JSE-listed gold miner Harmony Gold expects its basic earnings for the first half of its 2022 financial year, ended December 31, 2021, to be between 68% and 72% lower than that of the six months ended December 31, 2020. This is primarily the result of several factors, including a nonrecurring gain on the bargain purchase recognised for the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of Mponeng operations and related assets in the first half of the 2021 financial year.