversity dipstick survey
was shared with all operations and action plans were implemented to address issues of concerns
identified per site.
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The Mining Charter in South Africa places significant emphasis on training and development. At the end
of our reporting period, Harmony’s operations met the requirement that 5% of the payroll costs be spent
on employee training and development.
Adult education and training
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-LA10
Adult education and training centres at Harmony’s South African operations run full-time classes to
ensure that employees are functionally literate and numerate so as to allow for personal growth and
transformation within South Africa.
In FY16, 412 employees (FY15: 476) and eight (FY15: seven) community members were enrolled in
classes at a cost of R28 million or US$1.9 million (FY15: R32 million or US$2.8 million).
The overall average pass rate in FY16 was 56% (FY15: 53%), a 3% improvement on the previous year.
Piloting of e-learning at the adult education and training centres at Joel, Masimong and Unisel began in
August 2015. E-learning is expected to increase the number of participants in the programme as
employees will be able to study after hours at their own pace.
Bursary programme
Harmony offers a bursary programme and a subsequent graduate-development programme. A total of
52 (FY15: 33) bursaries were awarded for university studies during FY16 – 51 of these students came
from local communities (FY15: 29).
Bridging school
Harmony’s bridging school supports mathematics and science at grade 12 level to assist school leavers
in improving their final results to gain admission to tertiary studies. Upon successful completion of grade
12, some are awarded bursaries while others follow the learnership route, increasing the company’s
learnership intake.
Since inception of the school in 1996, we have registered a total of 410 students. Of the total number
enrolled over the years, 25 (6%) were awarded bursaries and 310 (76%) attended our learnership
programme. The balance were appointed to various permanent positions within Harmony, and some
now hold positions in management.
Learnerships
Harmony runs formal learnership programmes. In FY16, 214 (FY15: 247) learners were enrolled at
different levels and 100 (FY15: 55) completed their learnerships. Most have been appointed to critical
positions within the company.
Internship and experiential programmes
In support of our social and labour plans, we hosted 65 students (30 internships and 35 experiential
trainees) during FY16 (FY15: 71 students – 48 interns and 23 trainees). Of the total number hosted, 18
(FY15: 25) completed their programmes in FY16 and, of these, six were employed.
Social plan programme
Through our social plan programme, facilitated by the 2003 framework agreement between Harmony and
the National Union of Mineworkers, we continue to provide alternative skills training to employees (current
and retrenched). This enables people to remain economically active beyond mining. It also cushions the
impact of unavoidable retrenchments for economic reasons or when our mines reach the ends of their lives.
Future forums
Future forums comprising representatives from mine management and organised labour, have been set
up to deal with issues such as productivity improvements and long-term mine sustainability, job security
and creation, and the impact of downscaling and retrenchments on employees and their families,
communities and the local economies.
The forums are consensus driven and operate in a completely transparent environment. The culture and
approach of the forums is one of joint problem solving, with management and organised labour
negotiating to prolong the life of the mine so as to achieve the best possible benefits for all stakeholders.
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Portable skills development
In FY16, 1 545 employees (FY15: 425 received portable skills training, around 52% (FY15: 83%) were
proxies (dependants of mine employees). To date, Harmony has provided portable skills training to
about 6 000 employees (and/ or their proxies) – in basic electrical, basic computer literacy, basic
welding, basic motor mechanics, clothing manufacturing, furniture making, plumbing, bricklaying, animal
husbandry, and mixed farming systems – over a period of eight years.
Papua New Guinea
In FY16, workforce training events were conducted at Morobe Mining Joint Ventures in Papua New
Guinea, including:
   Production training
   Safety compliance training
   National Training Council Accreditation compliance
   Professional
development
   Computer software courses
   Supervisor
development programme
Employee educational support
Harmony and Morobe Mining Joint Ventures provided R1.5 million or US$105 000 (FY15: R44 million or
US$3.9 million) in educational support for 352 (FY15: 347) employees and their dependants in Papua
New Guinea.
Morobe Mining Joint Ventures’ landowner school tuition assistance
The Morobe Mining Joint Ventures tuition assistance programme for the children of Hidden Valley and
Wafi Golpu landowners received R0.7 million or US$0.1 million in FY16. The money was used for school
fees for 94 successful applicants, their general upkeep and stationery during the year.
Women’s development programme
During FY16, women participated in a number of programmes that included agricultural training. The
women from Upper Watut and Wafi Golpu participated in learning how to manage a coffee nursery, and
to germinate and raise coffee seedlings. They also learnt how to produce compost to improve the soil,
prune coffee plants during growth, and general tending of the nursery. The Wafi Golpu women also
participated in training on how to prepare and germinate vegetable seedlings so as to produce quality
vegetables that could be sold to generate income for themselves and their families. At Wafi, women
learnt how to cook nutritious meals, and to make and bake scones and bread. These were also sold at
local community markets. The aim of the programme is that the women will continue to use their new
skills as a source of income.
Education programmes
The Wafi Elementary School Programme established five new schools and trained 43 new teachers.
Funding supported teachers’ allowances, school stationery and uniforms. The Wafi Golpu Project will
continue to provide this support until the schools are registered with the National Department of
Education and the government takes over their management. To date, approximately R0.4 million or
US$0.03 million has been invested.
An adult literacy programme for nine Wafi landowner communities was undertaken in FY2016, 15 new
teachers were trained and 288 landowners participated.
A training programme for personal viability was funded and 30 people from the seven Hidden Valley
landowner villages were trained. The training facilitates a mind-set shift for communities away from
heavy dependence on mine-related incomes such as royalties and business opportunities towards non
mine-based and more sustainable livelihood opportunities. The course has been accredited by the
Papua New Guinea National Training Council and participants are awarded certificates upon completion.
Approximately R0.3 million or US$0.02 million has been invested so far in this programme.
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EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EC6 and G4-HR3
South Africa
A representative workforce is a legislative and moral imperative in the interests of economic growth
benefits for all stakeholders. We ensure that our migrant employees are able to return home regularly
and we facilitate family visits with spouse quarters.
We have several local economic development projects in labour-sending areas, as well as an agreement
to provide home-based care to medically incapacitated employees from all areas.
Harmony reports its employment equity plan and progress to the social and ethics committee quarterly
and to the departments of Labour and Mineral Resources annually.
In FY16, 60% (FY15: 58%) of Harmony’s management staff were historically disadvantaged South
Africans, exceeding Mining Charter targets for company level compliance.
Women employed at management level improved to 17% (FY15: 16%). There is no difference in the
salary scales for men and women at Harmony.
Employment equity performance
Historically disadvantaged
South Africans
Occupational categories
Target
(%)
Achieved
June 2016
(%)
% of
women by
category
Board
40
40
21
Top management (executives)
40
50
20
Senior management
40
47
22
Middle management
40
48
19
Junior management
40
62
16
Core and critical skills
40
58
6
Papua New Guinea
We focus on attracting and retaining externally and locally recruited employees, particularly
landowners and local citizens.
Operations are governed by a three-year training plan lodged with the Department of Labour. Under this
plan, the joint ventures must ensure that locally sourced employees are continuously trained and
succession is managed.
HOUSING AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Improved living conditions for our employees are directly linked to enhanced employee well-being and
productivity. In this regard we make the following housing options available to our employees: 15 606
receive the living out allowance of R2 100, 1 346 receive a housing allowance, 959 receive a housing
assistance allowance and 7 252 live in single room hostels. In addition, our housing programme creates
jobs and supports local business. Harmony only appoints local empowered companies when embarking
on construction projects.
Our housing strategy promotes home ownership and rental options, and aims to integrate mining
communities into local municipal structures. We make land available and facilitate affordable housing
development on redundant mine land.
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In line with our focus on home ownership, employees who do not live in company residences (hostels)
receive a living out or housing allowance. We still own and make available more than 1 900 houses in
mine villages across our operations.
The hostel de-densification programme was completed at the end of 2014 and ensures that employees
have access to private single rooms. To enable employees to move their families closer to our
operations, our hostel conversion programme makes family units available to the general mining
communities.
Housing and living conditions: performance against the 2014 Mining Charter targets
2016
2015
2014
Target
(%)
Planned
%
Achieved %
Achieved %
Achieved
Residences
(hostels) single
room occupation
100
One
person
per room
100
1
8 796
100
8 695
19
1
1 678
Hostels (non-
operational)
conversion to
family units
100
1 100
86
945
84
927
69
761
Facilitation of home
ownership
4 700
66
2
3 117
63
2
2 961
59
2 800
Total
84
82
49
1
The number of single rooms available
2
Houses sold to employees and other housing development programmes (actual achieved will depend on employee
affordability profiles and the ability to obtain finance). Certain elements are beyond Harmony’s control, such as whether
employees are granted bonds or receive state subsidies. Bank lending, affordability and indebtedness remain stumbling
blocks to increased home ownership.
Of those employees residing in our hostels, all are accommodated in single rooms. Of the 1 100 family
units to be built over three years, 945 (FY15: 927) units have been built to date – 86% (FY15: 84%) of
the total planned. This includes 448 family units built at the Merriespruit housing project which has now
been completed. Post year end, the Merriespruit housing project was awarded first place in the provincial
community residential unit category in the Free State.
To further facilitate home ownership, we subscribe to and support the pension-backed home loan
scheme negotiated for the industry by the Chamber of Mines. In all, 1 072 (FY15: 1 441) of our
employees are using this facility, with a reduction in the number of subscribed employees paying off their
loans. During FY16, 156 (FY15: 110) houses were purchased by way of a ‘rent-to-own scheme’.
HUMAN RIGHTS – FOR EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITIES
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-LA14, G4-HR3, G4-HR10 and G4-HR12
Respect for human rights is entrenched within the company’s values and specifically catered for in
human resource policies, charters and contracts of engagement. This is closely monitored by our
human resources function and community engagement managers at operational level.
We abide by the human rights conventions of the International Labour Organisation, as supported by the
South African Constitution. Our adherence is monitored by the social and ethics committee. In addition,
certain human rights requirements are built into contracts with new suppliers. No incidents of
discrimination were reported in South Africa or Papua New Guinea in FY16.
The South African constitution also prohibits forced, compulsory or child labour. None of Harmony’s
operations are at risk of human rights contraventions and no contraventions of these principles were
alleged or reported in FY16.
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COMMUNITIES
SOCIAL AND LABOUR PLANS
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EC4
Harmony’s operations in South Africa are governed by the allocation of mining rights, bound by an
approved social and labour plan. Our policy includes local economic development initiatives executed in
terms of the Mining Charter, the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act and the codes of
good practice for the minerals and mining industry. Please refer to the Mining Charter Compliance
Scorecard for the status of our achievements in terms of the Mining Charter targets set for 2014.
Projects and programmes are considered, approved and monitored by a corporate social responsibility
committee at management level. We identify suitable programmes through stakeholder engagement and
in partnership with the Chamber of Mines’ community development forum, non-governmental
organisations, communities, government departments, municipalities, educational institutions, and the
governments of Lesotho and Mozambique.
For the five-year social and labour plan cycle ending December 2017, Harmony’s planned expenditure
on commitments made in terms of our social and labour plans (the mine community development
projects), amounted to R844 million (FY15: US$57.3 million) of which, as at 30 June 2016, R430 million
(US$29.2 million) had been spent (FY15: R405 million; US$33.3 million).
Our social and labour plans are aligned with municipal integrated development plans so as to ensure we
make relevant and sustainable contributions to local communities.
A Harmony-led forum meets regularly, bringing together stakeholders to discuss and agree on key projects
for the Free State goldfields region with the aim of identifying and developing industries lacking in the local
economy and the enterprises necessary to service those industries.
Expenditure on local economic development in South Africa declined to R17 million or US$1.2 million in
FY16 (FY15: R72 million or US$6.3 million), as a result of the mines’ reduced levels of profitability and
consequent inability to fund these projects, in the first half of FY16.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INVESTMENT
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-SO1 and G4-SO2
We are committed to the sustainable socio-economic development and well-being of our host
communities long after mining has ceased. We endeavour not just to comply with laws and regulations
but to conduct regular meetings with stakeholders, such as government and community leaders, to
address concerns, grievances and misperceptions.
Local economic development spend
FY16
FY15
FY14
R million
US$ million
R million
US$ million
R million
US$ million
South Africa
17
1
63
6
72
7
Papua New Guinea
1
0.1
1
0.1
5
0.5
Harmony – total
18
1.1
64
6
77
7
* An additional R89 million (US$8 million) was spent on hostel upgrades in FY15
** An additional R106 million (US$10 million) was spent on hostel upgrades in FY14
Corporate social responsibility
Our corporate social responsibility policy recognises the need for socio-economic investment in South
Africa and Papua New Guinea, starting with the broader communities in which we operate, and our
activities are monitored at board level by the social and ethics committee.
In FY16, Harmony spent R9 million or US$0.6 million (FY15: R6 million or US$0.5 million) on corporate
social responsibility projects.
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Harmony’s corporate social responsibility priorities in FY16 concentrated on implementing programmes
in mathematics, science and technology advancement, community project-based entrepreneurial skills
development, sports and recreation development.
To date, Harmony has invested approximately R19 million or US$1.3 million (FY15: R17 million or
US$1.5 million) on developing host communities and labour-sending areas in South Africa.
In Papua New Guinea, regulatory control vests in a memorandum of agreement between Morobe Mining
Joint Ventures and local communities as well as key landowners with similar social commitments to
those in South Africa. Corporate social responsibility projects and programmes are considered, approved
and monitored by the head of our Southeast Asian operations.
Focus remained on health, education, agriculture and infrastructure in FY16. Hidden Valley’s
infrastructure programme focuses on constructing, repairing and upgrading roads, bridges, educational
facilities, health facilities and water supply in the three landowner villages of Nauti, Kuembu and Winima,
as well as impacted communities along the Watut River corridor.
A total of 324 jobs were created in South Africa by Harmony during the year. Details of upliftment
projects can be found on the Harmony website at www.harmony.co.za/sustainability.
PROCUREMENT
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-LA15 and G4-SO10
We recognise that extending our supplier network to include emerging businesses enables a more
equitable distribution of economic benefits.
South Africa
Our preferential procurement strategy complies with legislation, and procurement processes and
expenditure are governed by our group strategy and policy. We support this approach by helping to
develop the business management skills required for emerging enterprises to succeed.
Our preferential procurement strategy encompasses:
    regional enterprise development centres, which make it easier for qualifying suppliers to do
business with our company
    amending tender policies to help Harmony meet Mining Charter requirements
measuring each mine’s procurement from historically disadvantaged South African entities against
targets in the Mining Charter scorecard
    small, medium and micro enterprises and/or historically disadvantaged South African-compliant
vendor development aimed at maintaining acceptable standards
Our preferential procurement strategy promotes expenditure with companies recognised as black
economic empowered entities under the Mining Charter.
In FY16, procurement expenditure with black economic empowerment entities was R3.4 billion or
US$0.2 billion (FY15: R3.8 billion or US$0.3 billion); equivalent to 76% (FY15: 69%) of total discretionary
spend.
Our performance in relation to the Mining Charter’s black economic procurement targets as a percentage
of total spend:
Category
Mining Charter
target
FY16*
FY15
Capital goods
40
81
76
Services
70
79
70
Consumables
50
76
66
* Calculation is based on Harmony’s financial year 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
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Papua New Guinea
As agreed with government authorities (local, regional and national), landowners and communities, we
issue contracts to local citizens wherever possible.
Supply expenditure by Morobe Mining Joint Ventures in FY16 amounted to R2.9 billion or US$203
million (FY15: R3.0 billion or US$267 million) of which R1.8 billion or US$123 million (FY15: R2.2 billion
or US$193 million) or 61% (FY15: 72.2%), was expended in Papua New Guinea. Of this amount, R734
million or US$50.6 million (FY15: R1.2 billion or US$108 million) was spent in Morobe Province on goods
and services. Contracts were awarded by Morobe Mining Joint Ventures to local landowner companies
for catering, fuel haulage, general freight, plant hire, security, labour hire, cleaning, rehabilitation and bus
services.
In line with Hidden Valley’s current memorandum of agreement, Morobe Mining Joint Ventures continues
to offer business development opportunities to landowners. These opportunities will increase with the
proposed development of the Golpu project.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Achievements FY16
Challenges FY16
In South Africa
In South Africa
   
Harmony’s comprehensive mine rehabilitation
programme, which employs around 200 people,
was accelerated. Another four areas were
demolished and rehabilitated, bringing the total
number of areas since the programme began in
2010
o
Allied to this, steady progress was made
with the Matjhabeng land rejuvenation
programme in the Free State including the
start of an agricultural project for olives and
vegetables
o
Entered into partnership with POPCRU –
donated land and buildings for a training
academy for police and correctional
services
   
   
Diversification of our energy mix driven by
procurement of solar and development of
biomass energy
Bio-energy plant is due to generate first gas in
September 2016
    Solar parks being planned and implemented will
   
generate 30MW on site
Novel rehabilitation strategy implemented at
Kalgold involves transforming the D zone pit into
a waste storage facility
    Water treatment plant constructed at
Kusasalethu to promote water conservation and
achieve zero discharge – now fully operational.
Work has begun on a water treatment plant at
Doornkop
    Good progress made to conserve habitat of the
lesser flamingo in Welkom
    A significant water spillage from the return water
dam at Kusasalethu occurred following heavy
rains and pump failure. A water treatment plant
installed in May 2016 will reduce the volume of
water stored, creating capacity to buffer the rains
    Environmental legislative reform can result in
more stringent and often-times onerous and
impractical requirements
    New regulations on related financial provisions
are often complex and may have a negative
impact on management of environmental
liabilities
    The pending carbon tax and increased cost of
electricity may affect the sustainability of
operations. While the drought in South Africa
threatened business continuity, it also resulted in
our transforming our business to protect against
the impact of drought in the future
In Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea
    Close-out information for environment
improvement plan at Hidden Valley was
presented to the Conservation Environment
Protection Authority for adjudication
    Level 2A environmental licence received for Kili
Teke
    Drought resulted in potable water extraction
points at Hidden Valley drying up, for which
remedial steps were taken
At group level
   
Achieved total electricity savings of 69 937MWh and on track to achieve five-year target in FY18
   
