Security staff have been attacked with machetes and nine miners shot with rubber bullets, in the latest wave of violence to hit a South African mine.
Police confirmed a shooting at the Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) facility in Rustenburg.
Anglo American later confirmed that no one was fatally injured. It confirmed that nine employees were injured after its security personnel opened fire with rubber bullets.
The mine is owned by London-listed Anglo American, which saw a 2.5% fall in its share price on the FTSE 100 when news of the trouble emerged.
Machetes were seen during separate disputes in the country in 2012 Police spokesman Thulani Ngubane said a stand-off, allegedly between rival unions National Union of Mineworkers and the Association for Mineworkers and Construction Union, had deteriorated and fighting broke out.
"They are fighting for occupancy of the union offices," he said and confirmed an unknown number of injured had been rushed to a mine hospital.
It had earlier been reported that security guards opened fire to break up rival staff.
The violence follows a two-month illegal strike last autumn at the same site, 70 miles northwest of Johannesburg, where police used rubber bullets as well as tear gas and stun grenades to dispel striking workers.
The continuing dispute is related to anger over Amplats' plans to lay off an additional 14,000 workers amid poor company results which recorded a loss of $225m (£143m) for 2012.
It is among several mining companies in South Africa grappling with higher expenses amid the worst industrial action the country has seen for decades.
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