JOHANNESBURG (AP) — AngloGold Ashanti said Friday it suspended operations at two mines in South Africa after hundreds of workers staged a sit-in over pay.

Workers at the TauTona and Mponeng mines northwest of Johannesburg have since held talks with management and work is expected to resume Sunday night, the company said. Two days of work were lost at the Mponeng mine because of damage underground, and one day at TauTona because of the sit-in, it said.

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