BRIEF-Harmony Gold says Q3 gold production to be 12 to 15 pct lower

JOHANNESBURG, March 26 (Reuters) - Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd HARJ.J :

* Advises that gold production for the quarter ended March 2014 will be 12 pct to 15 pct lower than the previous quarter

* Production at Steyn 2 was suspended 6 months earlier than its original life of mine plan, due to safety risk

* Production stoppages at Doornkop, flooding at Joel and slow turnaround at Kusasalethu have contributed to lower production quarter on quarter

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