Carbon Disclosure Project: on the global A lists for both climate change and water
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WHY THE ENVIRONMENT IS MATERIAL TO HARMONY
In line with our values, we are accountable for the impact we have on the environment – land, water, air
– and for the responsible use of the natural resources we consume. Our business activities and
processes can negatively impact the natural environment and surrounding communities, and we have a
responsibility to prevent, mitigate, manage and minimise any impacts.
Relevant
material issues:
    Protecting our licence to operate
    Managing our environmental impact
    Reducing our environmental footprint
    Delivering lasting environmental benefits
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EN22
Total expenditure on our environmental portfolio in FY16 was R69 million (US$4.8 million) (FY15: R64
million; US$5.6million) of which R53 million (US$3.7 million) (FY15: R34 million; US$3.0 million) was
spent in South Africa and R16 million (US$1.1 million) (Harmony’s 50% share) in Papua New Guinea
(FY15: R15 million; US$1.3 million). In addition, R50 million (US$3.4 million) has been committed to the
implementation of the bio-energy initiative in South Africa.
OUR APPROACH
Our environmental strategy is aimed at managing our impacts, related risks and environmental liabilities, at
responsible stewardship, compliance with environmental legislation and regulations, and at instilling a
culture that shares knowledge and experience within and outside the group.
Harmony’s environmental strategy and performance are overseen by our social and ethics committee.
An executive environmental manager and an environmental leadership team drive environmental
improvement strategically at group level. This is cascaded down to the operations. At each operation,
general managers are accountable for environmental management, in line with annual environmental
management plans that identify opportunities to improve compliance and minimise our overall impact on
the environment.
Our board-approved environmental policy, available at
www.harmony.co.za/sustainability/governance#policies, supports our environmental strategy while
operations are guided by technical and performance standards, incorporated into environmental
management systems and implemented in line with ISO 14001. This policy outlines our commitment to
responsible environmental stewardship and sustainable mining and closure. Environmental management
programmes include detailed closure plans, developed for each operation within five years of planned
closure, to expedite beneficial post-mining land use and sustainable community livelihoods.
By year-end at our South African operations, seven of our long-life mining operations and five of our
processing facilities had been certified in terms of ISO 14001. Gap audits were completed at Bambanani
and Joel and on-site reviews are in progress with certification audits scheduled for December 2016.
In Papua New Guinea, as Hidden Valley’s environmental management plan is aligned with the ISO
14001 standard, environmental awareness training is provided to all new employees, and reinforced by
leadership training courses as well as monthly initiatives.
Environmental and climate change legislation
South Africa:
Our activities are regulated by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act,
2002 (Act No 28 of 2002), the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No 107 of 1998), the
National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998) and the National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No 47
of 1999). Environmental management programmes for each operation are approved by the Department
of Mineral Resources.
Environmental legal reform has led to more stringent but often impractical and onerous expectations by
regulators, relating particularly to the Waste Management Act which calls for all tailings dams to be lined.
In addition, the financial provision regulations promulgated in November 2015, which may apply
retrospectively, require mining companies to provide for latent liabilities that are complex
issues.Harmony is working with government, through the Chamber of Mines, to rationalise the legal
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framework.
The pending carbon tax, together with increased electricity costs, may affect the sustainability of
operations. Although details of the carbon tax have not been confirmed, government is to implement the
tax in the coming financial year. Harmony has de-risked energy security and carbon tax concerns by
increasing procurement of cheaper energy from renewable sources.
Papua New Guinea: Applicable environmental legislation, issued by the Conservation and Environment
Protection Authority, regulates water extraction by and waste discharge from the mining tenements. The
transition from Department of Environment and Conservation to the Conservation Environment
Protection Authority continued in FY16 and will continue into FY17.
Environmental incidents
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EN24, G4-EN29, G4-EN34
Our environmental management plans provide for monitoring, reporting and remediation of
environmental incidents, including direct or indirect discharges of water beyond our mining area.
Incidents are classified on a scale of 1 to 5 and, by law, we are required to report on incidents at level 3
and higher.
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EN8, G4-SO8
During FY16, we reported one significant level 3 incident, at Kusasalethu in South Africa. In March 2016,
spillage occurred from the mine’s return water dam following heavy rains and pump failure. A new water
treatment plant, which came into operation at the end of June 2016, will reduce the volume of water
stored and create capacity to accommodate an increase in water to be stored when it rains. It will also
reduce our use of potable and fresh water supplies.
No fines or sanctions were received for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations in
Papua New Guinea. Mechanisms are in place to enable stakeholders to report any grievances about
environmental impacts caused by our operations in both countries.
PERFORMANCE IN FY16
REHABILITATION, LAND MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
As custodians of the land we affect and manage, we acknowledge that some aspects of our operations
alter the physical landscape permanently. Once mining has come to an end, land must be rehabilitated to
assist its appropriate and productive use post-mining. Rehabilitation and closure are incorporated into
overall planning from initial concept stage and during the life of mine. This includes ensuring that the
necessary funding mechanisms for rehabilitation are in place. We continually identify land for rehabilitation
and, where feasible, we refurbish infrastructure for use by local communities. Only a small proportion
(14%) of the land covered by our mining rights has been disturbed by mining. Given that much affected
land is still in use, opportunities for progressive and concurrent rehabilitation are limited.
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Rehabilitation and closure
Land under management (ha)
Mining
right area
Land
disturbed
to date
Land rehabilitated
FY15
FY16
Kalgold
991
501
0
0
Kusasalethu and Deelkraal
5 605
305
5
0
Doornkop
905
296
0
0
ARMgold shafts (1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7)
5 980
351
4
0.05
Joel (1 and 2)
2 162
253
0
0
Target (1, 2 and 3)
4 327
365
0
0
President Steyn South (Steyn 1, 2 and plant)
1 847
41
5
15.90
President Steyn North (Steyn 7 and 9)
1 651
193
0
0.01
Virginia, Masimong, Saaiplaas, Unisel, Merriespruit,
Harmony and Brand
22 583
3 374
1
4.82
Bambanani, Joint Metallurgical Services, Harmony
One plant
2 356
1 345
66
0
Eland, Kudu, Sable, Nyala, Tshepong, Phakisa,
Western Holdings 5
10 799
1 581
0
0.36
St Helena 2, 4, and 8
4 912
444
0
1.39
St Helena 10
944
8
0
0
Papua New Guinea
4 098
533
3
0
Total
69 160
9 590
84
22.53
South Africa
The programme to rehabilitate decommissioned operations, which began in FY10, aims to reduce our
environmental liabilities and eliminate potential safety and health exposures. In the process, we work
with provincial authorities to meet local socio-economic imperatives. Site demolition of shafts, plants,
defunct workshops and hostels continued in FY16. The total number of shafts (including ventilation
shafts) decommissioned and demolished to date is 38. Shaft cavities are filled with inert material and
they are capped to prevent, among other things, potential fugitive methane emissions. While drafting of
Unisel’s closure plan is underway, that for Masimong will begin in FY17.
In FY16, the total rehabilitation liability for our South African operations was R2.18 billion (US$150
million) (FY15: R2.22 billion; US$152 million). This amount is fully funded in advance via trust funds, and
insurance and bank guarantees. Our rehabilitation programme has reduced our closure liability by more
than R150 million (US$10.3 million) since FY10 and provided procurement opportunities and
employment for at least 200 local residents. Our most significant rehabilitation programme is being
undertaken in the Free State where our bio-energy project in particular has assisted in reducing our
environmental liability and in creating employment.
Following a prefeasibility study and budget approval, implementation of a commercial vegetable and olive
agricultural project within mining right rehabilitated land in Welkom is scheduled to begin in September
2016 in the Free State. A similar feasibility study has been completed at the Doornkop operation using
treated water to potable water standards. Development of several vegetable hubs in the Welkom area and
at Doornkop is due to begin in October 2016. In addition, certain obsolete infrastructure is being re-
purposed for use by the community. To this end a memorandum of agreement has been signed with
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POPCRU for an academic training precinct to be established in former mine buildings at Harmony 3 shaft
while part of the Steyn plant has been repurposed as part of the bio-energy project.
At Kalgold, a novel rehabilitation programme involves the return of tailings to the D-zone pit, which is to
be converted into a waste storage facility, thus eliminating the need for a new tailings dam. Approval of
the amended environmental management programme is awaited. The deposition of tailings into the pit
began in FY15 and has delivered to design of the closure plan. In addition to consolidating the
operation’s footprint, an added advantage of this rehabilitation strategy is the recirculation of process
water to the plant, thus maximising the re-use of affected water.
NOTEWORTHY ACTION
Land rehabilitation and generating bio-energy in Matjhabeng
Good progress was made with our multi-faceted land rehabilitation and rejuvenation programme in
Matjhabeng in the Free State in FY16. This R53 million (US$3.7 million) programme involves:
    Rehabilitating land and re-purposing an old gold plant to enable an appropriate, sustainable, post-
mining, value-adding use
    Reducing our carbon footprint and thus our effect on climate change
    Creating economic opportunities for local communities once mining ceases by promoting skills
development and job creation
In particular this programme includes implementation of a renewable-energy project to generate bio-
energy from bio-crops cultivated on rehabilitated land. This energy will help to power our plants and thus
contribute to reducing our demand for coal-based electricity.
Bio-energy project
Among options considered for post-mining land use was the rehabilitation of land to cultivate non-edible
bio-crops to generate renewable bio-energy, such as biogas and bio-char, for use as a substitute for
polyfuel in the Harmony One gold plant.
Bio-crops (giant king grass, sweet sorghum or sugar beet) are being propagated to generate bio-energy
(natural gas as a substitute for fossil-fuelled energy). Giant king grass is being used as the primary bio-
crop feedstock owing to its high energy yields and its resilience to mine-impacted land. Giant king grass
also provides the best yield of biomass per hectare.
The bio-energy generated will power the Harmony One gold plant elution and carbon regeneration
circuits. The electrical and polyfuel water heating methods in the elution process have been converted to
bio-gas heating. Phase 1 of the project is set to deliver 71 000GJ of energy. The project will ramp up to
generate 187 000GJ within 24 months.
Additional benefits of the project include skills development and job creation for communities as well as a
sustainable legacy for the Free State. The bio-char will also be used as a source of fuel by the
communities.
Implementation of phase 1 of the project began in September 2014. This entailed establishing a pilot
plant to generate and deliver 1.5MW equivalent of energy, and involved the refurbishment of Harmony’s
existing Steyn gold processing plant for use as a biogas plant. Following its commissioning, the plant is
scheduled to begin producing first gas by August 2016. Full-scale production is expected in September
2016. Once the plant is fully operational and the concept has been proven, phase 2, which will involve a
ramp up to 5MW equivalent of energy, at a cost of about R100-million, will begin implementation.
In the initial pilot project, 100ha of mine-impacted land was used for crop cultivation and an additional
250ha of land will be planted for the phase 2 ramp-up.
The 1.5MW equivalent plant will enable Harmony to offset about 8 000t CO2 annually, while the 5MW
equivalent plant will allow the annual offset of 27 000t CO2.
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Papua New Guinea
Land clearing for mining and processing operations is closely managed by the environment and
community affairs departments. Staff are specially trained in the use of equipment for the rehabilitation of
cleared surfaces, which is challenging given the rugged terrain and high rainfall. In addition, Hidden
Valley and Golpu are in a geologically active zone, which experiences frequent earthquakes and
landslides.
Biodiversity, land management and conservation
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EN12, G4-EN14, G4-EN31, MM1, MM2
Biodiversity management plans are implemented at all sites, through either their respective mine closure
plans, environmental management plans or through specific biodiversity action plans.
In the Free State, a nursery has been established to cultivate species to revegetate affected or
remediated land. Harmony is currently rehabilitating disturbed land within our mining rights.
The following conservation projects continued in FY16:
South Africa
Flamingo conservation project: Harmony entered into a partnership with BirdLife South Africa to
develop and design conservation measures to protect the Lesser Flamingo’s habitat in the district of
Welkom, in the Free State. In consultation with key stakeholders, a survey was conducted by BirdLife
South Africa to ascertain which pans in the area could potentially assist with conserving the near-
threatened species, whose population is declining at an alarming pace. The Voelpan, opposite the
Target shaft, has been identified as being the most suitable. The survey report recommends building a
breeding island in the middle of the pan to allow safe breeding. This project, which is also being
conducted in partnership with the Department of Tourism, is scheduled to be completed by end
December 2017. BirdLife South Africa will be engaging with the relevant stakeholders regarding
implementation. The total cost of this project is approximately R0.1 million (US$48 000).
Avianator programme: We funded courses presented by BirdLife South Africa to teach young people
about the value of birds and their habitats. In FY16, a total of 14 schools participated in these courses in
Thabong, Welkom, Virginia, Winburg and Hoopstad in the Free State. Since inception in FY13, Harmony
has contributed R0.5 million (US$0.4 million) to this programme.
Papua New Guinea
Although Hidden Valley is not in a biodiversity-protected area, five species on the International Union for
Conservation of Nature Red Data List occur in the vicinity of the mine. There is no evidence that the mine
has affected these critical habitats. The five species are two types of tree kangaroos, nectar bats, harpy
eagles and long-beaked echidna. These species are not endemic to the Hidden Valley area.
Key measures proposed for the Golpu project’s environmental management plan to manage impacts on
terrestrial ecology include:
    Development and implementation of procedures to limit the impacts of vegetation clearing
    Salvage of seedlings of vulnerable flora species for rehabilitation
    Weed and pest control management measures
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT – OPTIMISING OUR ENERGY USE, REDUCING OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EN3, G4-EN5 and G4-EN6
Harmony’s energy management is based on our energy efficiency and climate change policy and strategy
which are driven by the need to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to
climate change and to diversify the energy mix. In particular this includes:
    promoting energy efficiency at our deep-level mines in South Africa
    designing and developing renewable energy sources in Papua New Guinea
    optimising and rebalancing our asset portfolio
    promoting an alternative energy mix
    aligning our rehabilitation programme with the green energy agenda
In FY16, Harmony’s total energy use was 2 597 439MWh (FY15: 2 667 375MWh), down by 2.6%, with
corresponding energy intensity levels of 0.13 MWh/tonne treated (FY15: 0.15MWh/tonne). In all, our
energy consumption has declined by 15% in the past five years and our intensity usage by 31.6%, which
has in turn reduced our greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy consumption is a significant portion of our operating costs in South Africa (16% including capital
costs; FY15: 16%) but somewhat less so in Papua New Guinea (12%; FY15: 8%).
South Africa
We mostly consume indirect energy in the form of electricity purchased from the national power utility,
Eskom, which is generated by coal-fired power stations with very little scope for large-scale purchases of
energy from renewable sources. Electricity tariffs have risen steadily since 2008 and, given electricity’s
relatively significant contribution to operating costs, tariff increases exceeding 8% will impact the
sustainability of our operations. Reducing consumption is thus essential.
Energy efficiency initiatives focus on efficient mine cooling, compressed air, water management and
ventilation as well as an improved energy mix with an emphasis on sustainable renewable energy –
especially solar power, hydropower and bio-energy in the short term. We have improved our internal solar
power generating capacity, which has helped to decrease power consumption and energy-use intensity. By
the end of FY16, 11 (FY15: 12) solar energy projects had been implemented. These continue and are
expected to realise a total combined annual energy saving of 64 040MWh. Some of these projects are
energy neutral (load shifting projects) and hence contribute to cost savings only.The performance of the
energy-efficient fans installed underground at Kusasalethu is exceeding expectations. (See noteworthy
actions)
Our fleet-optimisation initiative has contributed to a reduced carbon footprint by reducing the fossil fuels
(petrol/diesel) consumed in transporting people and material. We now use fewer vehicles and monitor
fuel consumption monthly in line with key performance indicator measurements. We also limit the
average age of the vehicles in our fleet and thus reduce emissions as there is a direct correlation
between fleet age, kilometres travelled, oil consumption and maintenance costs.
Papua New Guinea
Emission intensities are much lower because operations here are designed for energy efficiency and a
predominantly renewable energy base. Hidden Valley has been driven predominantly by hydro-power
since 2011 – 75% in FY16 (FY15: 83%). The decline in the proportion of hydro-power in FY16 was due to
water shortages for hydro-power production owing to drought and generating capacity maintenance issues
with the Hidden Valley power provider. In FY16, 14 000MWh of diesel-generated electricity was consumed
(FY15: 10 355MWh).
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Direct and indirect energy consumption (MWh)
FY16
% of
total
energy
used
FY15
% of
total
energy
used
FY14
% of
total
energy
used
South Africa
Direct1
Indirect2
2 542 463
100
2 608 157
100
2 756 029
100
Total
2 542 463
100
2 608 157
100
2 756 029
100
Papua New Guinea
Direct1
14 010
25.5
10 355
17
18 354
30
Indirect3
40 966
74.5
48 863
83
42 060
70
Total
54 976
100
59 218
100
60 414
100
Harmony
Direct
14 010
0.54
10 355
0.39
18 354
1
Indirect
2 583 429
99.46
2 657 020
99.61
2 798 089
99
Total
2 597 439
100
2 667 375
100
2 816 443
100
1
Diesel
2
Non-renewable: coal-fired power stations (Eskom)
3
Renewable energy: hydropower-generated electricity
Energy consumption and intensity (MWh)
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13
FY12
South Africa
2 542 463
2 608 157
2 756 029
2 664 111
3 013 150
Papua New Guinea
54 976
59 218
60 414
51 414
50 312
Total
2 597 439
2 667 375
2 816 443
2 704 220
3 058 219
Intensity consumption (MWh/tonne
treated)
0.13
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.19
Addressing climate change by optimising our energy use
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EC2
Climate change risks have influenced the design of new assets and the operation of current assets in
terms of energy efficiency and the use of alternative energy sources. Opportunities and risks presented
by climate change are included in mine closure plans, monitored continuously and communicated to the
board throughout the year. The overall strategy is reviewed annually. Our intention is to substitute up to
50% of conventional electricity usage (fossil fuel, grid energy) with renewable energy. We are preparing
power purchase agreements for three 10MW solar facilities and have begun implementing the first phase
of our bio-energy programme.
Harmony’s short-term strategy (for the next five years) is driven by adaptation, conservation and a move
towards an alternative energy supply mix. We are reducing our grid-electricity consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions by targeted year-on-year and multi-year reductions. To this end, we have
implemented a suite of energy efficiency initiatives and closed carbon-intensive (high-energy) shafts. We
are set to increase the use of green energy derived from hydro-power, solar power and biomass.
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Our long-term strategy to mitigate the risk of climate change is based on two elements:
   
