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"The workers are not dismissed and will be allowed back
at work," Lonmin spokesperson Sue Vey said.
She said the company would wait until all the legal
proceedings were concluded before deciding what to do.
The 270 miners were arrested for public violence during
violent protests at Lonmin's platinum mine in Marikana in the North West last
month.
Last week, prosecutors said the men would also be charged
with the murder and attempted murder of 34 of their colleagues on August 16,
but after a public outcry the charges were provisionally withdrawn.
About 50 of the miners were released on warning by the
Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate's Court late on Monday. They were welcomed by their
colleagues and briefed.
Mineworkers formed a united front on Tuesday and reiterated
that they wanted nothing other than a wage increase.
"The so-called peace accord can come later. We want R12
500 now," said workers' representative Zolisa Bodwani.
The accord is supposed to be agreed on by all the parties.
It includes creating a safe work environment and workers surrendering their
weapons.
"We told them workers do not have the so called
dangerous weapons that management is so afraid of, but knobkerries. The only
weapons we see are guns carried by the police," said Bodwani.
Talks were expected to resume on Wednesday in Rustenburg.
African People's Convention leader Themba Godi was expected to speak to the workers.
