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, 20161 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | A total of 6 citations were issued to us by MSHA during the six months ended June 30, 2016, one of which was determined to be significant and substantial. No other citations were received during fiscal 2016. A total of 3 citations were issued to us by MSHA during the three months ended March 31, 2017, two of which was determined to be significant and substantial. |
Pending Legal Actions Before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the “FMSHRC”)
| Quarter Ended June 30, 2016 | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
