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 for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.
Citations, Notices, Orders, Fatalities and Assessments Under the Mine Act
| Quarter Ended September 30, 2013 | |||||||||
| Received | |||||||||
| Received | Notice of | ||||||||
| Total # of | Total # of | Total $ Value | Notice of | Potential | |||||
| “Significant | Total # of | Total # of | Total # of | Imminent | of Proposed | Total | Patterns of | Patterns of | |
| and | Orders | Citations | Flagrant | Danger | MSHA | Number of | Violations | Violations | |
| Substantial” | Issued | and Orders | Violations | Orders | Assessments | Mining | Under | Under | |
| Mine / MSHA ID | Violations | Under | Under | Under | Under | Under Mine | Related | s.104(e) | s.104(e) |
| Number | Under s.104 | s.104(b) | s.104(d) | s.110(b)(2) | s.107(a) | Act | Fatalities | (Yes/No) | (Yes/No) |
| Columbus Project (Mine ID: 601674) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
Pending Legal Actions Before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the “FMSHRC”)
| Quarter Ended September 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 |
