Harmony Gold on Friday reported a fatality at its Kusasalethu gold mine, 90 km west of Johannesburg.

"Harmony Gold regrets to advise that an employee tragically lost his life on Thursday, 23 March 2023 at its Kusasalethu Mine, near Carletonville, in Gauteng province. An investigation is currently underway to determine the cause of this loss of life," the company advised in a statement. The company has reached out to the relevant authorities, as well as the family of the deceased and the affected employees, to provide assistance wherever possible. All work in the affected section has been temporarily halted, pending a comprehensive internal investigation. This is the fifth fatality reported in Harmony's current financial year, which runs to June 2023. The company recorded 13 deaths in the last financial year. -

• Based on reports at Mining Weekly and Fin24

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