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INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2017
b Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Integrated Annual Report 2017
REFERENCEA full glossary of terms is available on the website, www.har.co.za
Throughout this report, $ or dollar refers to US dollar, unless otherwise stated.
K refers to kina, the currency of Papua New Guinea.
Moz refers to million ounces and Mtrefers to million tonnes.
All production volumes are in metric tonnes (t), unless specifically stated as imperial tons.
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony), a gold mining and exploration company with 67 years of experience, has operations in South Africa one of the worlds best known gold mining regions and in Papua New Guinea one of the worlds premier new copper-gold regions. At Harmony, we understand the impact that our company has on the lives of the people we employ, the communities that surround our mines and the environment, as well as the economic contribution that we make to the countries in which we operate.
OUR REPORTS ONLINEHarmonys full set of 2017 reports and supporting documents are available at www.har.co.za.
The electronic reports are interactive pdfs, with links to sections within the document and to external websites. The interactive links are indicated by text in red italics.
Roll out of the Harmony values at Wau
Papua New Guinea
PRODUCTION GUIDANCE MET FORSECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR (FY17: 1.088Moz) (FY16: 1.082Moz)
FIFTH CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL INCREASE INUNDERGROUND GRADE RECOVERED (FY17: 5.07g/t) (FY16: 5.02g/t)
NET DEBT REDUCED TO R887 million (US$68 million) (FY16: R1.08 billion, US$74 million)
HEDGING STRATEGY SECURES CASH MARGINS(FY17: R1.7 billion (US$126 million) realised)
HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE UP 35%298 SA CENTS (21 US cents) (FY16: 221 SA cents (15 US cents))
TOTAL DIVIDEND DECLARED FOR THE YEAR OF85 SA CENTS (7 US cents)
KEY FEATURES YEAR-ON-YEAR
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Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Integrated Annual Report 2017 1
About this report 2
Directors responsibility for the integrated annual report 3
INTRODUCING HARMONYCorporate profile 4
Value creation 7
How we performed 10
Chairmans letter 12
Chief executive officers review 14
Financial directors report 16
Social and ethics committee: chairmans report 20
Board of directors 24
Executive management 26
UNDERSTANDING HARMONYOur strategy 29
Our business context 30
Managing our risks and opportunities 32
Stakeholder engagement and material issues 39
HARMONY IN ACTIONSafety and health 42
Employees and communities 51
Environmental performance 62
Mining Charter compliance scorecard 78
Operational performance 80
Exploration and projects 84
Mineral resources and reserves summary 91
GOVERNING HARMONYCorporate governance 98
Remuneration report 109
Audit and risk committee: chairmans report 120
Assurance report 124
Directors report 126
Company secretarys certificate 127
Shareholder information 128
Forward-looking statements 131
Directorate and administration 132
CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS REPORT
Our Integrated Annual Report 2017 covers Harmonys performance for the 2017 financial year (FY17), from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Certain comparative historical information is presented where relevant and to provide insight into our future plans.
In summary, our Integrated Annual Report 2017 encompasses the following elements:
Review and reflect
External factors and material issues
Future plans and outlook
Primary audience
Performance in terms of our strategic objectives and business model
Impact of external environment in which we operate and how we manage these variables
What we plan to do in the future and how we intend to achieve this
All stakeholders, but primarily shareholders
This report covers all of Harmonys operations in South Africa as well as its operational and exploration activities (joint venture and own) in Papua New Guinea. It 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 yearMedium term one year to three yearsLong term longer than three years
In addition to this integrated report, the Harmony suite of 2017 reports also comprises the following:
Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves 2017
Comprehensive mineral resource and mineral reserve information on our mines, projects and exploration
Form 20-F
Annual report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, in compliance with the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange
Global Reporting Initiative Scorecard
An index of the indicators reported in terms of the Global Reporting Initiative
Operations 2017
Detailed information on each operation
Financial Report 2017
Audited annual financial statements (No restatements were made in the 2017 financial year)
Report to Shareholders 2017
Contains the notice of annual general meeting, proxy form and summarised financial statements
The full set of the 2017 reports and accompanying supplementary information are available at www.har.co.za
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This integrated report has been compiled
in line with the International Integrated
Reporting Councils Framework, the Global
Reporting Initiative G4 guidelines and the
King Report on Governance for South Africa
2016 (King IV report).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
integrated approach to our reporting sharing insights into both our
financial and non-financial performance. Certain key non-financial
performance indicators presented in this report were assured by
SizweNtsalubaGobodo. Their assurance report is available on page 124.
The mineral resource and reserve information presented was
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; the 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.
All the reports making up our 2017 suite of reports, together with
a Glossary of Terms, defining the terms used in these reports, are
available online at www.har.co.za. Any additional information can be
found on our website at www.harmony.co.za.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2017
Our board of directors has overall accountability for this
integrated report. Having reviewed the report and guaranteed
the integrity of the contents, the board, supported by the
recommendations of the audit and risk committee, confirmed
that this report presents a balanced and representative view
of the company and its performance in the past financial year.
The board approved this report on 26 October 2017.
Patrice Motsepe Peter SteenkampChairman Chief executive officer
Frank Abbott John WettonFinancial director Chairman: Audit and risk committee
FEEDBACKWe welcome your feedback on these reports. Should you have any comments or suggestions on this report, contact our investor relations team at: [email protected]
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Tshepisong Primary School Doornkop
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Harmony, a gold mining and exploration company, conducts its activities in South Africa, one of the worlds best-known gold mining regions, and in Papua New Guinea, one of the worlds premier new gold-copper regions. With 67 years of experience, Harmony is South Africas third largest gold producer.
Headquartered in Randfontein, South Africa, Harmony is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange, on which its shares are quoted as American Depositary Receipts.
WHO WE ARE
WHERE WE OPERATE
Western Highlands
Morobe Province
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Hidden Valley
Wafi-Golpu project (50%) Kili Teke
SOUTH AFRICA
SURFACE
Kalgold
Surface sources
UNDERGROUND
Tshepong operations (including Phakisa)
Bambanani Target 1
Joel Masimong
Unisel Doornkop
Kusasalethu
Free State
North WestProvince
Gauteng
Harmonys equity interest 100% unless otherwise indicated
In South Africa, our nine underground operations are on the world-renowned Witwatersrand Basin two on the West Rand and seven in the Free State, in the southern portion of the Basin. In addition, we have an open-pit mine on the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt as well as several surface operations.
In Papua New Guinea, Hidden Valley is a wholly-owned open-pit gold and silver m