Harmony Terminates Option to acquire Purisima Project

HARMONY GOLD CORP.

#1780 – 355 Burrard St Vancouver, BC V6C 2G8 Tel: 604 608-6611 Fax: 604 608-6620 Trading Symbol: H

Harmony Terminates Option to acquire Purisima Project

Vancouver, BC, October 21, 2011 – Harmony Gold Corp. (the “Company”) announces that it has terminated the option agreement (the “Agreement”) with ECI Exploration and Mining Inc. (“ECI”) pursuant to which it had been granted an option to acquire up to a 70% interest in ECI’s Purisima Project located in the state of Nayarit, in west-central Mexico.

The Company recently acquired an option to earn a 100% undivided interest in the Foubert Lake Property, comprised of 20 claims for a total of 1,010.93 hectares, located in Carheil Township, approximately 230 kilometers northwest of Val d’Or, Quebec and in addition management is actively pursuing other opportunities.

HARMONY GOLD CORP.

Per: “Craig M. Engelsman”

Craig Michael Engelsman President Telephone: 604 608-6611 E-mail: [email protected]

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