Impala Platinum (Implats) said workers at its Zimbabwean unit Zimplats returned to work yesterday (January 25th) after going on strike last week, Reuters reports.

Staff at the firm's Ngezi mine downed tools demanding the company pay their household electric bills, company spokeswoman Busi Chindove said.

Production was unaffected by the strike, which involved around half of the mine's workforce.

"They are all back at work. Management didn't change its position on the matter," Chindove told the news provider.

A strike at Implats' Rustenburg operations in South Africa continues, however, with the miner saying it will begin dismissing workers involved in the "illegal" action, which is costing it 3,000 platinum group metal ounces per day in lost production.

Sources:

Zimplats workers end strike over power bills (25/01/12)

Zimplats mine workers strike(21/01/11)

Implats says Rustenburg strike illegal, to fire workers (24/01/12)

Implats says 5,000 workers on strike at Rustenburg (23/01/12)

Implats says losing 3,000 oz per day at Rustenburg (23/01/12)

© Adfero Ltd