   
Rebalancing our asset portfolio: Energy-intensive operations are being closed and we will focus
on developing lower carbon-intensity assets to minimise the impact of higher energy costs and
potential exposure to carbon tax. For example, the restructuring of Kusasalethu enabled us to
reconfigure that operation to ensure that natural resources are used most optimally, delivering both
water and energy savings in support of the mine’s long-term sustainability.
Post-mining land use: Among options considered for post-mining land use are the creation of
carbon sinks and the use of rehabilitated land to cultivate non-edible crops to generate renewable
bio-energy.
NOTEWORTHY ACTIONS 
South Africa: optimising energy consumption, reducing costs, supporting national targets,
committed to renewable energy
Having met the South African government’s national energy-efficiency improvement target of 12% by
2015, we continue to work closely with Eskom to manage our electricity usage. This co-operation has
included implementing demand-side management strategies to reduce electricity consumption during
peak periods. For example, the scheduling of pumping, air compression, cooling, hoisting and ventilation
to coincide with less expensive off-peak periods, allows us to make more efficient use of Eskom tariffs
that reward load shifting and load clipping, and to improve operational efficiencies.
By the end of FY16, four demand-side management and seven Harmony-funded projects had been
implemented. Eleven additional initiatives identified are in various stages of investigation or
implementation. Together these projects will result in a total annual energy saving of 56 000MWh.
Harmony has entered into a service level agreement with an electricity supply company to review our
energy usage and recommend energy efficiency projects for all operations, to ensure that targeted
energy savings are achieved for the next two years. Initiatives undertaken by the operations, such as
temporarily halting compressors, winder, refrigeration plants, pumps and main ventilation fans, are
achieving planned energy savings. Some of these are carbon neutral and will contribute to cost savings.
The underground ventilation fans project from the previous year (funding provided by Harmony was used
for the stope isolation valve project – turning off water and compressed air during periods when no
mining activity is taking place) will be re-implemented this year to achieve planned energy savings.
These initiatives are sustainable in the long term.
In line with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s renewable energy feed-in tariff guideline,
Harmony continues to assess various energy-generating initiatives. In addition to the bio-energy project,
the following initiatives are also underway:
Solar power: We are collaborating with industry partners to develop a 10-15MW solar park at Kalgold,
as well as three 10MW photovoltaic plants in the Free State. Harmony is currently working on a power
purchase agreement and tariff structure which will be used in the agreement between Harmony and
project developers. The environmental impact assessments for all four sites have been approved.
Energy is expected to be generated from all of these sources by end June 2017.
Power-generating turbines: At Kusasalethu, three 3.1MW power-generating turbines were
commissioned in FY15. These turbines generate power from surface mine water transported
underground. The targeted power generation capacity has been reduced as less water is now being
consumed by the mine. The annual cost saving is estimated at R6 million (US$0.4 million. While we
continue to monitor the debate on carbon offsets and trading in order to identify opportunities, this
initiative has yet to be registered as a carbon project.
Installing energy-efficient fans: Our underground operations use 45kW fans to supply fresh air to the
mining areas. The aim of this project is to install and replace these with energy-efficient fans that will
deliver the same pressure and flow using less power. These energy-efficient fans are being installed at
Doornkop, Target, Tshepong, Phaskisa, Bambanani, Masimong and Joel.
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Management of energy usage: A specialised energy management system is being used to manage
energy usage patterns at Kusasalethu’s and Doornkop’s plant mills and shaft winders. Mill and winder
usage will be prioritised for off-peak periods to reduce electricity costs and decrease the load during
national high-demand periods. Similarly, the same system will be used to manage energy usage by the
bulk air coolers at Tshepong and Unisel, primarily during national peak periods. Underground
temperatures are monitored to ensure these is no adverse impact on mining conditions.
Compressed air: Following preliminary indications that there is potential for energy savings from
compressed air management, more detailed investigations are underway at Tshepong, Bambanani and
Unisel to determine if savings are possible by optimising compressed air usage by matching compressed
air supply with actual demand.
Other initiatives: Various other energy management initiatives are being considered to reduce the
energy load during peak periods. These involve managing energy usage by the water pumps and by
the underground refrigeration machines. During off-peak periods, water will be pumped to surface at
Unisel and it will be chilled and stored in a chill dam at Kusasalethu so that the refrigeration plant does
not run during peak periods.
Surface fans: An initiative is underway to determine if the use of surface fans on our gold mines can be
optimised. The initiative will ensure that optimal ventilation conditions are maintained while reducing
electricity consumption.
NOTEWORTHY ACTIONS
Papua New Guinea: reduce reliance on diesel-generated power, lower fuel consumption, increase
hydropower use
    A greenhouse gas management strategy has been developed for our joint venture Papua New
Guinea operations where the main source of power is hydropower (Scope 2), which does not
generate greenhouse gas emissions.
    We aim to reduce our reliance on diesel-generated power at Hidden Valley and the amount of fuel
trucked to this remote site. The lower proportion of hydropower in FY16 (~75%) was in part due to
water shortages for hydropower production due to prevailing El Nino conditions and generating
capacity maintenance issues with the Hidden Valley power provider. The Hidden Valley process
plant, which accounts for the vast majority (about 85%) of the power consumed at this operation, is
equipped with the latest technology to ensure optimal energy use.
    The Golpu project will be designed to meet environmental best practice and incorporate Papua New
Guinean statutory requirements and, where applicable, alignment with Australian, World Health
Organization and International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank) standards or guidelines.
The feasibility study infrastructure designs have been developed with energy efficiency in mind.
Power studies for the Golpu project have included potential for the use of hydropower, coal, natural
gas or biomass for power generation. The selected power supply option for the feasibility study
assumed power would be sourced from the national grid. Diesel generators to be used during
construction will remain on site as emergency power supply during operations.
Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EC4, G4-EN15, G4-EN16, G4-EN17, G4-EN18 and
G4-EN19
Harmony’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions in FY16 totalled 2 636 493t CO2e (FY15: 2 753 303t CO2e)
with a corresponding intensity of 0.145t CO2e/tonne milled (FY15: 0.15t CO2e/tonne milled). Indirect
emissions, largely due to electricity purchased from Eskom, accounted for 97.9% of emissions. In FY16,
we decreased our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 4% (FY15: 2%).
In FY16, our total carbon emissions decreased by 5.5% (FY15: 1.2%) with a corresponding decrease in
intensity, which averaged 0.179t CO2e/tonne treated for the year (FY15: 0.191t CO2e/tonne treated).
Group-level absolute and intensity-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets have been set for
the five years to FY18 (see Outlook on page 77).
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Group carbon emissions
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13
Scope 1 emissions breakdown by source (CO2e
tonnes)
Diesel
53 278
64 244
71 728
90 951
Explosives
1 838
1 748
2 079
2 026
Petrol
777
909
950
1 337
Total
55 893
66 902
74 758
94 314
Scope 1 emissions breakdown by source (%)
Diesel
95.3
96
96
96
Explosives
3.3
3
3
3
Petrol
1.4
1
1
1
Total
100
100
100
100
Total scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions (CO2e tonnes)
Scope 1
55 893
66 902
74 758
94 314
Scope 2
2 580
600
2 686
401
2 745
005
2 648
126
Scope 3
615 456
686 233
661 515
616 978
Total
3 251
949
3 439
536
3 481
278
3 359
418
Total scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions (%)
Scope 1
2
2
2
3
Scope 2
79
78
80
79
Scope 3
19
20
18
18
Total
100
100
100
100
Carbon emissions intensity
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13
Scope 1 emissions intensity by source (CO2e
tonnes/tonne treated)
Diesel
0.0029
0.0036
0.0038
0.0051
Explosives
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0002
Petrol
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
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Total scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions intensity
(CO2e tonnes/tonne treated)
Scope 1
0.0031
0.0040
0.0040
0.0051
Scope 2
0.1428
0.1490
0.1458
0.1441
Scope 3
0.0340
0.0380
0.0332
0.0336
Total
0.1799
0.1910
0.1830
0.1828
NOTEWORTHY ACTION
Engagement with suppliers and their environmental impacts
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-12, G4-EN32, G4-EN33, G4-HR11
We manage our supply chain risk by engaging continuously with our top 50 suppliers to reduce their
greenhouse gas emissions and climate change risks across the value chain.
While environmental management and compliance with various legislation and regulations, among
others, are included in the general conditions of contract for suppliers, screening of suppliers has yet to
be undertaken. Should a supplier be found to be in contravention or to be non-complaint, our contracts
with them will be suspended. To date, there have been no such suspensions, and we have not received
any reports of grievances against suppliers regarding adverse environmental impacts. A more specific
greenhouse gas-related clause is to be included in future contracts. This clause will state that all
suppliers must agree to introduce a greenhouse gas reporting system for the products we purchase and
to submit an annual report on their carbon footprint to Harmony. Working with suppliers to improve their
greenhouse gas performance will help reduce our Scope 3 emissions over time.
Harmony’s supply chain has made great strides in managing its own environmental footprint. Various
initiatives have reduced fuel consumption by approximately 29% in the past five years.
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Climate change and water reporting
Just prior to year-end, we submitted our eleventh annual responses to the Carbon Disclosure Project
for climate change and water.
Results from our previous submission – released in November 2015 – indicated that we were on both
global A performance lists:
    Climate change: Harmony was one of five South African companies on the global climate change
     performance A list. There were 113 companies in all on the A list
    Water: Harmony was one of only eight companies globally to be awarded an A grade for water
     security and water management – and one of two South African companies
These awards acknowledge our performance in managing our power consumption and related
emissions, and our water usage.
OPTIMISING WATER USE, LIMITING OUR IMPACTS
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EN8, G4-EN9 and G4-EN10
Our water strategy supports the drive for self-generation and zero discharge to underscore our water
conservation and demand management objectives. We have also begun an intensive exercise to
optimise the supply of regional water in Welkom, so as to ensure that we have a sufficient supply in the
event of a protracted drought and that we use water responsibly. In addition, our intention is to secure a
sufficient supply of water for business growth and development, as well as for social upliftment initiatives.
Water use – measured
FY16
FY15
FY14 FY131
FY12
Water used for primary activities
000m
3
2
13 689
14 614
16 495
18 556
38 011
Potable water from external sources
000m
3
12 459
11 993
13 139
15 610
15 519
Non-potable water from external sources
000m
3
1 230
2 620
3 355
2 946
22 492
Surface water used
000m
3
716
776
1037
1 230
1 023
Groundwater used
000m
3
3
513
1 844
1 550
1 716
21 469
Water recycled in process
000m
3
38 821
38 338
24 531
27 593
38 337
Percentage of water recycled
%
74
72
61
60
50
1
FY13 excludes Evander – some reductions occurred in the previous year
2
Decrease in water used for primary activities due to Kalgold’s being less dependent on water from external sources and
increasing its usage of recycled water
3
Decrease in groundwater used due to reduced dependency on groundwater by Kalgold as a result of its increased use of
recycled water in the process
Water used for primary activities – measured
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13*
FY12
Intensity consumption
000m
3
/tonne treated
0.76
0.81
0.88
1.01
2.09
Water used for primary activities
000m
3
13 689
14 614
16 495
18 556
38 011
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The total amount of water used for primary activities declined to 13 689m
3
in FY16 with an intensity of
0.76m
3
/tonne treated (FY15: 14 613 602m
3
and intensity of 0.81m
3
/tonne treated).
Harmony has implemented a group-wide campaign to re-use process water and thus reduce our
dependency on groundwater by 4.5%, while increasing the amount of water recycled by 5%, by FY18.
South Africa
In line with legislative requirements, integrated water-use licence applications were submitted to the
authorities for each operation in 2006. At year-end FY16, the status was as follows:
    Kusasalethu’s water use licence issued
    Doornkop is awaiting a final licence. The Department of Water and Sanitation has confirmed that
      the old order mining right is valid until the regulator’s backlog is resolved
    Final approval is awaited for Kalgold’s water licence
    Applications for water use licences for the Free State region were submitted to the national office
with a recommendation from the regional office to issue all the Free State licences applied for
Intermittent water supplies pose a significant threat to our operational continuity and profitability. A
strategy to reduce dependency on potable water and to maximise our use of fissure and process water
began in 2013.
To aid water conservation, a water treatment plant was installed at Kusasalethu to eliminate any
discharge into the receiving environment. In addition to preventing pollution of the instream water
environment, these plants will help maximise the reuse and recycling of mine water. This will reduce
dependency on Rand Water and free up this scarce resource for use by others. A similar plant has been
budgeted for and will be constructed before year end at Doornkop.
Kusasalethu: Desilting of water dams together with enhanced pumping capabilities, on surface and
underground, increased holding capacities enabling the dams to accommodate greater volumes as per
design. This has helped eliminate overflows and reduced the level of solids in process water. Pumps now
last longer and there are fewer breakdowns, which eliminates the risk of flooding of underground workings.
Kalgold: Plant and tailings storage facilities were modified to maximise the recovery of water for reuse.
The process water dams were reinforced to increase storage capacity and minimise overflows, and more
efficient flow meters and valves were installed. Comparisons of water consumption and recovery in FY15
and FY16 indicated:
    an increase of more than100% in the average quantity of water recycled (FY15: 43 547m3
compared with FY16: 112 706m3
    99.3% reduction in surface water sourced (7 306m3 in FY15 compared with 1 000m3 in FY16)
    74% reduction in volume of groundwater abstracted (125 436m3 in FY15 compared with 32 959m3
in FY16).
Kalgold is our only South African operation to draw water directly from a surface source aquifer. Other
operations are supplied by bulk water service providers and municipalities, surface water run-off, water
pumped to surface from underground operations, recycled water and borehole water.
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Doornkop: Capacity management and water efficiency have been optimised and all industrial and
process water used at shaft and by the plant comes from underground workings/dams, eliminating any
demand for water from Rand Water. The process water dam has a gross capacity of 1 600 000m
3 and
provides Doornkop plant with adequate water storage capacity for its needs. The dam is equipped with a
spill way chute in case of overflows. With the drought in the summer of 2015/2016, water was drawn
from the shaft to fill up the dam to ensure that the plant did not use potable water for processing. Every
effort was made to minimise water losses and process water recycling levels increased from 164 894m
3
for FY15 to 869 016m3 for FY16. All process water at plant is sourced from shaft boreholes and fissure
water. This water is re-used at the plant and circulated and diluted with fissure water to improve the
quality of the water in the dam where a variety of birds nest. At the shaft, small reverse osmosis plants
treat water and supply underground employees with fresh, clean water for drinking which reduces shaft
consumption of Rand Water. A 5ML reverse osmosis and ion exchange plant under construction on
surface will treat mine water for operational use, taking the operation to zero discharge.
NOTEWORTHY ACTION
Harmony has committed R2 million to provide potable water to drought-affected communities in
Matjhabeng. Boreholes have been drilled in Theunissen in the Free State province.
Papua New Guinea
At Hidden Valley, the steep topography, high rainfall and low levels of evaporation pose significant water
management challenges. Two main water management techniques in use are:
    controlled run-off of rainfall to prevent erosion and sediment entering the river system
    conservation of site water used to limit the volumes of treated wastewater that need to be
discharged to the environment.
Most of the raw water required by Hidden Valley is drawn from Pihema Creek and used in the process
plant and related ore-processing activities. Although process water recycling is prioritised, the tropical
environment creates a positive water balance thus, together with the requirement to minimise water
storage in the tailings storage facility, there is a high rate of water discharge to the environment.
The Hidden Valley operation treats all water to prescribed standards before it is discharged into the
environment and the joint venture partners continuously monitor and manage the environmental impact
of the mine on the Watut River system. The environment and mine operational teams at Hidden Valley
meet on a quarterly basis with representatives of Harmony and Newcrest Mining Limited to review waste
dump design, compliance of the tailings storage facility and water discharge results. Quality
assurance/control programmes have been implemented to monitor construction of the waste dump and
tailings storage facility, including assessment of sediment and run-off control measures.
Discharge of mine-related sediment into the Watut River has been reduced with a continued focus on
erosion control and sediment management. Lime dosing of the Watut River continues when required to
control acidity and dissolved metal levels. At the sewage treatment plant, continuing operator training
has improved compliance with permitted discharge criteria.
Acid mine drainage
Major sources of acid mine drainage include drainage from underground mine shafts and run-off and
discharge from open pits and mine waste dumps, tailings and ore stockpiles. Tailings and ore stockpiles
make up nearly 88% of all waste produced at our South African operations.
Our water management strategy involves intercepting water before it is polluted underground. When
there is a risk that rising water levels underground could hinder access to our ore reserves or those of
other operations or harm the environment, water is pumped to surface. It is then consumed as plant
intake.
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At Doornkop, water is discharged under directive. Its water licensing is currently underway and the mine
complies with the terms of its draft licence. An intensive water-monitoring programme is in place and
reporting to the regulator takes place routinely. Doornkop also has a directive to discharge 1.5Ml of
fissure water into the receiving stream which has been exceeded during construction of the water
treatment plant, although the discharge did comply with instream water quality requirements. The plant,
which is scheduled for completion by year-end will enable us to get to zero disharge.
Regarding surface water pollution, rehabilitation has been prioritised at the joint metallurgical scheme
and acid plant sites in the Free State, and at the decommissioned shafts and associated infrastructure in
the Free State and at Kusasalethu.
In terms of its water licence, Kusasalethu is authorised to discharge 1.5Ml per day on condition that the
discharge meets certain set water-quality criteria. Kusasalethu has on occasion exercised this right but
only under extreme conditions. Such discharges will be eliminated as the water treatment plant was fully
operational by year-end.
In Papua New Guinea, acid mine drainage occurs as a result of waste rock dumps that contain
potentially acid-forming material. Environmental impacts are mitigated by the construction of engineered
waste rock dumps and controlled placement of potentially acid-forming waste rock. When required, lime
is added to the process-water discharge to maintain natural levels of alkalinity at the compliance point.
Water sampling and studies continue to improve our understanding of acid mine drainage impacts and
enable us to formulate plans for longer-term reduction and mitigation.
OPTIMISING OUR USE OF MATERIALS
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EN1
The primary materials consumed in the conduct of our mining activities and processes include the rock
(ore and waste) we mine together with liquefied petroleum gas, grease, cyanide, fuels and lubricating
and hydraulic oils.
Materials used
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY134
FY12
Rock mined: ore and waste (000t)
27 606
1
29 948
39 133
38 668
34 868
Ore mined (000t)
19 739
13 041
14 798
13 312
14 010
Waste rock recycled (000t)
3 964
6 647
7 058
8 008
8 191
Slimes recycled (000t)
6 131
5 987
5 933
5 358
6 955
Liquefied petroleum gas (t)
0.54
1.14
1.21
1.08
0.55
Grease (t)
5
384
54
87
61
51
Cyanide (000t)
6
18.0
14.3
14.7
8.0
11.1
Petrol and diesel (000 )
20 298
24 464
2
27 148
3
61 354
30 135
Lubricating and hydraulic oil (000 )
2 291
2 772
3 011
3 860
2 457
1
Reduction mainly due to closure of Target 3 and restructuring of Kusasalethu’s production profile
2
Reduction in petrol and diesel consumption due to closing Kimberley Reef area at Doornkop and decline in consumption
at Hidden Valley with increased use of hydropower
3
Increased use at Hidden Valley when overland conveyor malfunctioned
4
Excludes Evander (previous years not restated)
5
Increased usage at Phakisa and Tshepong
6
Increase in cyanide consumption due to high usage at Kalgold when milling oxides
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Cyanide
Harmony used 18 000t of cyanide during FY16 (FY15: 14 300t). The increase in cyanide consumption
was largely due to the increased volume of tonnes treated in FY16 –18.1Mt compared to 18.9Mt in
FY15. The corresponding intensity usage is 0.97t cyanide/t treated for FY16 (FY15: 0.79t cyanide/t
treated).
Harmony is a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the manufacture, transport
and use of cyanide in the production of gold (the Cyanide Code). All of our major gold mining operations
and most of our metallurgical plants have been certified compliant with the Cyanide Code.
Kalgold: The cyanide detox plant was commissioned in July 2015 when the Kalgold plant began to
deposit tailings into the D-Zone open pit as part of Kalgold’s open pit closure strategy. The cyanide detox
plant will reduce cyanide concentrations in the tailings to acceptable levels. Test work is underway to
ensure we achieve the desired levels. Cyanide concentration levels are monitored at the detox plant,
along the tailings and return water pipeline route and at the point of discharge into the pit. The Kalgold
plant is to re-register with the International Cyanide Management Institute once cyanide concentrations
meet the institute’s requirements.
Phoenix retreatment operation (Saaiplaas plant): The de-registration status quo remains. The plant’s
process does not allow for decreases in cyanide dosages as this results in reduced gold recovery and
we are therefore unable to reduce the weak acid dissociable concentration of cyanide leaving the plant.
Hidden Valley’s plant received its Cyanide Code compliance certificate in FY14. Harmony and Newcrest
are signatories to the code and, since commissioning of the process plant in FY10, cyanide
concentrations at the Nauti Village compliance point (as stipulated in the permit) comply with the
environmental permit limits.
MANAGING OUR EFFLUENTS AND WASTE
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EN22, G4-EN23, G4-EN24 and MM3
Effective waste management is a priority and can reduce our environmental impacts and mitigate our
environmental liabilities. An understanding of the actual cost of waste management enables us to plan
effectively for new projects and mine closure. Practically, we maximise recycling and waste reduction
during the life of a mine, and design to minimise waste and reclaim mineral waste (such as waste rock
from dumps as aggregate) to curtail our total mining environmental footprint.
Internally, guidelines on mineral, non-mineral and hazardous waste materials are included in the
environmental management systems implemented at all operations. We understand that waste
management begins with initial generation and encompasses handling, storage and transport as well as
recycling, treatment and/or disposal.
Waste (000t)
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13
FY121
Accumulated tailings in tailings storage facilities
(active and dormant)
1 418
577
1 400
273
1 382
178
1 359
770
1 433
760
Accumulated waste rock dumps
203 559
196 692
190 128
169 115
165 085
Scrap steel
6.229
4.996
4.919
5.583
10.355
1
New reporting indicator for South Africa from FY12 onwards with consolidated group data reported
Mineral waste
In FY16, 26.1Mt of mineral waste was generated from gold production (FY15: 24.7Mt), comprising 7.9Mt
(FY15: 6.6Mt) of waste rock and 18.3Mt of tailings (FY15: 18.1Mt).
Tailings comprise crushed rock and process water emitted from the gold elution process in the form of a
slurry once the gold has been extracted. The composition, size and consistency of tailings vary by
operation with opencast operations producing greater volumes in general than underground operations.
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Tailings and waste rock are usually inert but rock close to the ore body may be associated with radiation
or salts if these are characteristic of the ore body.
As tailings contain impurities or pollutants, they are placed on tailings dams engineered to contain the
slime, in line with our water management programme. The fines are also collected and deposited on the
tailings. Water is collected from toe drains and penstocks, and channelled to return water dams where it
is available for reuse by the plant.
In the process, cyanide is destroyed – it self-destructs on the tailings when exposed to light – but salts and
heavy metals can enter groundwater and create a pollution plume. We monitor our groundwater as public
safety assessments have found that these plumes (radionuclide contaminant plumes) could be contained
in the tailings storage or water management facilities for hundreds to thousands of years.
Effective mineral waste management reduces the aesthetic and land use challenges of mining,
particularly during closure, as well as the potential for water and air pollution while maximising the
recovery of ore, minerals and metals. Improved mineral waste management can result in significant
savings and a reduction in energy consumption. Residual economic value can be generated from
projects such as our Phoenix reclamation initiative.
To protect employees, communities and the environment, we handle all chemically reactive or
radioactive waste appropriately by:
    minimising the quantity of material stored to limit the extent of the footprint of land disturbed
    ensuring storage sites are physically and chemically safe, and well-engineered
    undertaking
progressive rehabilitation – returning affected land to productive use after mining.
Hidden Valley’s advanced waste management systems have generated positive feedback from
stakeholders, particularly the tailings storage facility (the first to be operated successfully in Papua New
Guinea). The review of laws relating to management and disposal of tailings is now on hold indefinitely
while the Mining Policy and Geohazard Department focuses on completing the revised Mining Policy Act
and related new regulations approved in 2015. The Mining Policy Act review is in its final stages of
approval by the government and may become law during FY17.
Of note, at Hidden Valley, we have:
    improved waste management, closure and decommissioning procedures for waste and fuel oil
storage areas
    developed a sediment reduction plan that focuses on source control (for example, better drainage
around waste dumps and the stabilisation of exposed slopes) rather than downstream sediment
traps. Sediment reduction is still the key focus for the environment team
    discussed with the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority on how alternative and
more site-specific discharge criteria for cobalt and sediment can be developed. There has been no
progress to date as the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority is focused on their
transition activities.
    trained sewage treatment plant operators to ensure that consistent treatment and proper sampling
procedures are followed. Compliance has improved.
No application for a permit amendment for Hidden Valley has been made. The focus has been on having
the Environmental Improvement Plan accepted by the authorities before negotiating new environmental
permit conditions.
Non-mineral waste
In FY16, 11 895t of waste (plastic, steel, wood and paper) were recycled (FY15: 9 059 tonnes),
generating R6 million (US$0.4 million) (FY15: R5 million; US$0.4 million).
Plastics, steel, paper and timber generated by processing operations are produced in smaller volumes
than mineral waste. This non-mineral waste is managed by recycling/re-use, off-site treatments, disposal or
on-site landfills. We ensure responsible storage, treatment and disposal of non-mineral waste. Group
environmental standards for non-mineral waste management are integrated into existing ISO 14001
systems.
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OUTLOOK
We continue to pursue our five-year environmental objectives:
Group aggregate targets FY14-FY18
Baseline data
Performance
FY16
FY15
Baseline FY13
Reduce water used for primary activities
(intensity and absolute) by 4.5%
Absolute: 18
556ML
Intensity:
1.01m
3/t
Absolute: 13
689ML
Intensity:
0.76m
3/t
Absolute: 14
614ML
Intensity:
0.81m
3/t
Total environmental legal compliance
0 fines
0 fines
1 fine
Improve percentage of water recycled
(intensity and absolute) by 5%
60%
73%
72%
Implement 80% of biodiversity action plans
All South African operations have biodiversity action
plans in place
Reduce land available for rehabilitation by
2%
9 948ha
9 057ha
9 454ha
Baseline FY08
Reduce absolute electricity consumption
by 3%
4 422 000MWh
2 439 597
2 667 375MWh
Reduce intensity of electricity consumption
by 2%
0.35MWh/t
0.13MWh/t
0.15MWh/t
Reduce total carbon emissions by 3%
5 343 000 t CO2e
3 251 949 t CO2e
3 439 536t CO2e
Reduce carbon emission intensity by 2%
0.3t CO2e/t
0.179 t CO2e
0.19t CO2e/t
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MINING CHARTER COMPLIANCE SCORECARD
Harmony is a truly empowered company and we report on our performance in relation to the Mining
Charter throughout this integrated report. The table below sets out our performance in relation to the
specific requirements of the Mining Charter, as gazetted in 2010, and our progress in terms of the targets it
set for 2014.
A revised draft of the Mining Charter was published in April 2016 and Harmony, through the Chamber of
Mines, is currently engaging with government on the content of the proposed Mining Charter, which has
yet to be finalised.
PROGRESS AGAINST MINING CHARTER TARGETS
The Mining Charter serves as a guide to the industry, focusing the transformation journey on nine key
elements. A template designed by the Department of Mineral Resources enables mining companies to
provide the information necessary to assess their success in achieving key Mining Charter targets.
The following table provides a synopsis of our performance against the targets for each of the Mining
Charter’s nine pillars for the calendar year ended 31 December 2015.
1. Reporting
We are required to report the level of compliance with the Mining Charter by calendar year.
Target
Compliance as at 31 December 2015
Annually
2. Ownership
We are required to transfer 26% of Harmony’s equity to historically disadvantaged South African entities.
Beneficiaries could include entrepreneurs, employees and community trusts.
Target
Compliance as at 31 December 2015
26%
More than 26%
3. Housing and living conditions
Mining companies housing employees in hostels are required to provide single-person rooms, as well as family
units.
Target
Compliance as at 31 December 2015
Occupancy rate of one room per
person
Family units established
100%
Hostels have been upgraded to allow for one person per room, converting
some hostels into family units and establishing home ownership
programmes which include the construction of houses. Harmony is working
in partnership with the Department of Human Settlements to convert old
hostels into family units. Masimong has been completed while Merriespruit is
in progress. A key challenge was to comply fully regarding the Doornkop
mining licence.
For more information, please refer to the Employees and Communities
section.
4. Procurement and enterprise development
We are required to achieve a certain level of procurement spending with black-owned entities in order to
encourage the economic empowerment and development of such suppliers.
Target
Compliance as at 31 December 2015
Capital goods: 40%
Services: 70%
Capital goods: 83%
Services: 81%
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Consumer goods: 50%
Annual contribution by
multinational suppliers to socio-
economic development: 0.5% of
the value of any supply contract
Consumer goods: 77%
Harmony engages with all its multinational suppliers urging them to
contribute to socio-economic development, as prescribed by the Mining
Charter. Harmony is also exploring the potential of a Harmony-supported
fund for this same purpose, which will allow for proper monitoring of
contributions made by our suppliers.
Harmony has done much to empower and develop black-owned suppliers
and/or to encourage ownership transformation of supplier companies. For
more details, see Procurement in the Employees and Communities section.
5. Employment equity
Workplace diversity and equitable representation by historically disadvantaged South Africans at all levels with
the company are seen as catalysts for social cohesion, transformation and competitiveness. Representation by
historically disadvantaged South Africans:
Target
Compliance as at 31 December 2015
Board: 40%
Board: 57%
Senior management (executive
committee): 40%
Senior management (executive committee): 45%
Middle management: 40%
Middle management: 46%
Junior management: 40%
Junior management: 61%
Core skills: 40%
Core skills: 66%
Specific emphasis is placed on demographic representation and of that by
women in particular. Although all group-wide employment equity targets
have been met, further efforts are being made to ensure we are fully
transformed at an operational level as well.
6. Human resource development
Employee skills development is integral to social transformation in the workplace and to sustainable growth. We
are required to contribute to the development of the requisite skills and to support South African-based research
and development initiatives intended to develop solutions to exploration, mining, processing, technology
efficiency, beneficiation and environmental conservation challenges.
Target
Compliance as at 31 December 2015
Percentage of total payroll to be
invested: 5%
Percentage of payroll invested: 6.1%
7. Mine community development
To achieve our social licence to operate, we need to make meaningful contributions towards community
development, particularly in communities close to the mines and in labour-sending areas. Development
programmes must be based on a clear assessment of development needs, in line with local Integrated
Development Plans.
Target
Compliance as at 31 December 2015
Plan implementation as at
30 December 2015
90%
8. Sustainable development and growth
Given that mineral resources are non-renewable, it is important to balance the economic benefits of mining
with the social and environmental needs of our communities and thus we are required to meet specific
obligations in respect of health, safety and environmental management. As one of the most-regulated
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industries in South Africa, the mining industry has highly developed health, safety and environmental strategies
in place to improve the industry’s management and performance in this regard.
Target
Compliance as at 31 December 2015
Implementation of approved
Implementation of approved Environmental Management Programmes:
100%
Environmental Management
Programmes: 100%
Refer to the Environmental Performance section for more details.
Use of South African-based
research facilities for the analysis
of samples: 100%
Percentage of samples analysed at South African research facilities: 100%
9. Beneficiation
The Mining Charter encourages South African mining companies to beneficiate the minerals they mine. As an
incentive, beneficiation advances may be used to offset black economic empowerment ownership
requirements. We benefit from our shareholding in Rand Refinery (Pty) Limited. All our gold is fully refined and
beneficiated to final product within South Africa for sale to customers. In addition, Harmony beneficiates the
gold it produces at its jewellery school in Welkom. The first commercial outlets supplied by the school were
opened in April 2015.
TOTAL SCORE:
88%
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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Achievements FY16
Challenges FY16
    Safety performance improved by 33% in terms
of lost-time injuries
Produced 1.082Moz of gold, in line with
guidance
    Underground grade recovered increased, for
the fourth consecutive year, to 5.02g/t
Bambanani remained the lowest cost
underground mine with an all-in sustaining
cost of US$654/oz and the highest
underground recovered grade at our South
African operations of 12.99g/t
    Phakisa performed best in comparison to the
previous year recording a 28% increase in
production and a 14% increase in recovered
grade
    Sustained productivity improvements
    Increasing margins and profitability at
Kusasalethu and Hidden Valley
    Infrastructure and equipment maintenance
      to prevent failures
    Continued focus on maintaining and
      increasing productivity levels
WHY OUR OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE IS MATERIAL
Gold mining and gold production are central to Harmony’s existence. Maintaining and growing our
margins as efficiently as we can is essential to sustaining our business and meeting our strategic
objectives. This includes delivering safely on our operational plans, reducing costs, improving
productivity and maximising revenue.
Our approach takes into consideration the long-term sustainability of the company as a whole. We aim to
mine those areas which will return a positive cash flow.
The revenue we generate and ultimately the profit we make are determined by the price received for the
gold we sell, and this is determined by the prevailing gold price measured in US dollars on world
markets. Furthermore, the prices received in our operational and functional currencies – the South Africa
rand and the Papua New Guinea kina which affect 93% and 7% of our production respectively – are
governed by the prevailing exchange rates in terms of the US dollar. The kina is our functional currency
in Papua New Guinea and these values are in turn converted into rands, Harmony’s presentation
currency.
We are price takers and have no influence on the gold price or exchange rates. However, the effect of a
lower US dollar gold price has been mitigated by a decline in the exchange rate of the rand and/or kina
versus the US dollar, which increases the rand price and/or kina price received per ounce of gold. The
contra-cyclical behaviour of the US dollar price of gold and the rand-US dollar and kina-US dollar
exchange rate often work to our advantage.
OPERATING PERFORMANCE FY16
Our focus is on producing profitable ounces, safely, and good progress was made in FY16. Increased
production mainly at Tshepong and Phakisa, as well as at Bambanani, Doornkop, Joel, Unisel and the
surface rock dumps offset declines in production at other operations.
Higher gold production in FY16, together with a higher average rand gold price received, delivered a
19% increase in revenue to R18.3 billion (a 6% decrease to US$1.27 billion). The average rand gold
price increased by 21% to R544 984/kg (FY15: R449 570/kg), owing to a 27% weakening of the rand
against the US dollar to US$/R14.50 (offsetting the 4% decrease in the average gold price received to
US$1 169/oz).
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During FY16, we persisted with efforts to reduce and contain costs and to restructure our operations for
profitability. Despite increases, especially in power and labour costs, cash operating costs in rand terms
increased by just 6% year-on-year (16% decrease in US dollars). Overall, cost increases were lower
than inflation, with all-in sustaining cost for all operations increasing by only 3% to R467 526/kg,
compared to R453 044/kg in FY15 (decrease of 19% to US$1 003/oz from US$1 231/oz in FY15).
We continue to closely monitor the grade mined and to strictly apply our grade mining principles. The
average grade recovered for FY16 increased for the fourth consecutive year. At 5.02g/t for the year, this
was 6% higher than in FY15 and 18% higher than in FY12.
Given our focus on margins and the production of profitable ounces, we have reviewed the life-of-mine
plans at our higher cost operations. Bambanani, Phakisa and Tshepong together with Phoenix and the
surface operation recorded margins of more than 20%. At Kusasalethu, negative cash flows and
operating losses resulted in a revision of its life of mine plan to five years with the emphasis on safety
and profitability. In addition, we have begun implementing harvesting plans at the low-grade Unisel and
Masimong mines.
MAJOR CHALLENGES IN FY16
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The major challenges faced during the year and their respective mitigation plans were:
Safety: While safety remains Harmony’s key priority and various safety initiatives contributed to
improved performance in term of lost-time injuries, there were regrettably 10 fatalities (FY15: 9) at our
operations during FY16. These fatalities, together with the section 54/55 notices issued by the
Department of Mineral Resources to suspend operations until they were declared safe, resulted in an
estimated production loss of 203kg (7 157oz). For more detailed information on our safety performance,
please refer to the section on Safety and Health of this report.
Infrastructure and equipment failure: Infrastructure and equipment maintenance remains a daily
focus at all our mines. Senior engineering capacity and safety management have been enhanced in
order to combat and prevent infrastructure and equipment failures.
Managing operational risks: Operational risk management is integral to our business, and to optimise
the gold mining value chain, it is essential to have in place a risk management plan to ensure that all
supporting systems are functioning efficiently. Managing risks effectively while working safely and being
proactive are core to our success. Safety hazards and operational business risks are identified and dealt
with continuously at each of our operations. During FY16, two chief operating officers, who report directly
to the chief executive officer, were appointed, one with responsibility for the South African operations
and the other with responsibility for safety, mining projects, new business development and corporate
strategy.
Delivering on our growth projects and planned mining grades: Delivery on planned growth is vital to
deliver on our strategy. The Tshepong-Phakisa integration project is on track and the Joel decline project
is scheduled to be completed in FY17. Both these projects will contribute to the production of higher-
grade ore. Our code for the mining of grade is strictly applied. No mining takes place below the cut-off
grade, we mine only to the average reserve grade and only quality grade ore is mined.
Achieving our operational plans: Production from our South African operations increased by 3% as
we began to reap the benefits of development. Increased levels of production at Phakisa, Tshepong,
Bambanani and Doornkop in particular contributed to this, offsetting declines at Hidden Valley, Target 1,
Kalgold and Kusasalethu.
Increasing recovered grades remains a key objective: The closure of loss-making mining sections at
Kusasalethu will have a positive effect on the overall grade in FY16. The total average underground
grade recovered for the year increased to 5.02g/t in FY16 from 4.75g/t in FY15.
Productivity: More easily accessible healthcare via our health hubs has contributed to reduced levels of
absenteeism and sick leave. As high blood pressure is one of our most serious healthcare concerns,
these health hubs enable us to better monitor employee health and treatment programmes. For more
information, please refer to the section on Safety and Health of this report.
The benefits of a healthier workforce were reflected in improved productivity rates at year-end, with
overall productivity per in-service employee including contractors of 45.6t per employee (FY15: 43.6t per
employee). Employees qualify for various bonuses based mainly on safety performance, tonnes and
grades mined and costs – all in an effort to increase productivity.
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OUTLOOK FOR FY17
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-EC7 and G4-EC8
Our approach towards our FY17 operational planning:
Our FY17 annual production guidance is in line with our medium-term strategic target to achieve annual
production of 1.5Moz at a cost of less than US$950/oz within three years (by FY19) and in so doing to
increase our margins. In terms of our strategic plan for the next three years, our target for FY17 is to
produce 1.05Moz at a total cost, including capital, of R495 000/kg (US$1 100/oz). These costs assume
an estimated increase in inflation of approximately 6% in rands terms. Planned capital expenditure of
R2.8 billion (US$200 million) is in line with our strategy.
Highlights of what we expect for FY17:
    All operations to be profitable by the end of the financial year
    A marginal decline in total production to 1.05Moz while the underground recovered grade is
maintained
    Bambanani to remain the most profitable operation in South Africa and in the group as a whole – to
      continue mining the high-grade pillar
    Tshepong’s production to increase on higher volumes and a higher recovered grade
    Phakisa to increase profitability as production build up continues
    Joel to increase its cash flow, given the start of production from the decline project
    Masimong to remain profitable with a shorter life of mine, following restructuring
    Doornkop to continue generating a profit in FY17, post its restructuring in FY15
    Kusasalethu to return to profitability by focusing on high-grade areas in the short term
Harmony’s production guidance is based on a gold price of R495 000/kg (or US$1 100/oz) and an
exchange rate of R14.00/US$ for FY17. Our guidance per operation for FY17 is provided below:
FY17 forecast and guidance
Production
All-in sustaining cost
1
Life of mine
Operation
(oz)
(R/kg)
(US$/oz)
(years)
Tshepong
155 000
495 000
1 100
19
Phakisa
135 000
485 000
1 080
10
Bambanani
90 000
350 000
780
5
Target 1
110 000
465 000
1 040
10
Doornkop
85 000
540 000
1 210
17
Joel
67 500
465 000
1 040
11
Kusasalethu
140 000
525 000
1 170
5
Masimong
67 500
525 000
1 170
3
Unisel
55 000
510 000
1 130
6
Underground operations – total
905 000
485 000
1 080
South Africa surface operations (including Kalgold)
97 500
490 000
1 100
14+
Hidden Valley
2
5
47 500
635 000
1 420
Total
4
~ 1.05Moz
~ R495 000/kg
3
~ US$1 100/oz
1
All-in sustaining cost excludes share-based payments
2
Post year-end, Harmony entered into a transaction to fully acquire Hidden Valley
3
At an exchange rate of R14.00/US$
4
At a grade of ~5.13g/t
5
50% of total production, representing Harmony’s share as at 30 June 2016
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SOUTH AFRICA – DEEP-LEVEL MINING
Tshepong
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
4 232
4 218
4 132
– Contractors
250
210
216
Total
4 482
4 428
4 348
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
1 088
992
947
(000t) (imperial)
1 200
1 095
1 044
Gold produced
(kg)
5 031
4 278
4 223
(oz)
161 751
137 540
135 772
Gold sold
(kg)
5 029
4 337
4 204
(oz)
161 685
139 437
135 161
Grade
(g/t)
4.62
4.31
4.46
(oz/t)
0.135
0.126
0.130
Productivity
(g/TEC)
100.52
86.05
84.33
Development results
Total metres
12 077
13 053
12 762
Reef metres
1 745
1 822
2 209
Capital metres
0
0
79
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
2 756
1 948
1 822
(US$m)
190
170
176
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
547 967
449 211
433 425
(US$/oz)
1 176
1 221
1 302
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
1 845
1 588
1 379
(US$m)
127
139
133
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
912
337
457
(US$m)
63
29
44
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
307
313
301
(US$m)
21
27
29
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
366 767
371 149
326 498
(US$/oz)
787
1 008
981
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
438 401
454 512
407 093
(US$/oz)
940
1 235
1 223
Safety
Number of fatalities
0
1
2
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
6.40
5.72
8.33
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
301
307
301
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
1 230
1 110
1 090
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
306
316
299
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.27
0.31
0.32
– water
1.13
1.12
1.15
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.27
0.32
0.32
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FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
1
Community
Local economic development*
(Rm)
7
33
30
Training and development
(Rm)
37
33
24
* Included in the total for FY15 is an amount of R24 million that was capitalised as part of the hostel upgrades (FY16: R0 million)
Other salient features
Status of operation
Steady state operation: development continues
Life of mine
19 years
Hoisting capacity (per month)
214 000 tonnes (235 892 tons)
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – December 2007
ISO 14001
ISO 9001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
17.1
5.49
94
3.5
4.39
16
20.7
5.30
110
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
18.9
0.160
3 022
3.9
0.128
500
22.8
0.155
3 522
Tshepong is located in the Free State Province, near Welkom, about 248km from Johannesburg. Mining is
conducted to a depth of 2 349m. The mine uses conventional undercut mining in the Basal Reef while the B
Reef is exploited as a high grade secondary reef. Ore mined is processed at the Harmony One plant.
During FY16, no fatalities occurred and Tshepong achieved 2 million fatality-free shifts at the end of May
2016.
In FY16, Tshepong was Harmony’s largest contributor to gold production and production profit. Increased
productivity and focus on mining efficiencies contributed to the improved performance in FY16. The
continued build-up in production from the sub-66 decline is driving the improvement in grade.
Gold production increased by 18% to 5 031kg (161 751oz) in FY16, primarily due to an increase in volumes
and improved grade recoveries. Ore milled increased by 10% to 1 088 000 tonnes (1 200 000 tons), while
recovered gold grade increased by 7% to 4.62g/t (0.135 oz/t). The increase in gold production and the
average rand gold price received (by 22% to R547 967) resulted in a 41% increase in revenue to R2 756
million (12% increase to US$190 million).
Poor ground conditions affected progress of the sub-71 major capital project during FY16. A project team is
in the process of compiling the feasibility study for the sub-75 decline extension project down to 77 level. A
study is underway to investigate further synergies with the integration of the Tshepong and Phakisa mines
and ways of optimising these synergies so as to improve the financial metrics of the combined operation, as
Tshepong’s infrastructure is under-utilised.
Cash operating costs increased by 16% to R1 845 million (decreased by 9% to US$127 million) mainly due
to increased production in FY16, labour cost increases and higher electricity tariffs.
Capital expenditure decreased by 2% to R307 million (decreased by 22% to US$21 million). Capital was
mainly spent on ongoing development.
Challenges receiving management’s attention are to manage the geologically complex (excessive fault and
dyke intrusions) decline area and illegal mining activities.
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Phakisa
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
3 547
3 344
3 460
– Contractors
350
392
325
Total
3 897
3 736
3 785
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
686
611
577
(000t) (imperial)
756
674
636
Gold produced
(kg)
3 988
3 118
2 976
(oz)
128 217
100 246
95 680
Gold sold
(kg)
3 991
3 156
2 963
(oz)
128 314
101 468
95 263
Grade
(g/t)
5.81
5.10
5.16
(oz/t)
0.170
0.149
0.150
Productivity
(g/TEC)
93.54
76.99
70.72
Development results
Total metres
11 022
12 138
11 298
Reef metres
1 785
1 749
1 364
Capital metres
0
162
101
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
2 186
1 420
1 284
(US$m)
151
124
124
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
547 829
449 969
433 199
(US$/oz)
1 175
1 223
1 302
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
1 378
1 166
1 068
(US$m)
95
102
103
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
811
239
223
(US$m)
56
21
21
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
323
403
360
(US$m)
22
35
35
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
345 457
373 876
358 995
(US$/oz)
741
1 016
1 079
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
436 477
495 644
478 645
(US$/oz)
936
1 347
1 438
Safety
Number of fatalities
2
0
1
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
6.64
8.76
7.73
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
152
143
126
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
1 254
1 155
1 090
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
154
147
125
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.22
0.23
0.22
– water
1.83
1.89
1.89
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.22
0.24
0.22
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FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
0
Community
Local economic development*
(Rm)
6
12
11
Training and development
(Rm)
35
32
30
* Included in the total for FY15 is an amount of R3 million that was capitalised as part of the hostel upgrades (FY16: R0 million)
Other salient features
Status of operation
Production ramp up continues
Life of mine
10 years
Hoisting capacity (per month)
103 000 tonnes (113 537 imperial tons)
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – December 2007
ISO 14001
ISO 9001
OHSAS 18001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
5.6
6.56
37
1.9
7.17
14
7.5
6.72
50
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
6.2
0.191
1 185
2.1
0.209
437
8.3
0.196
1 622
Phakisa is located in the Free State Province, some 252km from Johannesburg. The mine has two
shafts, the main Phakisa shaft and the Nyala shaft. The latter is used to hoist rock and serves as a
second escape route. Phakisa exploits the Basal Reef. Mining is conducted to a depth of 2 426m. Ore
mined is processed at the Harmony One plant. Phakisa is still building up to full production which is
expected within the next 18 months.
The lost-time injury frequency rate improved by 24% to 6.64 per million hours worked in FY16.
Regrettably two fatalities occurred during the year.
In line with the planned build-up of production at Phakisa, gold production increased by 28% to 3 988kg
(128 217oz), as a result of the 12% increase in the ore milled (to 686 000 tonnes or 756 000 tons) and
the 14% increase in the recovered grade to 5.81g/t (0.170oz/t).
Phakisa is delivering on plan and consistently meeting development targets. Increased focus on
efficiencies and productivity will further enhance the operating margin of the operation. Management are
conducting optimisation studies to integrate the Tshepong and Phakisa mines.
The increase in gold production and 22% increase in the average rand gold price received resulted in a
54% increase in revenue to R2 186 million (22% increase to US$151 million).
Cash operating costs increased by 18% to R1 378 million (decreased by 7% to US$95 million) due to
increased production and an increase in wages and electricity tariffs.
Capital expenditure decreased by 20% to R323 million (37% to US$22 million), primarily due to the
completion of the major capital projects in the prior year. Capital was spent mainly on ongoing
development in FY16.
Risks receiving management’s focus include managing logistical challenges including the single-man
winder arrangement, the Koepe rock winder and the rail-veyorTM ore-handling system.
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Bambanani
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
1 491
1 517
1 584
– Contractors
321
330
444
Total
1 812
1 847
2 028
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
232
229
206
(000t) (imperial)
256
253
227
Gold produced
(kg)
3 013
2 908
2 576
(oz)
96 870
93 495
82 821
Gold sold
(kg)
3 015
2 947
2 567
(oz)
96 934
94 748
82 530
Grade
(g/t)
12.99
12.70
12.50
(oz/t)
0.378
0.370
0.365
Productivity
(g/TEC)
156.54
153.08
157.73
Development results
Total metres
1 743
1 150
1 092
Reef metres
105
15
0
Capital metres
0
0
0
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
1 617
1 330
1 111
(US$m)
112
116
107
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
536 410
451 200
432 706
(US$/oz)
1 151
1 226
1 300
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
808
697
574
(US$m)
56
61
55
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
806
625
537
(US$m)
56
55
52
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
106
110
125
(US$m)
7
10
12
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
268 305
239 552
222 764
(US$/oz)
576
651
669
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
304 634
270 623
255 500
(US$/oz)
654
735
768
Safety
Number of fatalities
0
1
1
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
3.59
4.63
7.46
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
140
133
143
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
1 434
1 731
1 665
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
142
137
142
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.60
0.59
0.69
– water
6.18
7.57
8.08
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.60
0.61
0.69
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Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
0
Community
Local economic development
(Rm)
9
3
3
Training and development*
(Rm)
25
17
13
* Expenditure on training and development at Bambanani includes that at Steyn 2 for FY14
Other salient features
Status of operation
Mature operation with focus on mining of the shaft pillar for the next
few years after which it will reach the end of its operating life
Life of mine
5 years
Hoisting capacity (per month)
32 256 tonnes (35 556 tons)
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – December 2007
ISO 14001
ISO 9001
OHSAS 18001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
1.3
11.08
14
1.3
11.08
14
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
1.4
0.323
449
1.4
0.323
449
Bambanani, near Welkom and about 262km from Johannesburg, has two surface shafts (the East and
West shafts). Mining is conducted to a depth of 2 365m. Activities at the mine focus on the Basal Reef
and are limited to shaft pillar extraction. The ore mined is sent to Harmony One Plant for processing.
Given the high risk of seismicity at Bambanani, efforts are focused on managing support systems and
the rehabilitation of areas with challenging ground conditions.
The safety performance at Bambanani improved in FY16. No fatalities occurred and the lost-time injury
frequency rate improved by 22% to 3.59 per million hours worked. The shaft management team remains
committed to improving the safety performance of the operation.
Bambanani’s all-in sustaining costs are less than US$700/oz (R310 000/kg), and is one of Harmony’s
most profitable mines.
The decline shaft was commissioned towards the end of FY16 and is expected to be completed during
the September 2016 quarter. All reef is now being hoisted via West Shaft, while the hoisting of waste will
continue at East Shaft for the duration of the mining of the shaft pillar.
Gold production increased by 4% to 3 013kg (96 870oz) in FY16. This was primarily due to the increase in
recovered grade and ore production. Recovered grade increased by 2% to 12.99g/t (0.378oz/t), while ore
milled increased by 1% to 232 000 tonnes (256 000 tons).
Despite the overall increase in production and grade, production during the second half of the financial
year was impacted by stoppages and delays caused by a shaft infrastructure accident. Aging
infrastructure resulted in electrical cables being dislodged from their mountings causing damage to parts
of the mine. A comprehensive programme and engineering strategy has been implemented to mitigate
this risk going forward. Further production delays were caused by underground fires started by illegal
miners in a mined out area. Fire mitigation plans, equipment and infrastructure upgrades have been
implemented to protect the mining area.
The increases in gold production and the 19% increase in the average rand gold price received in FY16
contributed to a 22% increase in revenue to R1 617 million (3% decrease to US$112 million mainly due
to the 27% weakening of the rand/us dollar exchange rate to R14.50, mainly offset by the increase in the
rand gold price).
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Cash operating costs increased by 16% to R808 million (or 8% to US$56 million), mainly due to an
increase in labour costs arising from the wage agreement settlement and shaft related performance
bonuses. Electricity costs increased due to increased electricity tariffs and consumption during FY16.
Capital expenditure decreased by 4% to R106 million (a decrease of 30% to US$7 million). Most of this
was spent on the decline shaft project and ongoing capital development.
Target 1
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
1 653
1 683
1 624
– Contractors
272
266
270
Total
1 925
1 949
1 894
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
739
749
771
(000t) (imperial)
814
826
851
Gold produced
(kg)
3 387
3 824
4 493
(oz)
108 895
122 944
144 453
Gold sold
(kg)
3 419
3 868
4 508
(oz)
109 923
124 358
144 936
Grade
(g/t)
4.58
5.11
5.83
(oz/t)
0.134
0.149
0.170
Productivity
(g/TEC)
155.77
172.25
206.06
Development results
Total metres
3 459
4 174
4 292
Reef metres
182
290
436
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
1 833
1 738
1 948
(US$m)
126
152
188
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
536 196
449 319
432 031
(US$/oz)
1 150
1 221
1 298
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
1 242
1 178
1 049
(US$m)
86
103
101
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
583
547
897
(US$m)
40
48
87
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
322
296
289
(US$m)
22
26
28
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
366 814
308 156
233 487
(US$/oz)
787
837
702
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
471 876
395 669
306 605
(US$/oz)
1 012
1 075
921
Safety
Number of fatalities
2
0
0
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
4.91
4.51
1.30
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
247
242
242
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
808
808
790
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FY15
FY14
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
251
249
251
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.33
0.32
0.31
– water
1.09
1.22
1.02
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.33
0.33
0.31
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
0
Community
Local economic development
(Rm)
4
4
4
Training and development
(Rm)
34
30
20
Other salient features
Status of operation
Single, cost efficient shaft operation.
Life of mine
10 years
Hoisting capacity (per month)
89 994 tonnes (99 200 tons)
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – December 2007
ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
2.7
4.59
12
3.9
4.75
18
6.6
4.69
31
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
3.0
0.134
401
4.3
0.139
591
7.3
0.137
992
Target 1 is located in the Free State Province, some 270km southwest of Johannesburg. Mining
operations at Target 1 comprise one primary underground mine, to a depth of approximately 2 945m.
While most of the ore extracted comes from mechanised mining (massive mining techniques),
conventional stoping is still employed primarily to de-stress areas ahead of mechanised mining. Ore
mined is processed at the Target plant. The gold mineralisation currently exploited at Target 1 is
contained within a succession of Elsburg and Dreyerskuil quartz pebble conglomerate reefs.
Target 1 manages its risks by focusing on trackless development to ensure the timeous availability of
massive stopes and to prevent excessive dilution from waste and backfill in the pillar areas which could
impact negatively on the delivered grade. Future success will depend on the availability of trackless
mining equipment and performance regarding volumes and grade.
The lost-time injury frequency rate increased by 9% to 4.91 per million hours worked in FY16.
Regrettably two fatalities occurred during the year.
Gold production decreased by 11% to 3 387kg (108 895oz) in FY16. The Target 1 operation was
adversely impacted by safety and work stoppages during the third quarter of FY16. Under performance
on trackless development to access the higher grade massive stopes also impacted grade recoveries.
As a result, the recovered gold grade declined by 10% to 4.58g/t (0.134oz/t) and ore milled declined by
1% to 739 000 tonnes (814 000 tons). The decrease in gold production was offset by an increase in the
average gold price received (19% to R536 196/kg) resulting in a 5% increase in revenue to R1 833
million (17% decrease to US$126 million).
Cash operating costs rose by 5% to R1 242 million (17% decrease to US$86 million). Reduced
expenditure on consumables partially offset an increase in labour and electricity costs.
Capital expenditure increased by 9% to R322 million (decrease of 15% to US$22 million) mainly due to
the purchase of production vehicles and increase in ongoing development capital expenditure.
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Doornkop
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
2 471
2 977
2 836
– Contractors
443
493
736
Total
2 914
3 470
3 572
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
630
603
737
(000t) (imperial)
695
665
812
Gold produced
(kg)
2 730
2 663
2 603
(oz)
87 772
85 618
83 687
Gold sold
(kg)
2 712
2 711
2 633
(oz)
87 193
87 160
84 653
Grade
(g/t)
4.33
4.42
3.53
(oz/t)
0.126
0.129
0.103
Productivity
(g/TEC)
83.49
68.47
63.57
Development results
Total metres (excl. capital metres)
7 766
8 919
8 322
Reef metres
1 688
1 701
1 475
Capital metres
0
0
0
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
1 480
1 220
1 126
(US$m)
102
107
109
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
545 770
449 857
427 728
(US$/oz)
1 171
1 222
1 285
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
1 058
1 071
1 095
(US$m)
73
94
106
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
433
128
28
(US$m)
30
12
3
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
208
245
238
(US$m)
14
21
23
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
387 585
402 065
420 617
(US$/oz)
831
1 092
1 264
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
473 562
501 151
513 348
(US$/oz)
1 016
1 362
1 543
Safety
Number of fatalities
0
1
11
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
12.27
7.14
9.06
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
203
205
187
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
1 135
733
1 010
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
206
211
186
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.32
0.34
0.25
– water
1.80
1.26
1.37
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.32
0.35
0.25
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FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
0
Community
Local economic development*
(Rm)
4
37
25
Training and development
(Rm)
30
35
23
* Included in the total for FY16 is an amount of R1 million that was capitalised as part of the hostel upgrades (FY15: R28 million)
Other salient features
Status of operation
Mining takes place on the South Reef at this single-shaft operation.
Life of mine
17 years
Hoisting capacity (per month)
91 480 tonnes ( 100 839 tons)
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – October 2008
ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
1.7
5.03
9
2.6
5.21
13
4.3
5.14
22
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
1.9
0.147
278
2.8
0.152
431
4.7
0.150
709
Doornkop, a single-shaft operation, is located in the Gauteng province of South Africa, approximately
30km west of Johannesburg, on the northern rim of the Witwatersrand Basin. Mining is conducted to a
depth of 1 978m. The operation focuses on narrow-reef conventional mining of the South Reef. The ore
from the operation is processed at the Doornkop plant.
There were no fatalities in FY16, however, the lost time injury frequency rate increased to 12.27 per
million hours worked in FY16 compared to 7.14 in FY15. The shaft management team remains
committed to improving the safety performance of the operation.
The Doornkop operation was restructured towards the end of FY15 to respond to the low gold price
environment and the significant capital investment required to sustain the operations at this shaft. The
section 189A process was concluded at the end of July 2015. The majority of employees and contractors
affected were transferred to vacant positions at other operations.
Doornkop’s life-of-mine plan focuses on mining the higher-grade areas of the South Reef ore body on
192 and 197 levels. Greater emphasis was placed on improving operating efficiencies in FY16. Gold
production increased by 3% to 2 730kg (87 772oz) in FY16 mainly due to an increase in ore milled of 4%
to 630 000 tonnes (630 000 tons). The recovered gold grade reduced marginally by 2% to 4.33g/t
(0.126oz/t).
The increase in gold production, combined with the 21% increase in the average rand gold price
received, resulted in a 21% increase in revenue to R1 480 million (the 5% decrease to US$102 million is
mainly due to the 27% weakening of the rand/US dollar average exchange rate to R14.50 in FY16,
mostly offset by the increase in the rand gold price). Improved operational efficiencies, the increase in
the rand gold price and in production resulted in the increased operating margin for Doornkop, which
also contributed to the increased profitability of the updated life-of-mine plan for FY17.
Cash operating costs decreased by 1% to R1 058 million (decreased by 22% to US$73 million).
Capital expenditure decreased by 15% to R208 million (decreased by 33% to US$14 million) owing to
reduced capital requirements resulting from the restructuring in FY15 and was spent mainly on
development.
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Joel
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
1 796
1 818
1 594
– Contractors
97
81
189
Total
1 893
1 899
1 783
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
542
551
548
(000t) (imperial)
597
607
604
Gold produced
(kg)
2 278
2 258
2 335
(oz)
73 239
72 596
75 072
Gold sold
(kg)
2 245
2 330
2 308
(oz)
72 179
74 911
74 204
Grade
(g/t)
4.20
4.10
4.26
(oz/t)
0.123
0.119
0.124
Productivity
(g/TEC)
117.33
115.65
125.78
Development results
Total metres
3 541
3 200
2 881
Reef metres
2 315
1 037
1 079
Capital metres
485
338
993
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
1 220
1 046
995
(US$m)
84
91
96
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
543 442
449 026
430 929
(US$/oz)
1 166
1 220
1 295
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
845
755
688
(US$m)
58
66
66
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
389
276
327
(US$m)
27
24
32
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
215
182
145
(US$m)
15
16
14
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
371 080
334 168
294 493
(US$/oz)
796
908
885
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
424 617
384 022
330 648
(US$/oz)
911
1 043
994
Safety
Number of fatalities
1
0
2
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
3.49
3.72
3.25
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
108
101
103
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
816
671
498
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
109
104
102
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.19
0.18
0.19
– water
1.50
1.22
0.91
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FY16
FY15
FY14
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.19
0.19
0.19
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
0
Community
Local economic development
(Rm)
3
3
3
Training and development
(Rm)
15
15
11
Other salient features
Status of operation
Twin-shaft operation – technically challenging
Life of mine
11 years
Hoisting capacity (per month)
47 174 tonnes (52 000 tons)
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – December 2007
ISO 14001
ISO 9001
OHSAS 18001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
2.6
5.26
14
3.0
4.61
14
5.5
4.91
27
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
2.8
0.153
435
3.3
0.134
440
6.1
0.143
875
Joel is located in the Free State Province and about 292km from Johannesburg, on the southern edge of
the Witwatersrand Basin. The mine comprises two shafts, the North and South shafts. The primary
economic reef horizon at Joel is a narrow tabular Beatrix Reef deposit which is accessed via
conventional grid development. Mining is conducted to a depth of 1 452m. The ore is processed at the
Joel plant.
The lost-time injury frequency rate improved by 3% to 3.49 per million hours worked. Regrettably a
fatality occurred in August 2015. The stoppage that ensued resulted in a loss of 52kg (1 672oz).
Managing shaft and project schedules is critical for Joel. Capital development on the decline project
progressed well in FY16 and is expected to be completed in FY17. First production from this area is
expected in July 2017. Joel’s future operating life depends on the successful completion of the decline
project, which began in FY15.
Gold production increased by 1% to 2 278kg (73 239oz) in FY16. Recovered gold grades improved by
2% to 4.20g/t (0.123oz/t) which offset the 2% decrease in ore milled to 542 000 tonnes (597 000 tons).
The increase in gold production and the increase in the average rand gold price received (by 21% to
R543 442/kg), resulted in a 17% increase in revenue to R1 220 million (8% decrease to US$84 million).
Cash operating costs increased by 12% to R845 million (decreased by 12% to US$58 million) mainly
due an increase in labour costs and higher electricity costs arising from increased usage and higher
tariffs.
Capital expenditure increased by 18% to R215 million (decreased by 6% to US$15 million) primarily due
to major capital spent on the 137 decline project.
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Kusasalethu
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
3 944
3 898
5 139
– Contractors
539
1 020
1 302
Total
4 483
4 918
6 441
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
668
908
1 143
(000t) (imperial)
736
1 001
1 260
Gold produced
(kg)
3 863
3 953
4 694
(oz)
124 198
127 092
150 916
Gold sold
(kg)
3 822
4 297
4 531
(oz)
122 880
138 151
145 673
Grade
(g/t)
5.78
4.35
4.11
(oz/t)
0.169
0.127
0.120
Productivity
(g/TEC)
77.80
65.59
73.60
Development results
Total metres
7 183
13 777
15 077
Reef metres
1 517
2 436
3 107
Capital metres
0
59
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
2 078
1 939
1 959
(US$m)
143
169
189
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
543 633
451 211
432 358
(US$/oz)
1 166
1 226
1 299
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
1 848
1 866
1 830
(US$m)
127
163
177
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
262
(57)
206
(US$m)
18
(5)
20
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
360
463
509
(US$m)
25
40
49
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
478 277
472 112
389 762
(US$/oz)
1 026
1 283
1 171
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
584 498
587 406
513 883
(US$/oz)
1 254
1 596
1 544
Safety
Number of fatalities
2
1
3
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
7.06
25.80
9.56
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
611
682
664
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
1 671
1 342
1 418
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
620
702
660
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.91
0.75
0.58
– water
2.50
1.48
1.23
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.91
0.77
0.58
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Number of reportable environmental incidents
1
1
2
Community
Local economic development*
(Rm)
5
30
65
Training and development
(Rm)
26
50
37
* Included in the total for FY15 is an amount of R18 million that was capitalised as part of the hostel upgrades (FY16: R0 million)
Other salient features
Status of operation
Positioned for profitability
Life of mine
5 years
Hoisting capacity (per month)
200 000 tonnes (220 460 tons)
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – December 2007
ISO 14001, ISO 9001, Cyanide Code
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
3.8
7.15
27
0.2
5.31
1
4.0
7.06
28
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
4.2
0.209
878
0.2
0.155
36
4.4
0.206
914
Kusasalethu is located about 90km from Johannesburg, near the provincial border of Gauteng and North
West Province. Kusasalethu is situated in the West Witwatersrand Basin and mines the Ventersdorp
Contact Reef as its main ore body. The mine comprises twin vertical and twin sub-vertical shaft systems
and uses conventional mining methods in a sequential grid layout. Mining is conducted to a depth of 3
388m, making it Harmony’s deepest mine. Ore mined is treated at the Kusasalethu plant.

