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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-05-034801
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20050223

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HARMONY GOLD MINING CO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001023514
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE NO. 1, PRIVATE BAG X1,
		CITY:			MELROSE ARCH, 2076
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			2076
		BUSINESS PHONE:		27 011 411-2037

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE NO. 1, PRIVATE BAG X1,
		CITY:			MELROSE ARCH, 2076
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			2076
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6">H<SMALL>OGAN</SMALL> &amp; H<SMALL>ARTSON</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SOLICITORS AND REGISTERED FOREIGN LAWYERS </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:75%"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">ONE ANGEL COURT </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:75%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">LONDON EC2R 7HJ ENGLAND </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:75%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">TEL +(44) 20 7367 0200 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:75%" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">FAX +(44) 20 7367 0220 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:75%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">DX: 42610 CHEAPSIDE </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:75%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">WWW.HHLAW.COM </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">February 23, 2005 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B><I><U>VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE </U></I></B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Mara L. Ransom, Esq. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL"
SIZE="2">Special Counsel </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Office of Mergers &amp; Acquisitions </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Division of
Corporation Finance </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Securities and Exchange Commission </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">450 Fifth Street, N.W.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>Re:</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>Registration Statement on Form F-4</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>SEC File No.: 333-120975</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Dear Ms. Ransom: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">On behalf of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited,
pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we request that the captioned Registration Statement be accelerated to, and that the Registration Statement be declared effective at, 5.30 p.m.
EST on Thursday, February 24, 2005, or as soon as practicable thereafter. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">If you require
any additional information with regard to this matter, please telephone either of the undersigned on 011 44 20 7367 0200. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Very truly yours, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/ J<SMALL>OHN</SMALL> M. B<SMALL>ASNAGE</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/ E<SMALL>LIZABETH</SMALL> L. K<SMALL>ATKIN</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>John M. Basnage</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>Elizabeth L. Katkin</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">cc:</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Brian V. Breheny, Esq., Chief </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Office of Mergers &amp; Acquisitions
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">Division of Corporation Finance </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">AFFILIATED WITH HOGAN &amp; HARTSON LLP </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1">WASHINGTON, DC </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">BERLIN MUNICH BRUSSELS LONDON PARIS BUDAPEST PRAGUE WARSAW MOSCOW BEIJING TOKYO </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">NEW YORK BALTIMORE McLEAN MIAMI DENVER BOULDER COLORADO SPRINGS LOS ANGELES<I></I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Hogan &amp; Hartson is a multi-national partnership of solicitors and registered foreign lawyers regulated by the Law Society. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Solicitors: John M. Basnage (also qualified in New York, USA); Christopher Berry; Colin W. Craik (also qualified in New York, USA and the Czech Republic); Jennifer G. Donohue; Austen E. Hall;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Sean P. Harrison; Jonathan Ivinson; Hywel Jones; Daniel H. Maccoby (also qualified in the District of Columbia, USA); Garry J. Pegg and
Nicola Walker. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Registered Foreign Lawyers: Raymond J. Batla, Jr. (District of Columbia, USA); Prentiss E. Feagles (District of Columbia,
USA); Jeffrey M. Hurlburt (District of Columbia, Iowa, New York, USA); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Elizabeth L. Katkin (District of Columbia and California, USA); Peter
E. Kohl (Minnesota, USA); and Susan S. Namkung (District of Columbia, Massachusetts and Virginia, USA) </FONT></P>
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