Roughly 4, 000 Lonmin employees at its Marikana mine did not report to work Oct. 18.
Commissioners have already visited the scene of the killings near the Lonmin-owned platinum mine in Marikana.
It came as no surprise that their multi-national employer, Lonmin, said no to the whopping increase.
The pay dispute at Lonmin's Marikana mine was exacerbated by tensions between two rival trade unions.
Miners at the platinum firm Lonmin returned to work last month after a separate strike over wages.
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By Thursday afternoon, another round of negotiations among the striking miners, the unions and Lonmin had failed.
Mr Myburgh was part of the police force called to the Lonmin-owned Marikana platinum mine on 16 August.
The strike ended in September after workers agreed a 22% pay rise with the mine's owners, platinum giant Lonmin.
The Aug. 10 strike at the Lonmin mine in Rustenburg, about 60 miles northwest of Johannesburg, turned violent quickly.
Adding to its troubles, Lonmin said Thursday that CEO Ian Farmer was hospitalized with a serious but unspecified illness.
The commission is to determine the roles played by the police, the management of Lonmin, the unions and the government.
Lonmin was closed to allow miners, some of whom have returned to work despite the strikes, to attend the memorial services.
The memorial service comes as workers at two more platinum companies in the northwest echoed Lonmin workers, signaling spreading labor discontent.
The investigation will determine the roles played by the police, the management of the platinum mine, Lonmin, the unions and government.
Looking at Lonmin, other miners may conclude that militancy is the only way to squeeze more money out of their employers.
Xstrata was also a bidder for Lonmin and walked away from a hostile bid of 5 billion pounds a couple years ago.
Further, there are expectations that it will be some time before Lonmin can finally return to full production, Sanchez and Melek said.
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It bought stakes, often with borrowed money, in some of the country's biggest firms, including Standard Bank, Lonmin, and telecom MTN Group.
Lonmin is among the top platinum group metals producers in the world.
Lonmin Chairman Roger Phillimore suggested responsibility for the violence rested with police.
Ten people were killed in clashes between rival trade unions at a mine owned by Lonmin, a platinum producer, near Johannesburg in South Africa.
Lonmin said the latest strike, and workers staying away out of fear for their safety, has forced the company stop all but essential mine maintenance.
Lonmin, the world's third largest platinum producer, said Mr Farmer was still being treated for a "serious illness" and had decided to permanently stand down.
After workers allied with the AMCU went on an illegal "wildcat strike" at Lonmin, police have unsuccessfully tried to get them to return to the mine.
Some of the big gold and platinum producers, such as AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Harmony, Lonmin and Aquarius, have been granted new licences for existing mines.
Violent strikes in the platinum and gold industry claimed more than 50 lives last year, including 34 striking miners at a nearby platinum mine run by Lonmin.
Lonmin's chief financial officer, Simon Scott, called the situation "tragic" and expressed condolences to the family and friends of the workers and police officers who died this week.
Mr Scott, who has been acting chief executive since the end of August, has requested that he should not be considered as a candidate for the role, Lonmin said.
Gwede Mantashe, the gruff secretary general of the governing ANC and a former NUM leader, placed most of the blame for the unrest squarely at the feet of Lonmin and other mine owners.
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