The lost-time injury frequency rate improved significantly by 73% to 7.06 per million hours worked in
FY16. Regrettably two fatalities occurred during the year.

Kusasalethu was restructured during FY15. Levels on the old mine were abandoned and the revised
mine plan focused on mining lower volumes at higher grades. The waste and reef splitting system (waste
ore pass system) to improve gold recoveries was finalised in FY16. In FY16, the recovered gold grade
increased by 33% to 5.78g/t (0.169oz/t) and ore milled reduced by 26% to 668 000 tonnes
(736 000 tons) resulting in a 2% decrease in gold production to 3 863kg (124 198oz).

During the second half of FY16, management decided to stop production at the mine for a total period of
21 days in order to perform major engineering infrastructure upgrades. Production was negatively
impacted by these stoppages. This was necessary to ensure access to high-grade reserves and to
improve safety at the mine.

Negative cash flows in FY16 and previous financial years necessitated a revision of the life-of-mine plan.
In order to optimise cash flow, the focus now is on accessing higher grade ore zones and a shorter life-
of-mine. The aim is to increase the profitability and operating margin of the operation and to generate
positive cash flows. Studies are underway to determine the viability of deepening the mine into the
high-grade pay area below the 113 level.

Challenges at the mine include engineering infrastructure, maintaining efficiencies at the metallurgical
plant, eliminating illegal mining and gold theft, and producing sufficient backfill at the plant for operational
support.

The average rand gold price received increased by 20% to R543 633/kg. Revenue increased by 7% to
R2 078 million in FY16 (decreased by 15% to US$143 million).

