NEW : The Lonmin mine is not producing ore , an executive vice president says . The owner gives striking workers another chance to come back to their jobs . A miner says he and his co - workers should stay on strike to honor dead colleagues . 44 people have been killed in accidents at the mine , including 34 by midnight Thursday .
NEW : The Lonmin mine is not producing ore , an executive vice president says . The owner gives striking workers another day to come back to their jobs . A miner says he and his co-workers should stay on strike to honor dead colleagues . 44 people have been killed in violence at the mine , including 34 by police Thursday .