Harmony said it was on track to meet its annual gold production guidance of between 1.26 million ounces and 1.3 million ounces after producing 745,347 ounces in the six months ended December.

Mponeng mine, the deepest in the world, and related assets have contributed 103,525 ounces to the group since it assumed full ownership from rival AngloGold Ashanti in October.

(Reporting by Tanisha Heiberg; Editing by Himani Sarkar)