MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Our activities at the Permitted Mine Area of the Columbus Project are subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”). Our wholly owned subsidiary, Columbus S.M., LLC (“Columbus SM”) is the “operator” for our activities at the Permitted Mine Area.
The following disclosure is provided pursuant to Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Section 104 of Regulation S-K.
Citations, Notices, Orders, Fatalities and Assessments Under the Mine Act
| Quarter Ended June 30, 2013 | |||||||||
Mine / MSHA ID Number | Total # of “Significant and Substantial” Violations Under s.104 | Total # of Orders Issued Under s.104(b) | Total # of Citations and Orders Under s.104(d) | Total # of Flagrant Violations Under s.110(b)(2) | Total # of Imminent Danger Orders Under s.107(a) | Total $ Value of Proposed MSHA Assessments Under Mine Act | Total Number of Mining Related Fatalities | Received Notice of Patterns of Violations Under s.104(e) (Yes/No) | Received Notice of Potential Patterns of Violations Under s.104(e) (Yes/No) |
Columbus Project (Mine ID: 601674) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $7001 | 0 | No | No |
| 1. | We received a total of 7 citations from MSHA for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Only one citation indicated that it was for a violation that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a coal or other mine safety or health hazard under section 104 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Total value of proposed assessments reflects total proposed assessments for all 7 citations. |
Pending Legal Actions Before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the “FMSHRC”)
| Quarter Ended June 30, 2013 | |||
| Total # of Legal | Total # of Legal | Total # of Legal | |
| Actions Pending as of | Actions Instituted | Actions Resolved | |
| Mine / MSHA ID Number | Last Day of Period | During Period | During Period |
| Columbus Project | |||
| (Mine ID: 601674) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
