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Increase in gold production boosts cash flow
Published on 05 November 2014
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6% increase in gold production to 9 435kg (303 341oz)
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8% increase in production profit at R913 million (US$85 million)
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Grade continues to increase
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4% improvement in underground recovered grade at 4.84g/t
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on back of 5% improvement in recovered grade for the year ended 30 June 2014
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18% increase in revenue to R4.4 billion (US$412 million)
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Net debt reduced from R1.0 billion to R771 million (from US$98 million to US$68 million)
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Net loss reduced by 78% to R266 million loss (US$25 million)
Johannesburg: Wednesday, 5 November 2014: Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited ("Harmony") is pleased to announce that its gold production increased by 6% to 9 435kg. Revenue increased by 18% to R4 431 million (US$412 million), as a result of a 16% increase in gold sold to 9 987kg and a 2% increase in the Rand gold price received at R443 690/kg in the September 2014 quarter.
Quarter on quarter underground grade improved by 4% - to 4.84g/t - on the back of a 5% year-on-year increase in recovered grade at the end of June 2014.
Although production profit increased by 8% to R913 million (US$85 million), a net loss was recorded due to a foreign exchange translation loss of R190 million (US$18 million) on foreign debt, as well as an increase in depreciation of R124 million (US$10 million). Quarter on quarter net debt was reduced to R771 million (US$68 million), compared to net debt in the previous quarter of R1 031 million (US$98 million). The net loss of R1 223 million (US$116 million) in the June 2014 quarter reduced to R266 million (US$25 million) in the September 2014 quarter.
"Our efforts to improve efficiencies are aimed not only at mining and processing, but in every aspect of our business. We remain the most efficient South African gold miner, focused on improving our margins and funding our capital. Harmony owns 50% of the spectacular Golpu ore body in Papua New Guinea, which has the potential to develop into a world-class copper gold mine and will allow us to sustain our business well into the future. Harmony remains undervalued and its successes are not currently factored into the share price", said Graham Briggs, chief executive officer.
Henrika Ninham
Investor Relations Manager
+27 (0) 82 759 1775 (mobile)
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
+27 (0) 82 888 1242 (mobile)
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Harmony Gold Mining Ltd
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CODE : HMY |
ISIN : US4132163001 |
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Harmony Gold est une société de production minière d'or basée en Afrique Du Sud. Harmony Gold est en développement de projets d'or et d'argent en Afrique Du Sud et en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee, et détient divers projets d'exploration en Afrique Du Sud. Ses principaux projets en production sont RANDFONTEIN UG, HARMONY 2, ELANDSKRAAL UG OPERATING SHAFT, TARGET, TSHEPONG, KALGOLD, ELANDSRAND, EVANDER - 2, 3 & 5, ELANDSKRAAL, JOEL MINE, EVANDER PROJECTS BELOW INFRASTRUCTURE POPLAR, EVANDER, WELKOM, FREE GOLD, DOORNKOP, NYALA, EVANDER (BELOW INFRASTRUCTURE), PAMODZI (FREE STATE), RANDFONTEIN OPERATIONS, EVANDER OPERATIONS, EVANDER - MINE ON CARE, EVANDER PROJECT BELOW INFRASTRUCTURE ROLSPRUIT, EVANDER 8, EVANDER 7, MINES ON CARE-FREE STATE, MASIMONG, BRAND 3, UNISEL, MERRIESPRUIT 3, MERRIESPRUIT 1, ORKNEY UG OPERATING SHAFT, ORKNEY UG SHAFTS ON CARE, RANDFONTEIN SURFACE STOCKPILE, ELANDSKRAAL - DEELKRAAL UG SHAFT ON CARE, FREE GOLD STOCKPILE, JOEL, FREE GOLD SHAFT CARE & MAINTENANCE, ST HELENA, FREE GOLD WEST, PHAKISA, BAMBANANI, EVANDER STOCKPILE et EVANDER PROJECTS BELOW INFRASTRUCTURE-EVANDER SOUTH en Afrique Du Sud, WAFI et HAMATA en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee et SOUTH KAL MINES, UNION REEFS, HIDDEN VALLEY et BENDIGO en Australie, ses principaux projets en développement sont HIDDEN VALLEY & KAVEROI en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee et BLOEMHOEK en Afrique Du Sud et ses principaux projets en exploration sont VIRGINIA OPERATIONS, PHOENIX, FREE STATE SURFACE et MIDDELVLEI en Afrique Du Sud et GOLPU et NAMBONGA en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee. Harmony Gold est cotée au Royaume-Uni, aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique, en Allemagne et en France. Sa capitalisation boursière aujourd'hui est 2,0 milliards US$ (1,7 milliards €). La valeur de son action a atteint son plus haut niveau récent le 27 juillet 2012 à 9,99 US$, et son plus bas niveau récent le 20 novembre 2015 à 0,53 US$. Harmony Gold possède 439 960 000 actions en circulation. |