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Pretoria - Talks between platinum producers and Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), aimed at resolving the costly strike in the sector, resumed in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Amcu national treasurer Jimmy Gama arrived for the talks on Tuesday morning.
He said any offer that came out of the talks would have to be conveyed to their members before a decision on ending the strike could be taken.
Amcu workers went on strike at Impala Platinum [JSE:IMP], Lonmin [JSE:LON] and Anglo American Platinum [JSE:AMS] mines on Thursday. The union is demanding R12 500 per month for entry-level workers, but the platinum companies have said this was not affordable.
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is acting as a mediator in the talks.
On Friday, before the talks began, Lonmin CEO Ben Magara said in an SAFM interview platinum producers had offered between 8% and 8½%.
Lonmin had been negotiating with the union since October.
Amplats CEO Chris Griffith, Implats CEO Terence Goodlace and Magara had said a prolonged strike would probably further damage South Africa's reputation as an attractive business and investment destination.
It was unclear whether the chief executives of the platinum producers were at the talks on Tuesday.
In a statement issued after the first round of talks with the CCMA on Friday afternoon, Amplats spokesperson Mpumi Sithole said the strike was causing lost platinum production of about 4 000 ounces per day at the affected mines.
This equated to around R100m lost revenue per day at market prices.