Capital expenditure decreased by 22% to R360 million (38% decrease to US$25 million), as a result of
the restructuring in FY15 to focus on mining lower volumes at higher grades. Capital was spent mainly
on development. Cash operating costs decreased by 1% to R1 848 million (22% decrease to US$127
million). Costs reduced mainly due to the decrease in production volumes.
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Masimong
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
2 478
2 470
2 868
– Contractors
112
99
118
Total
2 590
2 569
2 986
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
650
670
670
(000t) (imperial)
716
739
739
Gold produced
(kg)
2 432
2 463
2 718
(oz)
78 190
79 187
87 385
Gold sold
(kg)
2 432
2 491
2 708
(oz)
78 191
80 087
87 064
Grade
(g/t)
3.74
3.68
4.06
(oz/t)
0.109
0.107
0.118
Productivity
(g/TEC)
83.85
75.27
78.00
Development results
Total metres
4 755
9 855
10 079
Reef metres
1 549
2 376
1 547
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
1 318
1 118
1 171
(US$m)
91
98
113
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
541 806
448 867
432 416
(US$/oz)
1 162
1 220
1 299
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
1 038
979
978
(US$m)
72
86
95
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
280
127
188
(US$m)
19
11
18
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
110
166
168
(US$m)
8
15
16
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
426 904
397 380
360 006
(US$/oz)
916
1 080
1 082
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
493 527
479 096
441 231
(US$/oz)
1 059
1 302
1 326
Safety
Number of fatalities
2
1
2
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
10.05
12.09
15.80
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
172
184
196
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
715
859
874
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
175
190
195
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.26
0.28
0.29
– water
1.10
1.28
1.30
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.26
0.29
0.29
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
0
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FY16
FY15
FY14
Community
Local economic development*
(Rm)
6
6
17
Training and development
(Rm)
22
25
20
Other salient features
Status of operation
Mature, single shaft operation nearing the end of its life of mine
Life of mine
3 years
Hoisting capacity (per month)
108 863 tonnes (120 000 tons)
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – December 2007
ISO 14001
ISO 9001
OHSAS 18001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
1.5
4.05
6
0.2
3.82
1
1.7
4.02
7
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
1.6
0.118
193
0.3
0.112
30
1.9
0.117
223
Masimong is located in the Free State Province, near the city of Welkom and about 260km from
Johannesburg. The Masimong complex comprises an operating shaft (5 shaft), and a second shaft (4
shaft), which, although closed for mining, is used for ventilation, pumping and as a second outlet.
Masimong exploits the Basal Reef and the B Reef. Mining is conducted to a depth of 2 050m. Ore mined
is processed at the Harmony One plant.
The lost-time injury frequency rate improved by 17% to 10.05 per million hours worked in FY16.
Regrettably two fatalities occurred during the year.
Masimong was restructured in FY15 to improve its profitability by scaling down ore body development in
an effort to reduce costs and increase margins. As a result, the expected life of mine was shortened to
three years.
During FY16, Masimong’s production was negatively impacted by safety stoppages. Grade management
and quality mining practices are important to achieve increased recovered grades.
Gold production decreased by 1% to 2 432kg (78 190oz) in FY16. This was primarily due to reduced
production volumes, ore milled decreased by 3% to 650 000 tonnes (716 000 tons). Recovered gold
grades increased by 2% to 3.74g/t (0.109oz/t).
The decrease in gold production was offset by the 21% increase in the average rand gold price received
in FY16 (to R541 806/kg), which contributed to an 18% increase in revenue to R1 318 million (7%
decrease to US$91 million mainly due to the weakening of the rand/US dollar exchange rate to R14.50,
offset by the increase in the rand gold price).
Cash operating costs increased by 6% to R1 038 million (16% decrease to US$72 million), due mainly to
increased labour and contractor costs.
Capital expenditure decreased by 34% to R110 million (decreased by 47% to US$8 million) in line with
the reduced capital requirements of the revised mine plan. Capital was spent mainly on ongoing
development.
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Unisel
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
1 817
1 809
1 809
– Contractors
128
114
148
Total
1 945
1 923
1 957
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
424
417
408
(000t) (imperial)
467
460
450
Gold produced
(kg)
1 704
1 695
1 838
(oz)
54 785
54 495
59 093
Gold sold
(kg)
1 705
1 715
1 834
(oz)
54 817
55 138
58 964
Grade
(g/t)
4.02
4.06
4.50
(oz/t)
0.117
0.118
0.131
Productivity
(g/TEC)
77.43
77.82
85.33
Development results
Total metres
3 145
5 177
5 641
Reef metres
1 917
2 816
3 462
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
925
770
792
(US$m)
64
67
77
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
542 487
449 082
432 072
(US$/oz)
1 164
1 220
1 298
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
754
674
600
(US$m)
52
59
58
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
171
88
192
(US$m)
12
7
19
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
62
99
85
(US$m)
4
9
8
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
442 359
397 615
326 466
(US$/oz)
949
1 080
981
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
496 099
469 246
388 785
(US$/oz)
1 064
1 275
1 168
Safety
Number of fatalities
0
1
0
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
9.61
8.74
11.66
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
112
109
110
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
563
519
711
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
113
112
109
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.26
0.26
0.27
– water
1.33
1.25
1.74
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.26
0.27
0.27
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
0
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FY16
FY15
FY14
Community
Local economic development*
(Rm)
4
19
12
Training and development
(Rm)
23
21
15
* Included in the total for FY15 is an amount of R15 million that was capitalised as part of the hostel upgrades (FY16: R0 million)
Other salient features
Status of operation
Mature operation reaching the end of life of mine
Life of mine
6 years
Hoisting capacity (per month)
60 000 tonnes (66 138 tons)
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – December 2007
ISO 9001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
1.2
4.18
5
1.3
4.35
6
2.5
4.27
11
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
1.4
0.122
167
1.4
0.127
180
2.8
0.124
348
Unisel is located in the Free State Province, near Virginia and about 271km from Johannesburg. Mining
is conducted to a depth of 2 153m below surface. Conventional scattered mining and pillar reclamation
takes place to access the Basal, Leader and, to a lesser extent, the Middle reefs. Ore mined is
processed at Harmony One plant.
Unisel is nearing the end of its operating life, but has been a good performer despite being Harmony’s
oldest operating mine. Unisel’s aging operations and infrastructure present significant challenges to the
mine’s operational flexibility and to the maintenance of production.
There were no fatalities in FY16, however, the lost-time injury frequency rate increased to 9.61 per
million hours worked in FY16 compared to 8.74 in FY15.
Gold production remained steady year-on-year and increased by 1% to 1 704kg (54 785oz) in FY16.
The recovered gold grade declined by 1% to 4.02g/t (0.117oz/t), while ore milled increased by 2% to 424
000 tonnes (467 000 tons). The increase in gold production and an increase in the average rand gold
price received resulted in a 20% increase in revenue to R925 million (4% decrease to US$64 million).
Cash operating costs increased by 12% to R754 million (decreased by 12% to US$52 million) primarily
due to an increase in labour costs and electricity tariffs.
Capital expenditure decreased by 37% to R62 million (decreased by 56% to US$4 million) as capital
development was reduced in the first half of FY16 to improve the profitability of the mine.
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SOUTH AFRICA – SURFACE OPERATIONS
Surface dumps
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
10
10
13
– Contractors
190
174
129
Total
200
184
142
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
3 041
2 701
2 897
(000t) (imperial)
3 353
2 978
3 196
Gold produced
(kg)
1 065
862
903
(oz)
34 241
27 713
29 032
Grade
(g/t)
0.35
0.32
0.31
(oz/t)
0.010
0.009
0.009
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
577
389
386
(US$m)
40
34
37
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
544 996
450 420
431 172
(US$/oz)
1 169
1 224
1 296
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
427
330
328
(US$m)
29
29
32
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
158
58
62
(US$m)
11
5
6
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
18
6
9
(US$m)
1
1
1
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
401 033
382 959
363 568
(US$/oz)
860
1 041
1 092
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
422 205
403 906
383 701
(US$/oz)
906
1 097
1 153
Safety
Number of fatalities
0
0
0
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
0
2.48
0.83
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
66
64
68
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
394
480
816
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
67
66
67
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.02
0.02
0.23
– water
0.12
0.18
0.28
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.02
0.02
0.23
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
0
Community
Local economic development
(Rm)
0
0
0
Other salient features
Status of operation
The operational plans are for a profitable FY16
Life of mine
14+ years
Compliance and certification
Certification depends on future of these operations, ISO 9001
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Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016 (excluding Phoenix)
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
175.9
0.27
47
567.0
0.23
133
742.9
0.25
180
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
193.9
0.008
1 507
625.0
0.007
4 276
818.9
0.007
5 784
Production from the processing of surface rock dumps situated in the Free State province in South Africa
depends entirely on the availability of spare mill capacity at the Harmony One and Target plants, which
in turn depends on the availability of underground ore delivered for milling. In FY16, Central Plant only
processed re-mined, redundant plant clean-up and rock dumps.
Gold production from the processing of the surface dumps was 24% higher year-on-year in FY16, a
result of both increases in volumes processed (increase of 13%) and in the recovered grade (increase of
9%).
The processing of the rock dumps is approaching its end as virtually all of the higher-grade dump
material originally available has been processed, leaving only lower-grade material. During FY16, the
Central Plant tailings retreatment project started, aimed at upgrading the plant to process only tailings.
The life of the tailing retreatment project is expected to be 19 years and upgrades are scheduled to be
completed by the end of FY17.
Phoenix (Tailings retreatment)
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
82
83
83
– Contractors
296
312
293
Total
378
395
376
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
6 465
6 245
6 073
(000t) (imperial)
7 129
6 887
6 697
Gold produced
(kg)
804
867
835
(oz)
25 849
27 875
26 846
Gold sold
(kg)
788
881
825
(oz)
25 335
28 324
26 524
Grade
(g/t)
0.12
0.14
0.14
(oz/t)
0.004
0.004
0.004
Productivity
(g/TEC)
177.72
185.73
201.11
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
429
396
357
(US$m)
30
35
35
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
544 390
449 941
433 293
(US$/oz)
1 168
1 223
1 302
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FY16
FY15
FY14
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
320
295
246
(US$m)
22
26
24
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
117
97
117
(US$m)
8
8
11
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
5
4
2
(US$m)
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
398 122
339 896
294 408
(US$/oz)
854
924
885
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
403 907
344 319
294 615
(US$/oz)
866
936
885
Safety
Number of fatalities
0
0
0
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
2.06
0.00
0.00
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
40
41
67.5
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
267
277
228
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
41
42
67.1
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.006
0.007
0.011
– water
0.04
0.04
0.04
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.006
0.007
0.011
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
0
Other salient features
Status of operation
Retreatment of tailings using spare processing capacity
Life of mine
14+ years
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – December 2007
ISO 14001 certification is under consideration – interim focus is on
compliance
ISO 9001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
79.8
0.28
22
79.8
0.28
22
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
88.0
0.008
712
88.0
0.008
712
Phoenix, a tailings retreatment operation situated in Virginia in the Free State Province, makes use of
the Saaiplaas plant to retreat tailings. During FY13, Harmony finalised an empowerment agreement and
transferred 30% of its shareholding in the Phoenix operations to black economic empowerment owners.
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Operational success depends on maintaining plant efficiency and reducing pump and pipe failures.
Grade variability and the theft of pipelines and electrical cables are the main risks being managed at
Phoenix. Security has been increased in an effort to halt the endemic theft of piping and cables that can
affect the integrity of operations.
Year-on-year, gold production declined by 7% to 804kg (25 849oz), mainly as a result of a 14%
decrease in the recovered grade to 0.12g/t (0.004oz/t), which was partially offset by a 4% increase in
volumes processed to 6 465 000 tonnes (7 129 000 tons).
The increase in the average rand gold price received offset the decrease in gold production, resulting
in an 8% increase in revenue to R429 million (decrease of 14% to US$30 million).
Cash operating costs increased by 8% to R320 million (decreased by 15% to US$22 million), due to the
higher volumes processed in FY16 and increase in labour costs and electricity tariffs.
Kalgold
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
– Permanent
235
240
230
– Contractors
377
465
471
Total
612
705
701
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
1 479
1 472
1 472
(000t) (imperial)
1 630
1 623
1 623
Gold produced
(kg)
1 103
1 198
1 162
(oz)
35 463
38 517
37 358
Gold sold
(kg)
1 086
1 230
1 203
(oz)
34 916
39 545
38 677
Grade
(g/t)
0.75
0.81
0.79
(oz/t)
0.022
0.024
0.023
Productivity
(g/TEC)
116.79
183.86
185.15
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
595
551
522
(US$m)
41
48
50
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
548 072
448 230
433 759
(US$/oz)
1 176
1 218
1 303
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
548
452
409
(US$m)
38
40
39
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
55
88
103
(US$m)
4
8
10
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
36
41
33
(US$m)
2
4
3
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
496 991
377 547
351 670
(US$/oz)
1 066
1 026
1 057
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
546 949
422 323
393 401
(US$/oz)
1 173
1 148
1 182
Safety
Number of fatalities
0
0
0
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
0
2.25
0.90
Environment
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FY16
FY15
FY14
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
49
40
41
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
375
1 795
1 707
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
50
41
41
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.03
0.03
0.03
– water
0.25
1.22
1.16
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.03
0.03
0.03
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
1
0
Community
Local economic development
(Rm)
2
2
7
Training and development
(Rm)
5
4
4
Other salient features
Status of operation
Open-pit mining operation
Life of mine
19 years
Compliance and certification
New order mining right – August 2008
ISO 14001
ISO 9001
Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
5.3
0.97
5
12.3
1.12
14
17.6
1.07
19
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
5.8
0.028
165
13.6
0.033
444
19.4
0.031
608
Kalgold is an open-pit mine situated 55km southwest of Mahikeng in North West Province and located
within the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt. Mining takes place from the A Zone pit. Ore mined is processed
at a carbon-in-leach plant located at Kalgold.
Both the A and B mills were replaced in FY16. The elution upgrade project and plant refurbishment
upgrades are underway and will improve plant efficiencies. Upgrades to the crushers and improved
maintenance will aid improved performance of the operation in future.
Upgrades to the plant and underperformance of the crushing units impacted gold production in FY16.
The recovered grade decreased by 7% to 0.75g/t (8% to 0.022oz/t). Ore milled remained stable year-
on-year. The lower gold production was offset by the increase in the average rand gold price received
which resulted in an 8% increase in revenue to R595 million (a 15% decrease to US$41 million).
Cash operating costs increased by 21% to R548 million (5% increase to US$38 million). Capital
expenditure decreased by 12% to R36 million (decreased by 50% to US$2 million).
Risks managed at Kalgold include the prevention of plant intrusions and gold theft and the
performance of blasting and hauling operations in the pit.
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Hidden Valley (50%)
FY16
FY15
FY14
Number of employees
Total (including employees of Morobe Mining Joint
Ventures)
1 969
2 157
1 980
Operational
Volumes milled
(000t) (metric)
1 729
1 825
2 001
(000t) (imperial)
1 906
2 012
2 207
Gold produced
(kg)
2 257
2 943
3 292
(oz)
72 565
94 619
105 840
Gold sold
(kg)
2 340
3 003
3 307
(oz)
75 233
96 548
106 322
Grade
(g/t)
1.31
1.61
1.65
(oz/t)
0.038
0.047
0.048
Financial
Revenue
(Rm)
1 320
1 346
1 434
Revenue
(US$m)
91
118
138
Average gold price received
(R/kg)
564 272
448 322
433 488
(US$/oz)
1 210
1 218
1 303
Cash operating cost
(Rm)
1 082
1 153
1 086
(US$m)
75
101
105
Production profit/(loss)
(Rm)
108
203
344
(US$m)
7
18
33
Capital expenditure
(Rm)
79
121
122
(US$m)
5
11
12
Cash operating cost
(R/kg)
479 196
391 774
329 943
(US$/oz)
1 028
1 065
991
All-in sustaining cost
(R/kg)
597 398
514 690
415 068
(US$/oz)
1 282
1 395
1 244
Safety
Number of fatalities
1
1
0
Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked
1.39
0.28
0.00
Environment
Electricity consumption
(GWh)
54
48
42
Water consumption – primary activities
(ML)
715
722
768
Greenhouse gas emissions
(000t CO2e)
55
0
0
Intensity data per tonne treated
– energy
0.03
0.03
0.02
– water
0.41
0.39
0.38
– greenhouse gas emissions
0.03
0
0
Number of reportable environmental incidents
0
0
1
Other salient features
Status of operation
Open-pit mining operation producing gold and silver. A joint venture with
Newcrest
Life of mine
± 7 years
Compliance and certification
Mining lease approved by Papua New Guinea authorities; Cyanide Code
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Mineral reserves as at 30 June 2016 (Harmony’s 50% share#)
Proved reserves
Probable reserves
Total mineral reserves
Reserves (metric)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
(000kg)
1.3
1.09
1
11.5
1.62
19
12.7
1.57
20
Reserves (imperial)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
Tons
(Mt)
Grade
(oz/t)
Gold
(000oz)
1.4
0.032
47
12.6
0.047
599
140
0.046
644
The Hidden Valley mine is an open pit gold and silver mine, situated in the highly prospective area of the
Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea, some 210km northwest of Port Moresby.
The major gold and silver deposits of the Morobe goldfield and Hidden Valley are hosted in the Wau
Graben. The Hidden Valley-Kaveroi and Hamata pits, located approximately 6km apart, are in operation.
Ore mined is treated at the Hidden Valley processing plant.
During FY16, Hidden Valley’s operations were impacted by accident-related stoppages during the first
quarter of FY16. The operation was suspended due to a fatality in July 2015 and lost 33 production days
as a result. The operation was also adversely affected by poor grade and road closures.
Mining at Kaveroi stage 4 ceased in the fourth quarter of FY16 although milling was sustained by the
processing of the lower-grade stockpile and the start of ore production at Hamata. Overall this led to lower
tonnages of ore mined and milled.
The outcome for the year was a 23% decline in gold production to 2 257kg (72 565oz), on the back of the
decrease in the grade recovered and tonnes milled.
Cash operating costs and capital expenditure decreased due to lower production and the deferral of pre-
stripping and stripping activities at Hidden Valley in FY16.
#
Post-year end, Harmony entered into a transaction to fully acquire Hidden Valley from its joint venture
partner. The transaction is subject to the conditions precedent being met.
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PROJECTS AND EXPLORATION
HIGHLIGHTS AND MILESTONES OF FY16 EXPLORATION PROGRAMME IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Advancement of the Golpu project
    Optimised feasibility and prefeasibility studies completed and results released in February 2016
    Completed and announced results of the feasibility study for stage 1 and the prefeasibility study for
stage 2 of the Golpu project.
Maiden inferred resource declared for Kili Teke prospect
    Drilling at Kili Teke continues to yield highly significant gold-copper mineralisation drill results.
WHY THIS IS MATERIAL TO HARMONY
Sustaining and growing production is key to our long-term strategy. Our current resources are finite and
it is essential to have a project pipeline that balances early-stage and more immediate prospects so as to
meet future targets. In addition to production, we need to diversify our resource base in order to mitigate
our exposure to the counter-cyclical nature of the gold industry.
OUR APPROACH
Our exploration programme, like our operations, is focused in South Africa and Papua New Guinea. As
these are prospective areas and we already have knowledge of the local geology, government,
infrastructure and regulations of these countries, it makes sense to take advantage of this as we expand
our project pipeline.
Our exploration strategy targets significant prospective geological regions to discover large long-life gold
and gold-copper ore bodies that will allow us to create value for years to come. We aim to create a balanced
brownfields and greenfields exploration portfolio.
Brownfields exploration allows us to maximise value from existing infrastructure by developing mineral
resources that sustain our operations. Greenfields exploration, on the other hand, allows us to create
new opportunities in highly prospective under-explored mineral provinces and emerging gold districts.
Our flexible approach to potential exploration projects includes joint ventures, acquisitions and other
arrangements. However, all projects undergo a robust assessment to determine whether they meet our
exploration standards. Criteria include project- and country-related risk profiles, and minimum
requirements on the potential size, production profile and investment targets.
In particular, we seek exploration projects that align with our operational imperatives of prioritising safety,
maximising in-ground expenditure and drill testing high-priority targets. In this way we can ensure that
future projects, once operational, will enable us to meet our long-term strategic objectives.
Harmony closely monitors the environment for new opportunities to enhance our project portfolio, in line
with core operating capabilities. Given sustained low commodity prices, tenure over highly prospective
target areas in Papua New Guinea continues to become available.
ACTIONS IN 2016
In FY16, we spent R433 million (US$29.9 million) (FY15: R385 million, US$33.6 million) on both
brownfields and greenfields exploration, all of which was spent in Papua New Guinea.
In line with our strategy of developing a world-class copper and gold portfolio in Papua New Guinea, the
key work streams underpinning the FY16 exploration programme included:
    Optimised feasibility studies on a staged development path for the high-grade Golpu porphyry gold-
copper deposit, and special mining lease permitting process
    Accelerated drill schedule at the Kili Teke porphyry gold-copper discovery to define resources and
progress up the value curve
    Drill target development for epithermal gold at the Wau Domefield in the Morobe province
    Continued rationalisation of the greenfield tenement package to maintain focus on the most
prospective targets.
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KEY GEOLOGICAL FEATURES
Papua New Guinea
The central belt of rocks making up the highland spine of Papua New Guinea formed as a result of
subduction-related interaction and convergence between the Pacific plate (in the north), and the
Australian plate (in the south). Deposits typical of subduction-related arc settings include:
    Epithermal gold deposits which form at shallow depths, relatively close to the earth’s surface,
examples of which include Hidden Valley, Hamata, Kerimenge, Wau and Wafi
    Porphyry gold-copper systems which form at deeper levels in the crust associated with the
emplacement of intrusive stocks and dykes. Porphyry systems are one of the largest sources of
copper ore in the world, and can also contain significant amounts of gold, molybdenum and silver as
by-products. Golpu is a high-grade porphyry gold-copper system
Harmony has advanced a number of gold and gold-copper prospects which are at various stages of
exploration and evaluation across Harmony’s lease areas in Papua New Guinea. These include the Kili
Teke prospect.
South Africa
Our underground mines are all located in the Witwatersrand Supergroup. Most are in the south-western
corner of the Witwatersrand Basin or Free State goldfields, which comprise sedimentary rocks that
extend laterally for hundreds of kilometres into the West Rand goldfields and East Rand Basin. An open
pit operation is located on the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt in the north-west of the country.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea is one of the world’s most prospective yet under-explored terrains for porphyry gold-
copper and epithermal gold mineralisation. The New Guinea mobile belt which spans the core of the
Irian Jaya-Papua New Guinea mainland, is host to a number of world-class porphyry gold-copper and
gold deposits including Golpu (Cu-Au), Ok Tedi (Cu-Au), Grasberg (Cu-Au), and Porgera (Au). Harmony
began actively exploring in Papua New Guinea in 2003. We have developed a small but high-quality
project portfolio, both in established mineral provinces and in emerging gold and copper districts.
The case for exploration investment in Papua New Guinea remains strong. The country is hugely
prospective, under-explored, and has a stable and transparent regulatory environment that promotes
and supports mining investment. In addition, Harmony has an established track record of discovery and
adding value through cost effective exploration:
    Since 2003, resource growth from both the Morobe joint venture tenements (Harmony’s 50% equity
      share) and Harmony’s 100%-held tenements amounts to 12.7Moz of gold and 5.1Mt of copper
      (42.5Moz gold equivalent)
    Discovery cost on a per ounce gold equivalent basis of less than US$10 is among the best in the
world
Morobe Exploration Joint Venture (50%)
The Morobe Exploration Joint Venture refers to a key strategic tenement holding in the Morobe Province
that encompasses the Hidden Valley mine1 and Golpu project. The tenement package is held jointly
(50:50) between Harmony and Newcrest. The Morobe exploration strategy is to manage a portfolio pipeline
of projects to develop bulk tonnage (~1Moz) or high-margin gold or gold-copper targets that provide new
standalone opportunities or resource options to complement the operations at Hidden Valley and/or at the
Golpu project.
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During FY16, we spent R9 million (US$0.6 million) compared to R12 million (US$1.1 million) in FY15 on
exploration in the area throughout the joint venture. This represents Harmony’s share which is 50% of
the total work programme expenditure. The Morobe Exploration Joint Venture tenement package
currently stands at 999km
2
(FY15: 1 245km
2
). Work on the Morobe Exploration Joint Venture tenements
included:
    Rationalisation of peripheral and non-core tenements:
o
      EL1590 was surrendered after prospectivity was downgraded
o
      EL1629 is now managed by Pacific Niugini Minerals under an option and sale purchase
agreement
    Prospect development at the historic Wau gold mining centre located approximately 12km
      northeast of Hidden Valley and reassessment of drill targets and potential at Wafi Golpu
A reduced budget of R6 million (US$0.4 million) has been proposed for FY17 to continue the generative
work programme planned to develop quality targets with the potential to provide resource optionality and
leverage infrastructure associated with operations at Hidden Valley or the Golpu project.
The Papua New Guinea exploration and mine development programme is summarised below:
Golpu
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Develop the Golpu deposit, a world-class
gold-copper porphyry resource, into a mine
with more than 28 years of low-cost copper
and gold production.
Completed and announced the results for
the prefeasibility and feasibility studies
For more detailed information, see Wafi
Golpu
Stakeholder engagement to initiate the
permitting process: Compilation and
submission of the special mining lease
application including Environmental Impact
Statement2
Optimisation and de-risking studies
Deep-sea tailings placement studies
Wafi Golpu district
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Wafi transfer zone – greenfields exploration
targeting discovery of additional resources
to expand Golpu into a mineral district
Validation mapping and reconnaissance
has confirmed Nambonga North as a
priority drill target for FY17
Prospectivity of EL1590 was downgraded
and the tenement was surrendered
Continue generative work programme and
drill target development:
Airborne geophysical survey trial over the
Wafi Golpu system
Reinterpretation of the Wafi gold system in
context with latest structural model and
geophysical data
Hidden Valley district
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Brownfields exploration within a 10km radius
of the Hidden Valley plant to develop
replacement resources and support
expansion
Grassroots level work focused on the
historic Wau gold mining centre with
detailed mapping and rock chip sampling
and grid based soil geochemical sampling
completed. In total, 1 082 surface samples
were collected
A number of high tenor gold geochemical
anomalies were generated for developing
into drill targets
Drill target definition and drill testing of high-
priority targets in the historic Wau mining
district
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Harmony Gold Exploration (Papua New Guinea) Limited (100%)
A total of R164 million (US$11.3 million) was spent on exploration outside of the Morobe joint venture on
Harmony-owned projects in FY16 (FY15: R87 million/US$7.5 million). This work focused almost
exclusively on developing and drill testing the Kili Teke prospect.
Harmony’s 100%-owned greenfields tenement portfolio comprises 764km2 compared to FY15: 1 023 km2
(a 25% reduction in the size of the tenement portfolio year-on-year). The reduction in the tenement
holding was driven by relinquishing part of EL2310, which was required as part of the licence renewal
process.
Details of the FY16 work programme are outlined below. Drilling was successful in defining a maiden
resource for Kili Teke, which now stands at 785 000t of copper, and 1.8Moz of gold, and the Kili Teke
prospect has been proven as a new porphyry camp with the potential to develop into a major gold-
copper discovery.
Subject to further drilling success, a FY17 budget of R227 million (US$17.6 million) has been earmarked
to expand the resource base and progress “pre-concept” studies of the Kili Teke mineralisation.
Kili Teke prospect
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Targeting gold-copper porphyry
18 400m of drilling was completed during
the year
128Mt maiden resource declared in
November 2015. In June 2016 the inferred
mineral resource increased to 222Mt @
0.35% Cu, 0.25g/t gold and 170 ppm
molybdenum containing 782 000t copper,
1.75Moz of gold and 38 000t molybdenum
Drilling to continue for resource expansion
(open to southeast and at depth). A budget
of R227 million (US$17.6 million) has been
earmarked
Pre-concept study work to begin
Project generation
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Develop a project pipeline capable of
delivering additional quality resources to
sustain growth and regional operations
EL2836 containing the Poru prospect area
was progressed to grant and preliminary
social mapping began
Tenement monitoring for new opportunities
continued
Prospect identification and development
through ridge and spur soil sampling,
mapping and rock-chip sampling
KILI TEKE PROSPECT – A SIGNIFICANT NEW GREENFIELD PORPHYRY
COPPER DISCOVERY
Kili Teke represents the first greenfield porphyry gold-copper discovery in Papua New Guinea since
Golpu, which was identified in 1990 and then materially expanded some 20 years later in 2010.
Harmony’s exploration team has played an integral role in both discoveries.
Regionally, the Kili Teke copper gold prospect is hosted in the Papuan fold belt which comprises the
same limestone-sedimentary sequence that is host to the giant Ok Tedi and Grasberg gold-copper
mines. Harmony is actively exploring the region for similar major porphyry gold-copper systems together
with accompanying high-grade, gold-copper skarn mineralisation.
In following up historic exploration results in FY15, Harmony defined a broad (kilometre scale), high-
tenor gold-copper anomaly at Kili Teke, indicative of the zonal geochemical distribution and alteration
footprint associated with a major mineralised porphyry gold-copper system. Initial drilling began in
November 2014 and was highly successful.
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FY16 drilling comprised 26 holes for 18 400m and focused on infilling and extending the discovery
mineralisation in the Central Mineralised Porphyry. A maiden mineral resource announced in November
2015 was subsequently revised in June 2016. The updated resource was grown 50% to 6.0Moz on a
gold equivalent basis compared to the November 2015 model.
November 2015 – initial intercepts
KTDD007: 461m @ 0.51% Cu, 0.4 g/t Au, from 86m, Including 202m @ 0.74% Cu, 0.57g/t Au, from
137m
KTDD013: 542m @ 0.58% Cu, 0.41 g/t Au from 90m, Including 319m @ 0.79% Cu, 0.57 g/t Au from
166m
June 2016 – revised mineral resource
The inferred mineral resource currently stands at 222Mt @ 0.4% copper and 0.2g/t gold and 170ppm
molybdenum containing:
    782 000t copper
    1.75Moz gold
    38 000t molybdenum
The additional drill data has led to an improved understanding of the geological model and the
mineralised system. Cross-cutting relationships identified through detailed logging show that the gold-
copper mineralisation is associated with a multiphase intrusive complex. Two early-mineral porphyry
phases have been identified as the main host to the higher grade and more well developed stockwork
mineralisation. Uranium-lead zircon age dating yield Pliocene age dates in the range of 3.5 ± 0.04Ma
(million years) to 3.59 ± 0.07Ma for the mineralised phases. Late-mineral porphyry phases were also
identified in the drilling and impact grade continuity within the deposit where they intrude and stope out
the earlier more mineralised phases.
The Kili Teke deposit remains open to the southeast and at depth down plunge and drilling at the
prospect continues targeting:
    Zones of skarn mineralisation within and around the main intrusive complex. Skarn mineralisation
has not yet been included in the model. These have the potential to develop into high-grade
massive sulphide lodes which could be selectively mined provided grade continuity and size
(tonnage) can be established. KTDD025 for example intersected: 7.8m @ 12.98% Cu, 11.45 g/t Au
from 920.5m
    The deposit remains open at depth where trends in the copper-sulphur ratios suggest higher-grade
(bornite) stockwork mineralisation may be developed
    The deposit remains open to the southeast under cover of the limestone cap. Further drilling to
scope out the full extent of the intrusive complex is planned
    Additional intrusive centres with mineralisation outside of the current resource area; potentially driving
marbleisation intersected at the Gold Ridge Anomaly or the intense alteration and accompanying
sulphides evident at the Transfer Zone Porphyry target
Kili Teke deposit
Overall the geometry of the deposit remains as a relatively steeply plunging, pipe-like intrusive complex,
with mineralization decreasing away from the central high-grade stockwork zones of copper gold
mineralisation. Intense marbleisation and skarn mineralisation is developed around the peripheral
contact with the host sequence. Variably developed skarn mineralisation also occurs along internal
structural and contact zones.
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Kili Teke infrastructure, scoping and desktop concepts
Kili Teke is located on EL2310, some 50km north-northwest of the Tari Township (which is the provincial
capital of the Hela Province in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea) and approximately 40km west-
northwest of Porgera. The nearest road access point, which connects through to the Highlands Highway
at Tari is approximately 14km from the Kili Teke prospect.

