Lonmin aims for May 14 restart in challenge to South Africa platinum strike


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  • Friday, 09 May 2014

Striking platinum miners attend a rally near Lonmin's Marikana mine April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African platinum producer Lonmin is laying the groundwork to restart its operations next week after a concerted effort to woo striking miners back to work by taking its latest wage offer directly to them.

This points to a possible end game in the 15-week strike by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), the longest and most costly ever for South Africa's mines, which has also hit Anglo American Platinum and Impala Platinum.

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