Underground protest action at Amplats's Tumela mine in Limpopo is continuing, but management says it still does not know what miners' demands are.

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Striking workers at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana in the North West have resolved to return to work immediately.

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Lonmin has back-pedalled on its agreement to give the NUM until July to vacate its Marikana offices, pushing the deadline up to May 31.

Amcu may have convinced Marikana protesters to return to work, but dissent threatens as job cuts in the platinum mining sector remain possible.

Underground protest action at Amplats's Tumela mine in Limpopo is continuing, but management says it still does not know what miners' demands are.

The National Union of Mineworkers said on Sunday it would seek pay hikes of up to 60% from the country's gold and coal producers in wage talks.