TOPSHOTS Striking platinum miners gather at the Wonderkop Stadium in Marikana waiting to receive news on an ending strike proposed deal on June 12, 2014 in Marikana, South Africa. The world's biggest platinum producers said on Thursday they had reached "in principle undertakings" with South African union leaders which could end the crippling strike. Union leaders would now seek a mandate from their members to accept offers on pay and conditions and if they succeed "it will bring to an end the 21-week long strike," Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum and Lonmin said in a statement. Leaders of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) were meeting with union members Thursday, and the companies said they expected a response on Friday. AFP PHOTO/MUJAHID SAFODIEN