Amplats, a unit of global mining giant Anglo American (AAL.L), gave the strikers workers until today to return to work or face sacking.

"Yesterday we has a meeting with the management and today we are giving the miners feedback. There is a new offer," Evans Ramokga, a labor leader at Amplats, told Reuters.

He could not disclose the details of the new offer, saying it had to be communicated to the workers first.

The strikers had rejected Amplats' previous offer that included a 4,500 rand ($510) one-off payment and a pledge to start wage talks ahead of the expiry of current agreements next year.

Amplats spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said she had yet to get the details of the outcome of the meeting between the management and miners.

South Africa's gold and platinum sectors have been rocked by months of illegal and often violent strikes that have resulted in over 50 deaths, mostly at the hands of police. Most of the affected gold operations are back to work.

(Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda; editing by David Dolan)

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