Thousands of miners at Lonmin's Marikana mine return to work after a bloody six-week wage dispute.<br/> <br />The workers ended their strike after agreeing to a pay increase that varied between 11 and 22 percent.<br/> <br />Miners said they were happy to return to their jobs.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Xhosa) MINER RETURNING TO WORK, NQUKWE SABULELO:<br/> <br />"I feel very happy that I can go back to work now. I'm going to live well now."<br/> <br />But while the strike may be over at the mine in Marikana, the unrest has spread.<br/> <br />This mine in Rustenburg belongs to Anglo American Platinum, the world's biggest platinum producer.<br/> <br />The company on Thursday threatened legal action if its striking miners didn't go back to work.<br/> <br />This after police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a crowd of men carrying traditional weapons in a squatter camp near the mine.<br/> <br />The gold sector also has not been spared, with 15,000 miners on strike at the KDC West operation of Gold Fields.