Pre-concept study work has confirmed technically-viable solutions exist for mining, processing,
infrastructure and logistics at Kili Teke, and no fatal flaws were identified. The gold-copper mineral
resource at Kili Teke extends to surface and would lend itself to an open-pit operation. First pass rougher
kinetic test work for metallurgical recovery shows that copper recovers extremely well (90%) and gold
recovers well (65%). Further deposit concept and study work is planned for FY17 in conjunction with the
drill programme.

The Hela Province and the Tari area in particular are currently undergoing a major infrastructure
upgrade following on from the national liquefied natural gas project development. The Papua New
Guinea government recently announced funding for several significant infrastructure projects including
the sealing of the roads between Komo, Tari, Koroba and Mendi, and a major upgrade of the Hides
gas-fired power plant and rural electrification programme. The Hides power plant supplies electricity to
the Porgera gold mine. The Komo airstrip, located approximately 80km south of Kili Teke, is the
largest sealed airstrip in the country and is capable of taking large cargo planes.
WAFI GOLPU – A ROBUST INVESTMENT CASE
Harmony and Newcrest each currently own 50% of Golpu through the Wafi Golpu Joint Venture. The
Golpu deposit is located approximately 65km southwest of Lae in the Morobe Province of Papua New
Guinea which is the second largest city in Papua New Guinea and will host Golpu’s import and export
facilities. The proposed mine site sits at an elevation of approximately 400m above sea level in
moderately hilly terrain and is located near the Watut River, approximately 30km upstream from the
confluence of the Watut and Markham rivers
In February 2016, the Wafi Golpu joint venture completed feasibility and prefeasibility studies for the
Wafi Golpu gold-copper project and declared updated resources and reserves for the project. Both
studies confirmed a robust investment case – one that supports proceeding with the project.
The initial project capital on a 100% basis is estimated at US$2.6 billion, yielding an internal rate of return of
16%. These feasibility study outcomes justify the development of twin exploration access declines, with two
proposed block caves (BC 1 and BC 2) designed to extract approximately 50% of the contained metal (gold
and copper) of the Golpu reserve. The remaining reserve is to be extracted by a deeper third block cave
(BC 3) which is the subject of the prefeasibility study. The common path mining and processing
infrastructure, as defined in the feasibility study, will be used in support of project optimisation, expansion
and extended mine life as described in the prefeasibility study.
FEASIBILITY STUDY
The feasibility study defines initial development of the Golpu resource and focuses on the development
of the first two block caves, and all associated infrastructure required. The key findings of the feasibility
study include:
    Low operating costs will withstand low commodity price cycles and will benefit from high returns
during higher commodity price cycles
    The updated ore reserve at 31 December 2015, is estimated to contain 5.5Moz of gold and 2.4Mt
of copper (Harmony’s 50% interest)
    Project de-risked, with no significant deviation from the previous prefeasibility study economic
outcomes and technical recommendations
    Golpu is amenable to “staged development”
o
      allows for optimising capital efficiency
o
      progressively de-risks the project prior to further investments
    Financial metrics include (the feasibility study is considered to be at ±15% accuracy)
o
      net present value: US$1.1 billion
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o
      internal rate of return: ~16%
o
      maximum negative free cash flow (100% basis): US$1.8 billion
    Initial mine development targets higher-grade sections of the deposit thereby optimising free cash
flow
    Development of the near-surface block cave 1 affords early cash flow thereby reducing the
maximum negative cash outflow
    Production parameters for the two block caves are:
Annual mining rate         Tonnes mined
Gold grade
Copper grade
Block cave
(Mt)
(Mt)
(g/t)
(%)
Block cave 1
3.0
8
0.99
2.00
Block cave 2
6.0
143
1.05
1.54
    Block caving is the preferred mining method for the following reasons:
o
      ore body geometry and indicative rock mass characteristics are suited to block caving
o
      it is a high productivity, low operating cost underground mining method
    The project is in close proximity to the city of Lae with established infrastructure such as roads,
marine port, airport, and light industry
Summary of the key metrics (100% basis) of the feasibility study:
Area
Measure
Unit
Results
Production
First ore milled
Months from start of earthworks
~60
Steady-state production
Months from start of earthworks
~90
Ore mined and milled
Mt
149
Life of mine
Years
28
Copper
Metal produced
Mt
2.2
Peak annual copper production
000t pa
135
Copper recoveries
%
94
Gold
Gold metal produced
Moz
3.6
Peak annual gold production
000oz
297
Gold recoveries
%
70
Capital
Project capital
US$ billion
2.6
Sustaining capital
US$ billion
1.6
Total life of project capital
US$ billion
4.2
Maximum negative cash flow
US$ billion
1.8
Operating costs
Total operating cost (real)
US$/t
30.66
Realisation cost
US$/t
17.61
Cash cost
US$/lb produced
0.59
Total sustaining production cost
US$/lb produced
0.89
Total production cost
US$/lb produced
1.45
Economic assumptions
Gold price
US$/oz
1 200
Copper price
US$/lb
3.00
Exchange rates
AU$/US$
0.80
PGK/US$
2.85
Discount rate (real)
%
8.50
Financial outcomes
Net present value
US$ billion
1.1
Internal rate of return
%
~16
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The operating cost estimate covers all operating expenditure to mine, treat and administer extraction of
the ore body, as well as transporting, dewatering and ship-loading of the concentrate at the port of Lae.
Cash costs and total production costs include treatment and refining charges, freight to end customers,
royalties and mining levies. Total production cost includes sustaining and construction capital costs. The
realisation cost estimate in the financial model is US$17.61/t, this includes treatment and refinery costs,
concentrate transport and handling costs, and royalties and is not included in the total operating cost.
Any real, above inflation, price escalation of costs to the time of forecast expenditure has been excluded.
Costs are however sourced and forecast in the underlying currency in which they are incurred.
Capital costs
Harmony’s share (50%) of the estimated capital requirements (based on the feasibility study) from grant
of the special mining lease are approximately as follows:
No Government° buy-in (Harmony
50%)
Government° buy-in
(Harmony 35%)
Year
Project cash flow
(incl capital
expenditure)
Year
Project cash
flow (incl
capital
expenditure)
US$m
US$m
FY17 and FY18
*
FY17 and FY18
*
FY19
(115)
FY19
37
Grant of special
mining lease and
Government buys
30% for US$235m
FY20
(115)
FY20
(81)
FY21
(145)
External
funding of
US$25m
required
FY21
(102)
FY22
(260)
FY22
(182)
FY23
(240)
FY23
(168)
Total
(875)
Total
(496)
° Government of Papua New Guinea
* Insignificant expenditure up to granting of the special mining lease. The above funding requirements are
based on the project permitting timeline with on-the-ground activities only commencing post grant of a
special mining lease in FY19
Wafi Golpu: Development timeline
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Community engagement
Engagement with key stakeholders, including the Papua New Guinea national government, the Morobe
provincial government, landowners and community representatives continues so as to ensure clear
alignment on the project objectives. In parallel with further technical studies and project definition, the
local communities will be actively engaged and appraised of the project development roadmap and next
steps. The three major communities involved are the Hengambu, Yanta and Babuaf, spread over 15
villages in the region. The local communities remain supportive of the project.
Further work on the feasibility study
The following areas will be the focus of further assessment to optimise the study outcomes and the
incorporation of additional data which will be collected in the next study phase.
Access declines: Declines towards the ore body affording drilling platforms are required in order to
verify geotechnical and hydrological interpretations of the ore body at depth.
Geotechnical interpretation: Further underground drilling and mapping work is required to confirm
assumptions of the rock mass characteristics in each block cave and the rock mass response to the
changing stress regime.
Tailings management: Further assessment of tailings disposal options including the potential for deep-
sea tailings placement, which could result in a decrease in capital expenditure.
Hydrology: The management of water will be central to the success of the mining operation, primarily
due to the nature of the geological environment of the project site. Further investigation and modelling of
water will focus on increasing the confidence in the geohydrology model by obtaining additional data
from drilling campaigns, modelling the effectiveness of a dewatering bore field around the block cave
subsidence zone, and streamflow and surface hydrology modelling and management.
Permitting and environmental approvals: Work will continue with the Papua New Guinea Government
to obtain statutory environmental approvals and other regulatory permits for the project.
Port and power: Further assessment of optimal arrangements for port facilities and power supply.
PREFEASIBILITY STUDY
The prefeasibility study was conducted in parallel to the feasibility study. The first optimisation step
looked at debottlenecking the 6Mtpa capacity from block cave 2. The debottlenecking increased the
production capacity to 7Mtpa by making minor and low cost modifications to the process plant grinding
circuit and the underground material handling system.
The access declines to the block caves in both the feasibility study and prefeasibility study were treated
as common path access embedding optionality and flexibility in the designs to scale the operation up
with a relatively low capital investment in response to increasing commodity prices.
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The second optimisation step was increasing the mine’s production rate. By optimising all existing
feasibility study infrastructure and increasing the size of the underground loader fleet, a higher mining
production output from block cave 2 can be achieved, without a significant capital investment. A second
process plant with a capacity of 7Mtpa would be constructed to bring total plant capacity to 14Mtpa.
The third and final optimisation investigated by the prefeasibility study was to extend the life of the
operation with the construction of a third block cave below the second block cave. Additional capital is
required to extend the decline access and conveyor belt system, the ventilation system and establish the
associated underground infrastructure.
Summary of the key metrics (100% basis) of the prefeasibility study:
Feasibility
study
Prefeasibility
study1
Description
Unit
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Financials
Net present value
US$ million (real)
1 087
1 240
1 338
1 954
Internal rate of return
%
15.6
16.3
16.8
17.5
Maximum negative cash flow (real)
US$ million
1 763
1 763
1 763
1 763
Free cash flow generation
(annual real – steady state average)
US$ million
249
298
405
402
Schedule
Maximum annual ore throughput
Mt
6
7
14
14
Life of mine
years
28
25
18
35
Production
Ore mined
Mt
149
153
155
379
Copper
Average grade
%
1.58
1.58
1.57
1.26
Total recovered
000t
2 233
2 301
2 306
4 547
Annual average recovered over life of
mine
000t
80
92
128
130
Gold
Average grade
g/t
1.06
1.06
1.05
0.91
Total recovered
000oz
3 573
3 527
3 509
7 058
Annual average recovered over life of
mine
000oz
128
141
195
202
Capital expenses
2
Project capital
US$ millions (real)
2 640
2 656
2 656
2 656
Expansion capital
US$ millions (real)
10
572
1 261
Sustaining and expansion capital
US$ millions (real)
1 551
1 499
2 175
3 725
Operating expenses
2
Total operating cost
US$/t ore milled
30.66
28.12
24.16
23.95
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Feasibility
study
Prefeasibility
study1
Description
Unit
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Cash cost
US$/lb Cu real (life-
of-mine average)
0.59
0.55
0.44
0.60
1
All prefeasibility study outcomes are shown on a life-of-mine basis
2
Costs are based on 2016 real estimates
DEVELOPMENTS SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR-END
In August 2016, an application for a special mining lease for the Wafi Golpu project was submitted to the
Mineral Resources Authority in Papua New Guinea. Submission of this application follows reviews of the
project feasibility study project by the boards of directors of both Harmony and Newcrest and brings the
project one step closer to realising more value for Golpu.
Work to optimise the outcome of the studies and to incorporate additional data continues. Further project
development will be subject to the granting of the special mining lease, the obtaining of all necessary
permits, approvals and agreements and, ultimately, approval by the boards of both Harmony and
Newcrest.
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SOUTH AFRICA
BROWNFIELDS EXPLORATION
A summary of brownfields exploration conducted in South Africa in FY16 and planned for FY17:
Tshepong B Reef
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Continuation of B Reef exploration to
maintain current levels of B Reef mining.
Drilling to identify areas of economic value in
the down dip extensions of the B Reef
channels currently being mined
Geological interpretation has been
completed, drilling platforms have been
identified and drilling schedules established
to confirm the down dip extensions of the B
Reef channels identified in the Leeubosch,
Midas and Horizon dyke areas
Drilling will begin from six new areas on four
levels at Tshepong
Phakisa B Reef
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Currently, the B Reef is not being mined.
Exploration drilling to be undertaken to
identify areas of economic value in the down
dip extensions of the channels being mined
at neighbouring Tshepong. Significant
potential may exist to mine the B Reef north
of the shaft pillar on Phakisa
Geological interpretation has been
completed, drilling platforms have been
identified and drilling schedules established
to confirm the B Reef channel to the north
of the Zindaba Dyke
Drilling will begin from levels 69 to 75 north
of the Zindaba Dyke from the 65 line
northwards
Doornkop Main Reef
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Drilling for Main Reef that is located 60-70m
below the current economic South Reef and
is classified as a minor reef that can be
explored and mined utilising most of the
current South Reef infrastructure
Geological interpretation has been done,
drilling platforms have been identified and
drilling schedules established to confirm the
Main Reef channel
Drilling to begin from four drilling platforms
on 197 level (13 holes have been planned)
Doornkop South Reef
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Current South Reef structural model in the
inferred areas is based on that of the
Kimberly Reef, which lies stratigraphically
800m above the South Reef. Drilling of long-
incline boreholes will be done to assist with
modelling of the South Reef on levels 202,
207 and 212
Geological interpretation has been done,
drilling platforms have been identified and
drilling schedules established to confirm the
levels where South Reef can be mined
Drilling will begin from seven different
platforms to confirm the presence of the
South Reef on levels 202, 207 and 212
Doornkop seismic study
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Currently, our South Reef structural model is
based on that for the Kimberly Reef, which
lies stratigraphically 800m above the South
Reef. The seismic survey will identify and
locate major geological structures and South
Reef levels
Geological interpretation has been
conducted, traversing survey lines have
been identified and schedules established
to confirm major geological structures as
well as those levels where the South Reef
can be mined
The seismic survey, which consists of nine
lines and 72 line kilometres of traversing,
aims to cut across major structures within
the mine boundary to enable us to
determine the extent of these major
structures and potential production levels
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Kalgold
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Three potential mineralised zones have
been identified south of the D Zone pit
Geological interpretation has been done
and drilling traverses planned
Reverse circulation drilling traverses will be
drilled at the potential targets (38 boreholes
have been planned)
Harmony-White Rivers Exploration joint venture
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
The main objective of this exploration joint
venture is to explore and develop potential
gold resources at White Rivers Exploration
(Pty) Limited’s Beisa Project and abutting
exploration areas within Harmony’s adjacent
Target complex
In terms of the agreement, White Rivers
and Harmony (through Loraine Gold Mines
Limited and Avgold Limited) will have initial
and fixed interests of 65% and 35%
respectively in the exploration joint venture.
White Rivers will fund and manage
exploration activities to prefeasibility study
level.
Initial exploration activities, which include
collation of historical data, interpretation
and verification of data, and geological
modelling, are in progress. The initial
resource in the project area has been
identified and the scoping study has been
carried out.
Good progress is being made and an initial
resource is expected to be declared during
FY17
Underground exploration drilling is planned
but would require rehabilitation of the
underground access area
The prefeasibility study is to begin once
exploration results become available
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Projects
A summary of projects currently underway in South Africa in FY16 is as follows
Joel North
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Mining down to 137 level
Infrastructural development on 129 level
was completed and the declines have
reached 137 level. Equipping of the
conveyor decline has begun from 137 level
up towards 129 level
Completion of capital development on 137
level, the twin declines and the installation
of the permanent conveyor
Tailings retreatment expansion
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Retreatment of additional tailings in the Free
State
Initial water study completed. Investigated
retreatment of a further 1Mt of tailings per
month
Completion of prefeasibility and feasibility
studies
Central plant tailings reclamation
Target
Progress in FY16
Targets/plans for FY17
Reclaim material from FSS5 tailings facility
for processing at the central plant (to be
converted for tailings re-treatment) at a rate
of 300 000t annually. Central plant operation
will be similar to the highly profitable
Phoenix operation, which has been in
operation since 2007
Capital for this project was approved
towards the end of the financial year and
implementation has begun
Complete implementation of project by end
of the financial year
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
THE VALUE OF GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Harmony’s corporate governance framework and processes are aimed at fulfilling the company’s
obligations to all stakeholders. These obligations are the foundation both of our strategy and of our
values, and are inseparable from our practice of corporate governance.
Harmony’s board is tasked with making the decisions necessary to shape the strategy and to guide the
company in attaining its strategic goals. We thus seek particular skills in our board members to enable
them to contribute meaningfully to the company. These skills include knowledge of the South African
gold mining industry as well as the local and international economy, financial and/or mining expertise, an
understanding of socio-economic expectations and knowledge of the legislation and regulations in the
jurisdictions in which we operate.
Harmony’s values are entrenched in our codes of conduct and behaviour and underpin not only our
approach to corporate governance but everything we do, and every decision that we make. Moreover,
our board members live our values and lead by example by making decisions that are in line with our
values. Leadership, strategy and our values are interdependent and our approach to corporate
governance seeks to ensure this.
Each quarter, the board, through the audit and risk committee, reviews the company’s risks and
operational, financial and sustainability performances, and relates these back to strategy at the annual
strategy session.
OUR APPROACH TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Governance practices and reporting
The foundation of our corporate governance is compliance with the Companies Act, the requirements of
the JSE Limited, where we have our primary listing, and the New York Stock Exchange as well as the
King Report on Governance for South Africa and the King Code of Governance Principles (King III) and
related principles of good corporate governance. Harmony also complies voluntarily with the principles of
the United Nations Global Compact, International Council on Mining and Metals, the Global Reporting
Initiative and the Cyanide Code.
In line with the JSE Listings Requirements, we continue to apply the principles of King III. A detailed King
III compliance register can be found on our website at
www.harmony.co.za.
New York Stock Exchange foreign private issuers, such as Harmony, must briefly highlight any
significant ways in which their corporate governance practices differ from those followed by United
States domestic companies subject to the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. A brief
summary of the significant differences can be found in our 2016 Form 20-F filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission on our website at
www.harmony.co.za/investors/reporting/20f.
Our governance structures and processes are reviewed regularly and adapted when necessary to reflect
what is happening internally in Harmony, as well as to keep up with national and international best
practice.
Board leadership
We have paid specific attention to the composition of our board to ensure a balance of power. Harmony
has a unitary board comprising executive and non-executive directors with a majority of independent
non-executive directors.
On the recommendation of the nomination committee and in terms of the King III requirement, the board
was evaluated and the classification confirmed of all independent non-executive directors. This includes
directors serving on the board for longer than nine years.
The roles of the chairman and chief executive officer are distinct and separate, as governed by the
board’s terms of reference and delegation of authority framework.
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Our chairman, Patrice Motsepe, was appointed based on the value he adds to Harmony in this role,
given the vital skills he has. Patrice has served on our board since 2003 and was most recently re-
elected as chairman in August 2016. In terms of our succession plan, the chairman is currently
supported by a deputy chairman, Modise Motloba, who has held this position since August 2012. As
determined in accordance with King III, Patrice is considered to be a non-independent, non-executive
director.
As a result, Fikile De Buck was re-appointed by the board as our lead independent non-executive director
in August 2016. Her role is in line with the recommendations of King III and she assists the board in
managing any actual or perceived conflicts of interests that may arise from the non-independence of the
chairman. Mavuso Msimang was appointed deputy lead independent non-executive director on 5 May
2014.
For more on the members of our board, see Board of Directors in this report.
Appointment of directors
The responsibility for board appointments lies with the nomination committee, which recommends all
new board appointments and reviews succession plans for directors and management. In line with King
III, the board chairman is a member of this committee. The procedures governing appointments are
formal and transparent. While the nomination committee recommends individuals as members of the
board, the appointment of board members is considered by the board as a whole, in accordance with its
terms of reference. These appointments are, in turn, approved by shareholders.
When making new appointments to the board, Harmony considers the following factors: skills;
experience, gender and demographics. We are satisfied that we currently have an acceptable balance of
members and that our non-executive and independent directors have sufficient experience and
knowledge among them to carry significant weight in the board’s decision-making process.
Board induction and training
Once appointed, directors undergo the company’s board induction programme. Managed by the
company secretary, this programme provides new board members with comprehensive company
information and governance packs. It also offers directors the opportunity to meet with various
management teams and to tour the business. No new directors were appointed during the year.

A formal training-needs analysis is conducted annually to ensure board members are appropriately trained,
with ad hoc training opportunities identified during the year. Formal training on relevant topics is given at
each board meeting, while the company secretary provides board members with regular updates on
regulatory and industry developments. Our board also took time to visit our operations and community
projects during the year.

Board responsibilities
The board responsibilities are carried out with the company’s best interests in mind. Our board receives
sufficient information to ensure objective decision-making, and is expected to act rationally at all times.
Our code of conduct enshrines behaviour that puts the best interests of Harmony ahead of those of
individuals. The code of conduct is available at
www.harmony.co.za/sustainability/governance#policies.
One of the board’s primary functions is to establish management structures and processes that assist in
maintaining the sustainability of our business in terms of our financial, social and environmental
performance. The board and its committees have work plans in place that allow them to address their
responsibilities adequately throughout the year. These work plans are reviewed and confirmed quarterly.

