NEW : The commission will plan to visit the settlement where the miners lived . A South African commission tasked with investigating the killings of dozens of striking miners by police started its proceedings Monday with a moment of silence and the reading of the victims ' names . The commission will look into the conduct of Lonmin , mine unions and police . Protests at the mine in the northwest killed 44 people , including three police officers . Of those , 34 miners were killed in a clash with police .
NEW : The commission will plan to visit the settlement where the miners lived . The commission will look into the conduct of Lonmin , mine unions and police . Protests at the mine in the northwest killed 44 people , including three police officers . Of those , 34 miners were killed in a clash with police .