HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED
| First Floor 4 The High Street | Suite No 1 Private Bag X1 | T +27 11 684 0140 | NYSE trading symbol HMY | |||
| Melrose Arch Melrose North | Melrose Arch 2076 | F +27 11 684 0188 | JSE trading symbol HAR | |||
| 2196 Johannesburg | Johannesburg South Africa | W www.harmony.co.za |
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
Mara L. Ransom, Esq.
Special Counsel
Office of Mergers & Acquisitions
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited |
| Registration Statement on Form F-4 |
| SEC File No.: 333-120975 |
Dear Ms. Ransom:
On behalf of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, I hereby (a) withdraw the request made on our behalf on February 23, 2005, pursuant to Rule 461(“Rule 461”) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the captioned Registration Statement be accelerated and declared effective at 5.30 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 24, 2005 and (b) request, pursuant to Rule 461 that the captioned Registration Statement be accelerated to, and that the Registration Statement be declared effective at, 5.30 p.m. EST on Monday, February 28, 2005, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
If you require any additional information with regard to this matter, please telephone John M. Basnage or Elizabeth L. Katkin on 011 44 20 7367 0200.
/s/ Bernard Swanepoel
BERNARD SWANEPOEL
HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED
| Directors: | P T Motsepe* (Chairman), Z B Swanepoel (Chief Executive), F Abbott*, F Dippenaar, V N Fakude*, T S A Grobicki, W M Gule, Dr D S Lushaba*, R Menell*, M Motloba*, Dr M Nkosi*, M F Pleming*, N V Qangule, C M L Savage* *Non-Executive |
| Secretary: | M P van der Walt |
Registration Number: 1950/038232/06