Responsible citizenship is core to the company and, through the social and ethics committee, the board
ensures we remain a committed, socially responsible corporate citizen. One of the ways in which the
board ensures Harmony is a good corporate citizen is by considering and responding to the legitimate
expectations of stakeholders. This requires a careful balance between promoting our business interests
and protecting our stakeholder relations – it is essential that Harmony remains profitable in order to be
able to share these profits with stakeholders. The social and ethics committee receives quarterly reports
on stakeholder engagement, which it uses to monitor progress and provide feedback to the board. In
addition, the board is kept informed of shareholder perceptions after roadshows and other shareholder
engagements (refer to the Material Issues and Stakeholder Engagement section).
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To sustain our business, we need to ensure our balance sheet remains strong and flexible. The board
undertakes quarterly reviews of our financial performance, while the executive management team
reviews our operational results on a weekly basis. If the company were found to be in financial distress,
the board would consider what mechanisms would be appropriate to address this. Ordinarily, the board
uses these quarterly reviews to perform solvency and liquidity tests to support the going concern
statement, in line with the provisions of the Companies Act.
In line with the International Integrated Reporting Council guidelines, the board reviews and approves
this integrated report as part of its annual duties. The audit and risk committee makes a final
recommendation to the board for consideration.
The board monitors the performance of the chief executive officer. The board also evaluates succession
plans for the chief executive officer and executive management annually to ensure a continuation of
skills and expertise for the future.
Composition and skills
We have paid specific attention to the composition of our board to ensure that it reflects our objectives and
that board members have the skills and expertise necessary to contribute to the sustainability of our
company. Three of Harmony’s non-executive directors are women and nine directors are considered to be
historically disadvantaged South Africans to give representation by this grouping of almost 60%, thus
exceeding the 2014 Mining Charter requirement that 40% of the board comprise historically disadvantaged
South Africans.
Critical to the achievement of our strategy is ensuring the company consists of teams with the skills and
vision necessary to achieve our strategic targets. The board is no exception – it is made up of individuals
who understand our industry, our sector and our strategy. The skills of the members of the board
includes expertise in local and international mining, geology and mining technology, social and
environmental compliance, strategic and project management expertise, law and investment,
stakeholder management and human resources.
Board composition
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NOTEWORTHY ACTION – BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS
The board interacts with many of our key stakeholders during the course of the year. This, we believe, is
important – our relationships are central to our business and our strategy. Insight into these relationships
improve board members’ ability to fulfil their roles appropriately.
During FY16, the board spent time with our employees during site visits to the operations, which
included visits to Papua New Guinea, Kusasalethu, Joel, Tshepong/Phakisa and a discussion on
sustainable mining at Kalgold.
In addition, the chief executive officer and financial director had direct contact with investors through
road shows, while the board interacted with shareholders at the annual general meeting. The chief
executive officer and executive managers continuously engage with the greater industry through the
Chamber of Mines and various forums/meetings.
Board committees
In order to focus on our priorities, particular responsibilities have been delegated to board committees in
terms of the board delegation of authority and the committees’ terms of reference. The board does not
abdicate its overall responsibility but rather the work done by these committees serves to support the
board in executing its responsibility. At each board meeting, the committee chairmen report on the
activities of their respective committees and make recommendations on key decisions. Some duties are
further delegated to the chief executive officer and financial director who, in turn, delegate some of these
responsibilities to the executive committee and management, who are closer to the operations. A clear
line of communication is in place to ensure these responsibilities are well managed, underpinning our
value of accountability.
Each board committee comprises board members with the skills and expertise that suit its portfolio,
allowing committee members to apply their minds and make well-considered recommendations to the
board. Minutes of each committee meeting are included in the board packs distributed prior to board
meetings to provide context to deliberations at committee meetings. To ensure board members are able
to fully consider what they need to within these committees, and on the board, each director has
unrestricted access to the advice and services of senior management, allowing them insight into the
business, as well as full access to company and subsidiary information, records, documents and
property. Our non-executive directors are encouraged to visit our operations and attend management
meetings to get a sense of how they are run. However, they remain independent, allowing management
to fulfil their duties fully. If they feel it is necessary, our board members can request independent,
professional advice at the company’s expense.
Audit and risk committee
Members
John Wetton* (chairman)
Fikile De Buck*
Modise Motloba*
Simo Lushaba*
Karabo Nondumo*
* Independent non-
executive
Description of committee’s overall expertise and experience
    A total combination of the following skills and experiences on the part of the individual members of
      this committee enables them to execute their duties as members of the audit and risk committee:
    Accounting experience, experience in investment banking, treasury services and fund management
    Roles on various other boards, as well as industry bodies experience
    Governance experience
•    Knowledge of business development in and around Africa
•    Previous roles as chief financial officers, business managers and an external auditor. Therefore a
      good understanding of company finances, risk, processes and controls
Primary functions
•    Monitors the operation of an adequate system of internal control and control processes
•    Monitors the preparation of accurate financial reporting and statements in compliance with all applicable legal and corporate
      governance requirements and accounting standards
•    Monitors risk management, ensures that significant risks identified are appropriately addressed and supports the board in the
      overall governance of risk
Key activities and actions in FY16
For the actions of the audit and risk committee in FY16 refer to the audit and risk committee chairman’s report.
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Investment committee
Members
Simo Lushaba* (chairman)
Ken Dicks*
Cathie Markus*
Karabo Nondumo*^
Vishnu Pillay*
John Wetton*
André Wilkens
* Independent non-executive
^ Appointed 25 May 2016
Description of committee’s overall expertise and experience
    The combination of the following skills equips the investment committee with knowledge of
      what reasonable returns on investments are and a thorough understanding of the
      investment process, as well as insight into what investors want:
    Occupy various roles on other boards
    Experience in entrepreneurship and business development
    Extensive knowledge of the mining, legal and financial industries
Primary functions
    Considers projects, acquisitions and disposals in line with Harmony’s strategy and ensures that due diligence procedures are
      followed
    Conducts other investment-related functions designated by the board
Key activities and actions in FY16
Reviewed and recommended the budget and business plans for FY17
Considered investments, proposals, projects and proposed acquisitions in line with the board’s approved delegation of authority and
the committee’s terms of reference
Nomination committee
Members
Fikile De Buck* (chairman)
Joaquim Chissano*
Patrice Motsepe
Modise Motloba*
Mavuso Msimang*
* Independent non-executive
Description of committee’s overall expertise and experience
    The following insights allow the committee to find and nominate individuals who will add
      value to our Harmony board in the areas that we require:
    Experience in the mining, financial, accounting and legal sectors
    Extensive experience in management and leadership roles
    Understanding of Harmony, and its needs, as well as of the requirements of being on a
      board
Primary functions
Ensures that procedures governing board appointments are formal and transparent
Makes recommendations to the board on all new board appointments
Reviews succession planning for directors and other members of the executive team and oversees the board’s self-assessment
process
Key activities and actions in FY16
    Reviewed succession planning for directors and other members of the executive team and oversaw the board’s self-assessment
      process
    Reviewed and recommended directors for re-election who retired by rotation in terms of the company’s memorandum of
      incorporation
    Reviewed and recommended the composition, structure and size of the board and board committees
    Considered the positions of the chairman of the board, the deputy chairman of the board, the lead independent director and the
      deputy lead independent director and made recommendations to the board
    Reviewed and recommended the independence of non-executive directors (especially independent non-executives serving on the
      board for longer than nine years)
    Reviewed and recommended succession plans for the board, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, executive
      management, the company secretary and the head of internal audit
    Followed a transparent and formal process in recommending the appointment of Peter Steenkamp as the company’s new chief
      executive officer
Remuneration committee
Members
Cathie Markus* (chairman)
Fikile De Buck*
Simo Lushaba*
Vishnu Pillay*
John Wetton*
André Wilkens
* Independent non-executive
Description of committee’s overall expertise and experience
    Experience in accounting, remuneration and financial management roles, as well as legal
      and mining experience, allowing members to ensure our remuneration is aligned with
      industry standards, best practice and legislation
    Knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of board and executive positions, allowing
      realistic key performance indicators to be related to remuneration
Primary functions
    Ensures directors and executive managers are fairly rewarded for their contribution to Harmony’s performance
    Assists the board in monitoring, reviewing and approving Harmony’s compensation policies and practices, and in administrating its
      share incentive schemes
    Operates as an independent overseer of the group remuneration policy and makes recommendations to the board for final approval
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Key activities and actions in FY16
•    Reviewed and recommended the remuneration policy to the board for inclusion in the notice to the annual general meeting for
      consideration by the shareholders as a non-binding advisory resolution (see Remuneration Report)
    Reviewed and recommended the remuneration report to be included in the integrated annual report (see Remuneration Report)
    Reviewed and recommended the non-executive directors’ fees to the board for consideration and approval by shareholders. For
      more information, refer to the Report to Shareholders 2016, which is available at www.har.co.za
    Reviewed and recommended executive directors’ and executive management’s annual salary increases (see Remuneration Report)
    Reviewed the annual salary increases of the company secretary and the head of internal audit
    The details of these activities are contained in this committee’s report, which can be found in the Remuneration Report.
Social and ethics committee
Members
Modise Motloba* (chairman)
Joaquim Chissano*
Fikile De Buck*
Cathie Markus*
Mavuso Msimang*
John Wetton*
* Independent non-executive
Description of committee’s overall expertise and experience
    Proven experience in the fields of sustainable and business development in Africa,
      community affairs, government relations, the drafting and implementing of charters,
      international relations and global leadership
    The collective experience of committee members brings with it the skills and relationships
      necessary to ensure Harmony can contribute to meaningful change through its social
      development and transformation work. In addition, this experience adds weight to the
      committee’s ability to enforce the code of conduct within Harmony
Primary functions
    Oversees policy and strategies pertaining to occupational health and employee well-being, environmental management, corporate
      social responsibility, human resources, public safety and ethics management
    Monitors implementation of policies and strategies by executives and their management teams for each discipline referred to above
    Assesses compliance of the company against relevant regulations
    Reviews material issues in each of the above disciplines to evaluate their relevance in the reporting period, and to identify additional
      material issues that warrant reporting, including sustainability related key performance indicators and levels of assurance
Key activities and actions in FY16
    Reviewed and recommended the social and ethics committee report to be included in the integrated annual report
    Reviewed and considered the social, economic and environmental issues affecting the company’s business
    Reviewed and considered the effect that the company’s operations had on the economic, social and environmental well-being of
      communities, as well as significant risks within the ambit of the committee’s responsibilities
    Approved material elements of sustainability reporting and the key performance indicators which were externally assured
    Considered and monitored the company’s employment relationships
    Attended a site visit to the company’s sustainable mining initiatives and community projects at Kalgold
    See the Social and Ethics Committee: Chairman’s report
Technical committee
Members
André Wilkens (chairman)
Ken Dicks*
Vishnu Pillay*
Karabo Nondumo*
* Independent non-executive
Description of committee’s overall expertise and experience
    Decades of experience in the mining industry, particularly in gold, mining technology and
      mining engineering
    Strong research skills
    This experience allows members to grasp fully the technical and operational challenges
      facing Harmony and lend their knowledge to the tasks required of them
Primary functions
    Provides a platform to discuss strategy, performance against targets, operational results, projects and safety
    Informs the board of key developments, progress against objectives and the challenges facing operations
    Reviews strategic plans before recommending such to the board for approval
    Provides technical guidance and support to management
Key activities and actions in FY16
    Monitored exploration in South Africa and Papua New Guinea
    Monitored all South African and Papua New Guinean operations
    Reviewed and recommended to the board the company’s annual budget and business plans
    Monitored safety across all operations
    Attended underground site visits to Kusasalethu, Joel and Tshepong/Phakisa.
During FY16, the majority of the members of all board committees were independent non-executive
directors. All board committees were chaired by an independent non-executive director, except for the
technical committee chaired by André Wilkens (a non-independent, non-executive director). The board is
confident that André’s leadership as chairman of the technical committee is in the best interest of the
company, based on his extensive knowledge of the specific areas of responsibilities of that committee.
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Board and board committee meeting attendance
Board
Audit
and risk
Nomination
Remuneration
Technical
Investment
Social
and ethics
Number of meetings
7
6
3
6
8*
4**
6**
Patrice Motsepe
(chairman)
6
3
Modise Motloba (deputy
chairman)
7
5
3
6
Joaquim Chissano
5
1
4
Fikile De Buck
6
6
2
5
4
Ken Dicks
7
8
4
Simo Lushaba
6
5
5
4
Cathie Markus
7
6
3
6
Mavuso Msimang
6
3
4
Karabo Nondumo***
7
5
6
Vishnu Pillay
5
4
8
4
John Wetton
7
6
6
4
6
André Wilkens
7
6
8
4
Peter Steenkamp
3^
Frank Abbott
7
Mashego Mashego
6
Graham Briggs
4#
Not applicable
* Includes two site visits
** Includes one site visit
^
Appointed to the board on 1 January 2016
#    Resigned from the board on 31 December 2015
***  Appointed to the Investment Committee in May 2016
Company secretary
In terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, the board has, on the recommendation of the nomination
committee, considered the performance, qualifications, level of experience and competence of the
company secretary. The board is satisfied that Riana Bisschoff is sufficiently competent, qualified and
experienced to act as Harmony’s company secretary. The board is further satisfied that Riana is not a
director of the board or any of the company’s subsidiaries and that she maintained an arm’s-length
relationship with the board during FY16.
The following information was taken into consideration during the review:
Riana Bisschoff (LLB, LLM) is a qualified attorney, conveyancer and notary. She has been a company
secretary for the past 12 years (nine years in a listed environment). Riana was appointed group
company secretary in March 2012, and is fully supported by the board and management. She plays an
active role in achieving good corporate governance, supporting the chairman and the board in:
    ensuring the effective functioning of the board
    providing guidance to the chairman, board and directors of Harmony’s subsidiaries on their
      responsibilities and duties in the prevailing regulatory and statutory environment
    raising matters that may warrant the attention of the board
The company secretary assists in ensuring that the board’s decisions and instructions are clearly
communicated and is available as a central source of guidance and advice in Harmony on matters of
ethics.
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Board evaluation
The board conducts annual self-assessments of its own performance, as well as the performances of its
board committees, individual directors and the chairman. From this process, a full report on the findings
and recommendations is drawn up, and the board implements any changes necessary during the
following financial year.
Legislative compliance
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-SO7, G4-SO8
One of the duties of the board is to ensure that Harmony complies with all applicable laws, in both South
Africa and Papua New Guinea, and that it adheres to non-binding rules, codes and standards. During the
year, Harmony implemented a comprehensive compliance management system aimed to provide added
assurance on regulatory compliance and good governance practices.
Harmony paid no significant fines in any of its areas of operation and had no actions brought against it
for anti-competitive behaviour, or for anti-trust or monopoly practices during FY16. See the chairman’s
report for the social and ethics committee report as well as the chairman’s report for the audit and risk
committee report.
Given the importance of public policy and our strategic objective of maintaining our licence to operate,
we have increased our engagement in recent years with the South African government on policy, often
through the Chamber of Mines. One such example is our engagement with the Department of Mineral
Resources, through the Chamber of Mines, on the new draft of the Broad-Based Socio-Economic
Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining Industry (Mining Charter). We have also engaged,
both directly and indirectly, with Eskom and the energy regulator on issues that could have an impact on
our operations, such as security of the power supply, the cost of electricity and potential carbon taxes.
Rotation of directors
Aligning with King III and with Harmony’s memorandum of incorporation, one-third of the board’s non-
executive directors must retire from office at each annual general meeting. These will be the non-
executive directors who have been in office the longest since their last election. In addition, those
directors appointed following the last annual general meeting held are also expected to stand down for
election by shareholders following their respective appointments.
In line with this, the directors who will retire at this year’s annual general meeting are:
    Cathie Markus
    Karabo Nondumo
    Vishnu Pillay
    André Wilkens
Their summary resumés are available in the Board of Directors section of this report. Their detailed
resumés are available in the Report to Shareholders, at
www.har.co.za/16/download/HAR-RS16.pdf and
are also accessible on www.harmony.co.za/about-us/board
.
Code of conduct
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-S05
Developed to respond to the challenge of ethical conduct in the business environment, our code of
conduct commits Harmony, our employees and our contractors to the highest moral standards, free from
conflicts of interest. Over the past few years we have done extensive work in enshrining our five values –
safety, accountability, achievement, connectedness and honesty – into everyday behaviour at Harmony,
through constructive employee engagement. These values underpin our code of conduct and align it with
our strategy.
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During FY16, our code of ethics was replaced by a code of conduct and a behavioural code in
consultation with the Ethics Institute of South Africa. This was done as part of our continued efforts to
adhere to good corporate governance and ethical standards. Making our codes easier to read and
understand was part of this process.

The board will review these codes every second year, while their application within Harmony is
continually monitored by management. Our ethics programme is also subject to independent assurance
as part of the internal audit coverage plan.

Our management ethics committee monitors our ethical culture and integrity. It also assesses
declarations of interest in terms of the code of conduct and provides feedback to the executive
committee, which then reports to the board’s social and ethics committee. As a result, ethics are
discussed and examined at every level of management within the company.

The code of conduct encourages employees and other stakeholders to report any suspected
irregularities. This can be done anonymously through a 24-hour crime line (which is managed by
external auditing specialists), as well as other channels. All incidents reported are investigated and
monitored by the white-collar crime committee, which comprises managers representing various
disciplines in the company and reports to the management ethics committee.

The identity of any employee or stakeholder who reports non-compliance with the code of conduct is
protected. Our anonymous ethics hotline number, which is widely advertised throughout the
organisation, is +27 (0) 800 21 23 39.
Restrictions on share dealings
During price-sensitive periods, our employees and directors are prohibited from dealing in Harmony
shares. Written notice of these restricted periods is communicated to employees and directors by the
company secretary. In terms of regulatory and governance standards, directors and employees are
required to disclose any dealings in Harmony shares in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements.
The clearance procedure for directors and the company secretary to deal in Harmony shares is
regulated by the company’s policy on trading in shares and insider trading.
Information technology governance
The board recognises that information technology is integral to doing business today, and fundamental in
supporting the sustainability and growth of our company. Accordingly, the focus of our information
technology division is to ensure accurate, reliable and timely information that supports effective reporting
and appropriate management of our business to enable Harmony to achieve its sustainability objectives.

The audit and risk committee monitors the return on investment from significant information technology
projects. Information technology management ensures that the key elements of appropriate project
management principles are applied to all information technology projects. A management information
technology steering committee has oversight of various information technology aspects, including
governance, compliance and business continuity.

Formal processes are in place to protect and manage information, including sensitive information
processed by the company, with a greater emphasis on cyber security. Various initiatives are underway to
raise awareness of the types of threats and what to do if such an event occurs.
Political donations
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-SO6
Harmony supports South Africa’s democratic processes and contributes to its political parties. A policy
relating to political donations has been adopted by the company. In the year under review, R2 million
(US$0.1 million) was donated to political parties in accordance with this policy.
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Sarbanes-Oxley
In line with New York Stock Exchange listing requirements, we comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Details of this compliance and relevant processes can be found in our Form 20-F for FY16, which is
available at
www.harmony.co.za/investors/reporting/20f from 26 October 2016.
Access to information
Harmony complies with the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2000, which protects the constitutional
right to information that is required to exercise or protect a right. The purpose of this legislation is to foster a
culture of transparency and accountability in both public and private bodies, and to promote a society in
which all South Africans are enabled to enjoy their rights. For more on this see our website:
www.harmony.co.za/sustainability/governance#policies. The company received no requests for access to
information in term of this legislation during FY16.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Relevant Global Reporting Initiative indicators: G4-HR1, G4-LA14, G4-HR3, G4-HR9, G4-HR10, G4-
HR12, G4-SO3, G4-S03
Harmony recognises that human rights should be integrated into all that we do and, through the
entrenchment of our values, we endeavour to do this every day.
In line with the Companies Act, the social and ethics committee’s responsibilities include monitoring of
the company’s standing in terms of the goals and purposes of the ten principles set out in the United
Nations Global Compact. The United Nations Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and
enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core principles in the areas of human rights, labour
standards, the environment and
anti-corruption. The social and ethics committee monitors our performance regarding these principles,
based on the various reports submitted to them in terms of the committee’s annual work plan.
We acknowledge that human rights cannot be limited to how we conduct our business, but must also be
considered when we consider our business partnerships with other companies involved in our supply chain.
We screen prospective suppliers on their level of legal compliance and compare their business practices
with those prescribed in our code of conduct. This ensures that they behave in a way that Harmony believes
is appropriate and that is aligned with our values.
During the year under review, we did not identify any human rights infringements on the part of
companies involved in our supply chain, nor did we terminate any relationships on this basis.
Furthermore, no human rights grievances were recorded against Harmony.
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REMUNERATION REPORT
REMUNERATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN’S LETTER
Over the past year we have taken into consideration the constructive feedback from our shareholders by
introducing a minimum shareholding requirement for the executive management and directors and with
regard to both the short- and long-term incentives, we have increased the acceptable level of
performance and introduced personal performance criteria for executive short-term incentives.
I therefore have pleasure in submitting the annual remuneration report for FY16 on behalf of the
remuneration committee and the board. Recommended changes to our short- and long-term incentive
schemes are highlighted throughout the relevant sections in the report.
Our report is divided into two sections:
    Part one: remuneration, governance and policy
    Part two: remuneration outcomes during the year under review (FY16).
As before, this remuneration report and policy continues to focus on the remuneration of executive
directors, executive management and prescribed officers as well as on the fees paid to non-executive
directors. We rely on carefully designed variable pay structures which require certain levels of
performance against activities that are of primary importance to the sustainability and success of our
business. We continually reassess these measures to ensure that they are aligned with our group
strategy. We also give an overview of our employee share-option scheme, the Tlhakanelo Employee
Share Trust, which aims to give our non-managerial employees an opportunity to benefit as Harmony
shareholders.
For more on the committee and its activities during the year under review see the governance report on
page 128 of this report
Cathie Markus
Chairman, remuneration committee
26 October 2016
PART ONE: REMUNERATION GOVERANCE AND POLICY
REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
The remuneration committee is the custodian of Harmony’s remuneration policy and its implementation.
No member of the committee has a personal interest in the outcome of decisions made, and five of its
six members are independent non-executive directors.
For more information on the composition, primary functions, activities and actions of this committee, refer
to the Corporate Governance section on page 128. The terms of reference of this committee are
available at www.harmony.co.za/sustainability/governance#policies.
The main focus areas for the remuneration committee during the year were as follows:
    Reviewed the short-term incentive scheme, the applicable performance measures and the
minimum threshold for bonus qualification
    The inclusion of a personal performance measurement on short-term incentives for executive
management
    Revision of the long-term incentive scheme, including the use of share appreciation rights, and the
performance measures applied to performance shares
    Determination of a minimum shareholding requirement for executive management and directors
    Benchmarking of executive and non-executive remuneration
    Engagement with our shareholders
    Approval and recommendation of the remuneration report
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HARMONY’S REMUNERATION POLICY – ALIGNED WITH STRATEGY
Harmony’s reward strategy underpins our business strategy of producing profitable ounces, safely and
increasing our margins.
In order to achieve this, we rely on experienced, skilled teams who live our values and maintain
stakeholder relationships, in growing profits, and in maintaining a sustainable company.
Our remuneration policy has been designed with our business strategy in mind – to attract and retain
these experienced, skilled teams, and to motivate them to deliver and achieve our key business goals.
To ensure that this happens, we need to be certain that all elements of our remuneration and wider
reward offerings are aligned and market competitive.
In determining remuneration, the remuneration committee takes into account shareholders’, interests as
well as the financial health and future of the company.
BOARD REMUNERATION (NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS)
Harmony’s philosophy regarding the remuneration of non-executive directors is to ensure that they are
fairly rewarded for their contribution to the company’s overall performance.
Non-executive directors’ fees are reviewed annually to ensure that they remain competitive. In line with
the recommendations of King III, our non-executive directors are paid a retainer for board meetings
and an attendance fee for every board meeting attended. Non-executive directors also receive a
retainer for serving on a committee. In addition, an ad hoc fee is paid for special meetings or
attendance to company business, per day.
Non-executive directors do not receive share options or other incentive awards correlated with the share
price or group performance as these may impair their ability to provide impartial oversight and advice.
The proposed fees for FY17 are set out in the notice of annual general meeting on page 29 in the Report
to Shareholders 2016.
REMUNERATION MIX AT HARMONY
Harmony chooses to adopt an integrated approach to rewarding its employees.
KEY ELEMENTS OF HARMONY’S REMUNERATION STRUCTURE
Reward
elements
Remuneration strategy
Guaranteed
pay
In reviewing and approving levels of guaranteed pay, the committee ensures that
the guaranteed pay portion of remuneration is aligned with similar roles in the
market sector in which we operate and the contribution made by employees.
To compete effectively for skills in a challenging employment market, we identify the
target market against which to benchmark guaranteed pay. This target market
includes those organisations or companies that employ similar skills sets to those
which we require. Comparisons are made predominantly with the mining and
resources sectors to ensure that Harmony remains competitive.
Harmony aims for guaranteed pay levels relative to the median of the target market.
Guaranteed pay is inclusive of contributions by the company to a retirement fund
and a medical aid scheme.
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Short-term
incentive
The short-term incentive scheme provides for bonus payments. Bonus payments
are:
    based on team performance against annual targets that are reviewed
annually, modified by a personal performance rating for executive
management
    paid twice a year for all management employees in corporate, central services,
   
