North West - A judicial commission of inquiry is set to continue its inspection on Tuesday of the area where Lonmin platinum miners were shot in Marikana.
The commission, chaired by retired judge Ian Farlam, would inspect the informal settlement near the mine, the mineworkers' hostels, their formal housing, and the mine shafts. This was part of the two-day in loco inspection.
Parties involved in the inquiry would also be given the opportunity to point out areas of importance.
Thirty-four miners were killed and 78 wounded when police opened fire on them while trying to disperse protesters near the mine on August 16.
Some reports since the event indicated that several miners were shot dead among rocks a distance from where the police clashed with the main group of striking workers.
On Monday, the commission inspected the big and small hill where the mineworkers had assembled in the days before the shooting.
Crime scene experts pointed out where the dead miners, bullet casings, and blood were found. - Sapa