medical services and central operations (including executive management and
prescribed officers)
paid quarterly for designated shaft management team members and regional
operations management teams
During FY16, the board approved the following changes to the short-term incentive
scheme:
    the minimum acceptable level of performance (i.e. qualification threshold) was
      increased from 90% to 95%
    the R/kg performance driver was changed to total cost (working cost plus
capital excluding royalties)
    the short-term incentive for executives to be modified by a personal
performance rating
The targets on which bonus payments are based are derived from the company’s
business plan which is developed in terms of the company’s strategic objectives for
the year.
For executive management, the measures and weightings are as follows:
Performance drivers
Weighting
Gold produced
40%
Total cost (working costs +capex excl. royalties)
30%
Underground grade
30%
Payment parameters
To achieve a minimum qualification for a bonus, Harmony must achieve at least
95% of the business plan.
On-target performance will result in a total bonus of 60% of guaranteed pay.
Above-target performance is capped at 100% of guaranteed pay as illustrated
below:
% of business plan achieved
% of 6-month guaranteed pay
Parameter
<95
0
95
40
Threshold
100
60
Target
105
100
Maximum
>105
100
Safety as a modifier
Safety performance is applied as an adjustment in the calculation of our short-term
incentive bonuses. The company’s lost-time injury frequency rate for the total South
African business plan is used to measure Harmony’s safety performance.
If the planned safety target is achieved, 10% will be added to the overall percentage
bonus paid. If the company does not achieve its safety target, up to 10% will be
deducted from the overall percentage bonus paid as per the gradation scale
illustrated below:
Achievement against business plan
% added or deducted from overall bonus percentage*
100
10%
95
5%
90
0%
85
-5%
80
-10%
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*Linear interpolation between these points
Personal performance modifier:
The personal performance percentage will be calculated according to an executive
manager’s personal performance measured against objectives set out in that
executive’s performance management contract as follows:
Guaranteed pay x group performance against plan (0% – 100%) x personal
performance percentage (0% – 150%)
Long-term
(share-
based)
incentive
The Harmony share plan (the plan) consists of share appreciation rights (SARs),
performance shares and restricted shares.
Employees eligible for participation in the plan include executive directors, executive
management and management. Non-executive directors may not participate in the
plan.
There is no repricing or surrender or re-grant of any offers. Share awards are not
granted in a closed period and no backdating of awards is allowed.
Rewards are settled in shares, although participants may receive, via our share
scheme administrators, cash from the sale of these shares, less tax payable.
The main elements of the share plan and performance conditions are summarised
below.
Share appreciation rights (SARs)
Eligible employees received annual allocations based on a percentage of their cost
to company, which vest in equal thirds on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of
such allocations and lapse in the sixth year as illustrated below. The value or reward
that accrues is based on the positive appreciation of the share price over time
(compared to the issue price) and continued employment.
The company acknowledges shareholders’ sentiment with regard to the issuing of
share appreciation rights. Such views will be considered should the company issue
new share appreciation rights going forward. Share appreciation rights were last
allocated in November 2014 (FY15).
Performance shares
Eligible employees receive annual conditional awards of a maximum number of
performance shares based on a percentage of cost to company and remuneration
category. The conditional award vests after three years, if and to the extent that
performance conditions have been satisfied. The conditional awards that do not vest
at the end of the three-year period will be forfeited.
The company reviewed and changed the performance criteria for performance
shares.
Awards made since November 2015 will be measured on the total shareholder
return of the company over a three-year period and will be capped at the maximum
vesting percentage of 100%. The total shareholder return vesting criteria will
comprise of two components:
    50% is based on absolute performance which takes into account the value of
      the company’s share price growth and the value of dividends paid over the
      measurement period
    50% is based on the relative performance of the company compared to that of
      the gold index over the measurement period
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Absolute performance:
Performance
Achievement
Vesting*
Full (stretch)
100%
100%
Target
80%
80%
Threshold
45%
0%
*Linear interpolation will apply between levels
Relative performance:
Performance
Achievement
Vesting*
Full (stretch)
40%
150%
Target
0%
40%
Threshold
-5%
0%
*Linear interpolation will apply between levels
Details of the awards made during FY16 can be found in Part Two of this
Remuneration Report.
Restricted shares
The share plan allows for restricted shares and matching performance shares to be
granted to eligible employees at the discretion of the board based on past
performance. The board determines the quantum and balance between restricted
shares and matching performance shares.
Restricted shares vest three-years from the grant date. If the grant is not exercised,
partially or fully at the time, these shares remain restricted for a further three years and
are supplemented by a matching grant of restricted shares. The restricted shares and
the matching restricted shares are then settled after the end of a further three-year
period.
We acknowledge the sentiments of shareholders with regard to restricted shares
and our last grant of new restricted shares was made in 2012.
Plan limit
The approved aggregate number of shares that may be acquired by participants in
the long-term incentive plan, together with any other share plan or scheme are 60
011 669 shares as approved by the members of the company at an annual general
meeting held on 1 December 2010. To date, Harmony has issued 7 792 861 of
these approved shares.
The aggregate number of shares that may be acquired by any one participant in
terms of the long-term incentive plan together with any other share plan or scheme
approved by the members shall not exceed 2 100 000 shares. To date, none of the
participants has acquired an aggregate of more than 2 100 000 shares.
Recommended changes to the Harmony share plan (the plan)
A proposal will be made at the forthcoming annual general meeting to amend the
plan to:
    introduce a minimum shareholding requirement for executive management;
    determine the vesting of performance shares on actual achievement against
      the applicable performance criteria when a participant is a good leaver.
For more information refer to the notice of the annual general meeting in the
Report to Shareholders 2016 at
www.har.co.za.
Tlhakanelo
Employee
Share Trust
Administered in terms of the Tlhakanelo trust, this share-based incentive scheme
ensures that current and future qualifying employees participate in Harmony’s
growth. Qualifying employees are those who are permanently employed by the
company and who do not participate in any of the company’s other share incentive
schemes.
Under the Tlhakanelo employee share scheme, each award is split into the ratio of two
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share appreciation rights for each ordinary share and these vest annually in equal
tranches on each anniversary of the allocation date. As per the provisions of the trust
deed, the last tranche of shares allocated in terms of the scheme will vest during
March 2017.
Share appreciation rights are subject to a guaranteed minimum payout of R18 per
share appreciation right and a maximum payout of R32 per share appreciation right
on each vesting date (over the five-year period).
Prior to vesting, participants may elect to receive their shares or have these sold on
their behalf.
Details of the awards made during FY16 can be found in Part Two of this
Remuneration Report.
CONTRACTS, SEVERANCE AND TERMINATION
Executive directors and executive managers have employment contracts with Harmony which include
notice periods of up to 90 days. There are no balloon payments on termination, automatic entitlement to
bonuses or automatic entitlement to share-based payments other than in terms of the company’s
approved share incentive plans.
NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE
Shareholders are requested to cast a non-binding advisory vote required by King III on Part One of this
remuneration report as it appears above. For more information refer to the notice of the annual general
meeting in the Report to Shareholders 2016 at
www.har.co.za/16/download/HAR-RS16.pdf
STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK
We maintain open communication channels with our stakeholders, listen to feedback and take action
where this is deemed to be in the best interests of the company. Based on comments received from
shareholders following our FY15 remuneration report, we have enhanced our reporting and changed the
parameters of our short-term and long-term incentive schemes.
PART TWO: REMUNERATION PAID DURING THE YEAR BASED
ON THE POLICY APPLICABLE IN 2016
INCREASES TO GUARANTEED PACKAGE DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW
An assessment of executive remuneration, and short- and long-term incentives was undertaken during
FY16.
Taking into consideration the prevailing market conditions, affordability and shareholders’ expectations,
an average increase of 5% to guaranteed remuneration packages of executives and management was
made during FY16.
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SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PAYMENTS DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW
During the year under review, achievement levels against the targets for the executive short-term
incentive scheme were as follows:
First period FY16 (July to December 2015)
Company performance measures
Weighting
% of plan achieved
Weighted %
Total kilograms
40
98
18.4
Total cost (R/kg)
30
97
13.2
Grade
30
103
19.5
Weighted average
51.1
Lost-time injury frequency rate adjustment
10
Percentage of six-months’ guaranteed pay
61.1
Second period FY16 (January to June 2016)
Company performance measures
Weighting
% of plan achieved
Weighted %
Total kilograms
40
87%
0
Total cost (R/kg)
30
78%
0
Grade
30
95%
12
Weighted average
12
Lost-time injury frequency rate adjustment
4
Percentage of six-months’ guaranteed pay
16
LONG-TERM INCENTIVES AWARDED DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW
During FY16, the company took its shareholders’ sentiment with regard to the issuing of share
appreciation rights into consideration. As a result, no share appreciation rights were issued to employees
in FY16. Instead, such rights were replaced with a commensurate number of performance shares.
Harmony share plan rules applicable to the FY16 awards:
Share appreciation rights:
The value or reward that accrues on share appreciation rights is based on
the positive appreciation of the share price over time compared to the issue price.
Performance shares: The performance measure applicable to the performance awards is based on
Harmony’s total shareholder return over a three-year period. The vesting criteria will comprise of two
components, namely, absolute and relative performance, as set out on in this report, with vesting capped
at 100%.
Matching shares: No further grants of restricted shares have been made since 2012. The 2012
restricted shares not exercised in 2015 were supplemented with matching restricted shares.
The number of grants awarded for each executive director, prescribed officer and executive manager is
as set out in the table on page 143 of this report.
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Vesting of long-term incentives during the year under review
During the year, the following awards in terms of the long-term incentive plan vested in November 2015:
    Share appreciation rights allocated in November 2012
      The performance condition determined that the headline earnings per share growth from the
      allocation date should exceed the consumer price index. Headline earnings did not exceed the
      consumer price index. The performance condition was therefore not met. In terms of the long-term
      incentive plan, if the performance criteria have not been met, no rights will vest but will be
      postponed to the following anniversary until the performance criteria are met or the maximum
      period (sixth anniversary) is reached.
    Performance shares awarded in November 2012
      The vesting percentage of performance shares was based on the achievement of two conditions,
      namely gold production against plan and relative share price performance against South African
      gold mining companies.
      This resulted in a total vesting of 32.5% of performance shares granted in November 2012
      calculated as follows:
o
      Gold production had a maximum vesting of 50% and a minimum vesting of 0%. The company
achieved 92%, 87% and 88% of plan over the three consecutive years which resulted in an
average vesting of 20%.
o
      The company underperformed against its peers on the basis of its relative share price
performance which resulted in vesting of 12.5%.
    Restricted shares granted in November 2012
In terms of the plan, restricted shares not exercised will be supplemented by a matching award of
restricted shares, also restricted for three years.
Restricted shares granted in November 2012 were not exercised and remained restricted for a
further three years. Based on the discretion of the board, the restricted shares were
supplemented by a matching award of restricted shares at a ratio of three-for-one for executives.
TOTAL REMUNERATION OUTCOMES
Payments made through the Tlhakanelo Employee Share Trust
Incentives
FY16:
Total since
incorporation
of the trust:
Value of ordinary shares sold and proceeds paid to participants
(before tax)
R30 million
R132 million
Value of bonus payments paid to participants by Harmony based on
R18 per share appreciation right (before tax). No sale of shares
R18 million
R105 million
Total payments received by participants (value of shares plus share
appreciation rights bonus) (before tax)
R49 million
R237 million
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS’ FEES
During August 2016, the remuneration committee considered an industry benchmark on non-executive
directors’ fees. On the recommendation of the remuneration committee, the board proposed an increase
in fees for all non-executive directors, to be considered for approval by the shareholders at the
forthcoming annual general meeting. For more information on the notice of the annual general meeting
refer to the Report to Shareholders 2016 at
www.har.co.za/16/download/HAR-RS16.pdf.
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DIRECTORS’ EMOLUMENTS
Directors’ remuneration (R000)
Name
Directors’
fees
FY16
Salaries
and
benefits
FY16
Retirement
savings and
contributions
during the year
FY16
1
Bonuses
paid
FY16
Total
FY16
Total
FY15
Non-executive
Patrice Motsepe
1 105
1 105
1 077
Joachim Chissano
463
463
415
Fikile De Buck
970
970
836
Ken Dicks
606
606
482
Dr Simo Lushaba
718
718
615
Cathie Markus
694
694
705
Modise Motloba
971
971
841
Mavuso Msimang
545
545
443
Karabo Nondumo
544
544
561
Vishnu Pillay
593
593
472
John Wetton
956
956
789
Andre Wilkens
784
784
637
Executive
Frank Abbott
5 247
130
1 687
7 064
5 964
Graham Briggs2
4 260
2 655
6 915
10 012
Mashego Mashego
3 664
404
1 217
5 285
4 797
Peter Steenkamp3
3 526
496
4 022
Prescribed officers
Beyers Nel4
1 282
194
207
1 683
Alwyn Pretorius5
360
42
402
5 823
Phillip Tobias6
1 346
156
88
1 590
Johannes van Heerden7
7 187
315
1 124
8 626
6 119
Executive management
15 049
1 369
4 967
21 385
20 943
Total
8 949
41 921
3 106
11 945
65 921
61 531
1
Reflects amounts paid and not earned during the year
2
Stepped down as chief executive officer on 31 December 2015
3
Appointed as chief executive officer on 1 January 2016
4
Appointed as prescribed officer on 1 March 2016
5
Stepped down as prescribed officer on 31 July 2015
6
Appointed as prescribed officer on 1 March 2016
7
Salary is paid in AUS$ and is influenced by the movement in the exchange rate
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT SHARE INCENTIVES
As at 30 June 2016
Executive directors
Prescribed officers
Other
Total
Peter Steenkamp
Frank Abbott
Mashego Mashego
Graham Briggs1
Johannes van
Heerden
Beyers Nel2
Phillip Tobias3
Executive
management4
Other management
Movements on share
incentives
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Performance shares
Opening balance at
1 July 2015
n/a
437 195
n/a
314 790
n/a
1 187 604
n/a
314 790
n/a
142 395
n/a
91 662
n/a
1 597 721
n/a
10 236 351
n/a
14 322 508
n/a
Awards granted
512 000
n/a
736 809
n/a
455 758
n/a
550 000
n/a
455 758
n/a
236 220
n/a
236 220
n/a
1 875 118
n/a
20 594 748
n/a
25 652 631
n/a
Awards exercised
n/a
18 547
n/a
13 153
n/a
234 006
n/a
13 153
n/a
5 621
n/a
n/a
65 013
n/a
453 808
n/a
803 301
n/a
– Average sales price
n/a
8.78
8.78
37.29
8.78
8.78
n/a
8.78
13.02
19.55
– Gain realised on
awards exercised and
settled
162 843
115 483
8 725 326
115 483
49 352
570 814
5 962 993
15 702 295
Awards forfeited and
lapsed
n/a
38 520
n/a
27 318
n/a
1 503 598
n/a
27 318
n/a
11 676
n/a
n/a
451 105
n/a
2 134 265
n/a
4 193 800
n/a
Closing balance at
30 June 2016
512 000
n/a
1 116 937
n/a
730 077
n/a
n/a
730 077
n/a
361 318
n/a
327 882
n/a
2 956 721
n/a
28 243 026
n/a
34 978 038
n/a
Restricted shares
Opening balance at
1 July 2015
n/a
37 136
n/a
27 694
n/a
190 456
n/a
72 218
n/a
12 021
n/a
n/a
166 626
n/a
166 951
n/a
673 102
n/a
Awards granted
n/a
63 408
n/a
35 082
n/a
63 486
n/a
35 082
n/a
24 063
n/a
n/a
138 318
n/a
149 481
n/a
508 920
n/a
Awards exercised
n/a
n/a
n/a
253 942
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
18 540
n/a
272 482
n/a
– Average sales price
n/a
n/a
n/a
44.42
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
17.46
42.59
– Gain realised on
awards exercised and
settled
11 280 104
323 777
11 603 881
Awards forfeited and
lapsed
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
27 694
n/a
25 872
n/a
53 566
n/a
Closing balance at
30 June 2016
n/a
100 544
n/a
62 776
n/a
n/a
107 300
n/a
36 084
n/a
n/a
277 250
n/a
272 020
n/a
855 974
n/a
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Executive directors
Prescribed officers
Other
Total
Peter Steenkamp
Frank Abbott
Mashego Mashego
Graham Briggs1
Johannes van
Heerden
Beyers Nel2
Phillip Tobias3
Executive
management4
Other management
Movements on share
incentives
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Share appreciation
rights
Opening balance at
1 July 2015
n/a
139 362
33.97
112 907
39.27
264 390
38.82
114 128
39.68
85 391
38.85
46 850
18.41
571 400
38.76
15 085 539
39.12
16 419 967
38.86
Rights granted and
accepted
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rights accepted
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
669 824
18.42
669 824
18.42
Rights exercised
n/a
n/a
n/a
199 431
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
233 219
n/a
432 650
n/a
– Average sales price
n/a
n/a
n/a
44.42
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
46.40
45.49
– Gain realised on rights
exercised and settled
3 830 369
5 212 932
9 043 301
Rights forfeited and
lapsed
n/a
n/a
5 327
77.28
64 959
80.58
6 548
77.28
4 482
77.28
n/a
150 922
43.85
2 268 121
60.49
2 500 359
59.21
Closing balance at
30 June 2016
n/a
139 362
33.97
107 580
37.39
n/a
107 580
37.39
80 909
36.72
46 850
18.41
420 478
36.94
13 254 023
34.68
14 156 782
34.74
Gain realised on awards
exercised (SA rand)
162 843
115 483
23 835 799
115 483
49 352
570 814
11 499 702
36 349 476
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT SHARE INCENTIVES (continued)
As at 30 June 2016
Executive directors
Prescribed officers
Other
Total
Peter Steenkamp
Frank Abbott
Mashego Mashego
Graham Briggs1
Johannes van
Heerden
Beyers Nel2
Phillip Tobias3
Executive
management4
Other management
Outstanding awards
(listed by allocation
date)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Performance shares
512 000
1 116 937
730 077
730 077
361 318
327 882
2 956 721
28 243 026
34 978 038
15 November 2013
n/a
172 666
n/a
124 604
n/a
n/a
124 604
n/a
51 768
n/a
n/a
491 299
n/a
3 652 588
n/a
4 617 529
n/a
17 November 2014
n/a
207 462
n/a
149 715
n/a
n/a
149 715
n/a
73 330
n/a
91 662
n/a
590 304
n/a
5 129 200
n/a
6 391 388
n/a
16 November 2015
n/a
736 809
n/a
455 758
n/a
n/a
455 758
n/a
236 220
n/a
236 220
n/a
1 875 118
n/a
19 461 238
n/a
23 457 121
n/a
17 February 2016
512 000
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
512 000
n/a
Restricted shares
100 544
62 776
107 300
36 084
277 250
272 020
855 974
15 November 2010
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
22 262
n/a
n/a
n/a
26 413
n/a
30 606
n/a
79 281
n/a
15 November 2011
n/a
8 000
n/a
8 000
n/a
n/a
8 000
n/a
4 000
n/a
n/a
20 000
n/a
16 000
n/a
64 000
n/a
16 November 2012
n/a
21 136
n/a
11 694
n/a
n/a
11 694
n/a
8 021
n/a
n/a
46 106
n/a
44 702
n/a
143 353
n/a
15 November 2013
(2010 award - matching
shares)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
22 262
n/a
n/a
n/a
26 413
n/a
30 606
n/a
79 281
n/a
17 November 2014
(2011 award - matching
shares)
n/a
8 000
n/a
8 000
n/a
n/a
8 000
n/a
n/a
n/a
20 000
n/a
16 000
n/a
60 000
n/a
16 November 2015
(2012 award - matching
shares)
n/a
63 408
n/a
35 082
n/a
n/a
35 082
n/a
24 063
n/a
n/a
138 318
n/a
134 106
n/a
430 059
n/a
Share appreciation
rights
139 362
107 580
107 580
80 909
46 850
420 478
13 254 023
14 156 782
15 November 2010
n/a
84.81
6 400
84.81
n/a
6 400
84.81
4 329
84.81
n/a
22 405
84.81
536 843
84.81
576 377
84.81
15 November 2011
n/a
6 585
104.79
5 361
104.79
n/a
5 361
104.79
4 620
104.79
n/a
20 275
104.79
549 238
104.79
591 440
104.79
16 November 2012
n/a
16 204
68.84
11 694
68.84
n/a
11 694
68.84
8 021
68.84
n/a
46 106
68.84
1 275 807
68.84
1 369 526
68.84
15 November 2013
n/a
52 951
33.18
38 212
33.18
n/a
38 212
33.18
26 459
33.18
n/a
150 665
33.18
4 619 989
33.18
4 926 488
33.18
17 November 2014
n/a
63 622
18.41
45 913
18.41
n/a
45 913
18.41
37 480
18.41
46 850
18.41
181 027
18.41
6 272 146
18.41
6 692 951
18.41
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Executive directors
Prescribed officers
Other
Total
Peter Steenkamp
Frank Abbott
Mashego Mashego
Graham Briggs1
Johannes van
Heerden
Beyers Nel2
Phillip Tobias3
>
Executive
management4
Other management
Outstanding awards
(listed by allocation
date)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Number
of
awards
Average
price
(SA
rand)
Closing balance as at
30 June 2016
512 000
1 356 843
900 433
944 957
478 311
374 732
3 654 449
41 769 069
49 990 794
1
Graham Briggs retired as chief executive officer and director with effect from 31 December 2015. The gain realised on awards and rights settled, in terms of the “no fault” provisions of the share plan amounted to R23 422 872.
2
Beyers Nel appointed as chief operating officer of the South African operations with effect from 1 March 2016. All awards were granted prior to this appointment.
3
Phillip Tobias appointed as chief operating officer of safety, mining projects, new development and corporate strategy with effect from 1 March 2016. All awards were granted prior to this appointment.
4
Alywyn Pretorius, previously the chief operating officer of the South African Operations (prescribed officer) resigned from the group with effect from 30 November 2015. All awards and the movements thereon are included as part of executive management.
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AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE:
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
In accordance with the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Act), I have pleasure in submitting this report for the
financial year ended 30 June 2016. This committee complies with the requirements of the Act pertaining to
the composition and functions of an audit committee. In addition, as explained in the committee’s terms of
reference, Harmony’s audit committee is also tasked with overseeing risk management in the company and
is therefore known as the audit and risk committee (the committee).
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
In terms of the Act, the following members, who were serving on the committee as at 30 June 2016, will be
recommended for re-appointment as audit and risk committee members for FY17 to shareholders at
Harmony’s annual general meeting:
Name
Status
Date appointed
John Wetton
(chairman)
Independent non-executive director
1 July 2011, appointed chairman 30
November 2011
Fikile De Buck
Lead independent non-executive
director
30 March 2006
Dr Simo Lushaba
Independent non-executive director
24 January 2003
Modise Motloba
Independent non-executive director
30 July 2004
Karabo Nondumo
Independent non-executive director
3 May 2013
The individuals proposed satisfy the requirements set out in section 94 of the Act for members of an audit
committee, and their appointment will ensure that the committee continues to have adequate and relevant
knowledge as well as the experience required for the committee to perform its functions proficiently. For
details of the qualifications, expertise and experience of the members of the audit and risk committee, refer
to Board of Directors. Their detailed curriculum vitae are available at
www.harmony.co.za/about-us/board.
PURPOSE, ROLE AND ACTIVITIES
The purpose and role of the committee is in accordance with the requirements of the Act, the JSE Listings
Requirements, King III and additional requirements imposed on the committee by the board. Further details
can be found in the committee’s terms of reference available on Harmony’s website at
www.harmony.co.za/sustainability/governance#policies.
The committee undertakes its duties with accountability to both the board and stakeholders of Harmony. In
FY16, the committee:
    Reviewed the company’s financial results
Evaluated and considered Harmony’s risks, as well as measures taken to mitigate those risks. In
addition, the committee also considered and refined the company’s risk appetite and tolerance levels
    Monitored the internal control environment in Harmony and found it to be effective
    Discussed the appropriateness of accounting principles, critical accounting policies, management
judgements, estimates and impairments, all of which were found to be appropriate
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    Considered the appointment of the external auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc (PwC), as the
registered independent auditor for the ensuing year. A new PwC audit partner (Hendrik Odendaal) was
appointed from FY16 following the compulsory rotation of Faan Lombard, who had served as
Harmony’s audit partner for the previous five years
    Satisfied itself, and confirmed through enquiry, that the external audit firm, PwC, was independent from
the company
    Evaluated the independence and effectiveness of the internal audit function
    Evaluated and coordinated the internal audit, external audit and sustainability assurance processes
    Received and considered reports from the external and internal auditors
    Reviewed and approved internal and external audit plans, terms of engagement and fees, as well as
the nature and extent of non-audit services rendered by the external auditors
    Considered the appropriateness and expertise of the financial director, Frank Abbott, as well as that of
the finance function – both were found to be adequate and appropriate
    Oversaw and governed the governance of information technology on behalf of the board and
considered whether information technology risks were adequately addressed and whether appropriate
controls were in place to address those risks
    Considered and confirmed the company as a going concern and
    Oversaw the process of assurance of the integrated report
    Considered the distribution of a dividend taking into consideration the requirements of section 4 of the
Companies Act, No 71 of 2008
The audit and risk committee is confident that it complied with the legal, regulatory and other
responsibilities assigned to it by the board, under its terms of reference and in accordance with the Act, the
JSE Listings Requirements and King III.
The internal audit function reports directly to the audit and risk committee, except on administrative matters
about which it reports to the executive: risk management and services improvement. The internal and
external auditors attend the committee’s quarterly meetings and have unrestricted access to the chairman
of the committee. The audit and risk committee met privately with the internal and external auditors during
FY16.
Post year-end, upon recommendation from the committee, the board approved:
    The Annual Financial Statements and Summarised Consolidated Financial Statements for the year
ended 30 June 2016
    The Integrated Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2016, in accordance with King III and the
JSE Listings Requirements
    The annual report filed on Form 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2016 for subsequent submission to
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
    The notice of the annual general meeting to be held on 25 November 2016
For more on the committee and its activities during FY16 see Corporate Governance.
John Wetton
Chairman: audit and risk committee
26 October 2016
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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
CONTACTS
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
Marian van der Walt
Telephone: +27 11 411 2037
Fax: +27 86 614 0999
Mobile: +27 82 888 1242
Email: marian@harmony.co.za
Investor relations queries
Email: harmonyIR@harmony.co.za
General enquiries:
E-mail: corporate@harmony.co.za
Harmony website: www.harmony.co.za
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS AND TICKER CODES
Harmony’s primary listing is on the JSE Limited. It is also quoted in the form of American depositary
receipts on the New York Stock Exchange and as international depositary receipts on the Berlin exchange.
Harmony’s ticker codes on these exchanges are as follows:
JSE Limited
HAR
New York Stock Exchange Euronext
HMY
Berlin Stock Exchange
HAM1
SHARE INFORMATION
Sector
Resources
Sub-sector
Gold
Issued share capital as at 30 June 2016
437 299 479 shares in issue
Market capitalisation
at 30 June 2016
R22.9 billion or US$1.6 billion
at 30 June 2015
R6.8 billion or US$560 million
Share price statistics – FY16
Johannesburg Stock Exchange: 12-month high
R62.89
12-month low
R7.92
Closing price as at 30 June
2016
R52.47
New York Stock Exchange: 12-month high
US$4.17
12-month low
US$0.53
Closing price as at 30 June
2016
US$3.61
Free float
100%
ADR ratio
1:1
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SHAREHOLDER SPREAD AS AT 30 JUNE 2016
Shareholder spread
Number of
shareholders
% of
shareholders
Number of
shares
% of issued
share capital
Public
8 608
99.87
182 283 005
41.68
Non-public
11
0.13
255 016 474
58.32
Share option scheme
5
0.06
611 650
0.14
Holding 10% +
2
0.02
253 746 138
58.03
Directors*
4
0.05
658 686
0.15
Totals
8 619
100.00
437 299 479
100.00
* Held by Frank Abbott, Graham Briggs#, Ken Dicks, Mashego Mashego and André Wilkens
#
Director and chief executive officer until 31 December 2015
Analysis of ordinary
shares
Number of
shareholders
% of
shareholders
Number of
shares
% of issued
share capital
Range
1 – 10 000
8 135
94.38
4 407 414
1.01
10 001 – 100 000
328
3.81
11 884 500
2.72
100 001 – 1 000 000
122
1.42
40 134 151
9.18
1 000 001 – And more
34
0.39
380 873 414
87.10
Totals
8 619
100.00
437 299 479
100.00
Ownership summary as at 30 June 2016 – top 10 shareholders
Rank
Institution
% Total shares
outstanding
30 June 2016
1
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd
14.55
2
Allan Gray Unit Trust Management Ltd.
12.04
3
Van Eck Global
10.77
4
Retail investors (North America)
7.99
5
Public Investment Corp. of South Africa
7.79
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
3.29
7
Renaissance Technologies LLC
2.83
8
Retail investors (Europe)
2.68
9
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
2.62
10
Universal-Investment GmbH
2.25
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DIVIDEND POLICY
In considering the payment of dividends, the board will, with the assistance of the audit and risk and
investment committees, take into account the following:
    The current financial status of the company and the payment of a proposed dividend subject to the
successful application of the solvency and liquidity test as set out in section 4 of the Companies Act of
2008
    The future funding and capital requirements of the company
    The intention to pay a dividend
Dividend declared
A dividend of 50 South African cents per share (4 US cents per share) was declared for FY16. Harmony’s
stated dividend policy is to only pay dividends from profits and not from debt.
SHAREHOLDERS’ DIARY
Financial year-end
30 June
Results presentations FY17
Annual financial
statements issued
26 October 2016
Interim results for the
half-year
3 February 2017
Form 20-F issued
26 October 2016
Full-year results
17 August 2017
Annual general meeting
25 November 2016
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DIRECTORATE AND ADMINISTRATION
HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited was incorporated and registered as a public company in South
Africa on 25 August 1950
Registration number: 1950/038232/06
Corporate office
Randfontein Office Park
PO Box 2, Randfontein, 1760
South Africa
Corner Main Reef Road and Ward Avenue
Randfontein, 1759
South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 411 2000
Website:
www.harmony.co.za
DIRECTORS
PT Motsepe* (chairman)
FFT De Buck*^ (lead independent director)
JM Motloba*^ (deputy chairman)
PW Steenkamp (chief executive officer)
F Abbott (financial director)
JA Chissano*
1
^
KV Dicks*^
Dr DSS Lushaba*^
CE Markus*^
HE Mashego**
M Msimang*^
KT Nondumo*^
VP Pillay*^
JL Wetton*^
AJ Wilkens*
* Non-executive
** Executive
^ Independent
1
Mozambican
INVESTOR RELATIONS
E-mail: harmonyIR@harmony.co.za
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
Telephone: +27 11 411 2037
Fax: +27 86 614 0999
Mobile: +27 82 888 1242
E-mail: marian@harmony.co.za
COMPANY SECRETARY
Riana Bisschoff
Telephone: +27 11 411 6020
Fax: +27 11 696 9734
Mobile: +27 83 629 4706
E-mail: riana.bisschoff@harmony.co.za
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TRANSFER SECRETARIES
Link Market Services South Africa
(Proprietary) Limited
(Registration number 2000/007239/07)
13th Floor, Rennie House,
Ameshoff Street, Braamfontein
PO Box 4844
Johannesburg, 2000
South Africa

Telephone: +27 86 154 6572
E-mail: info@linkmarketservices.co.za
Fax: +27 86 674 2450
ADR* DEPOSITARY
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas c/o American Stock Transfer and Trust Company
Peck Slip Station
PO Box 2050
New York, NY 10272-2050
E-mail queries: db@amstock.com

Toll free: +1-800-937-5449
Int: +1-718-921-8137
Fax: +1-718-765-8782
*ADR: American Depositary Receipts
SPONSOR
JP Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
1 Fricker Road, corner Hurlingham Road
Illovo, Johannesburg, 2196
Private Bag X9936, Sandton, 2146

Telephone: +27 11 507 0300
Fax: +27 11 507 0503
TRADING SYMBOLS
JSE Limited: HAR
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.: HMY
Berlin Stock Exchange: HAM1
ISIN: ZAE 000015228