EX-95 15 clf-2015123110xkex95.htm EXHIBIT 95
Exhibit 95
Mine Safety Disclosures
The operation of our mines located in the United States is subject to regulation by MSHA under the FMSH Act. MSHA inspects these mines on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes a violation has occurred under the FMSH Act. We present information below regarding certain mining safety and health citations that MSHA has issued with respect to our mining operations. In evaluating this information, consideration should be given to factors such as: (i) the number of citations and orders will vary depending on the size of the mine; (ii) the number of citations issued will vary from inspector to inspector and mine to mine, and (iii) citations and orders can be contested and appealed and, in that process, are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed.
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, each operator of a coal or other mine is required to include certain mine safety results within its periodic reports filed with the SEC. As required by the reporting requirements included in §1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act, we present the following items regarding certain mining safety and health matters, for the period presented, for each of our mine locations that are covered under the scope of the Dodd-Frank Act:

(A) | The total number of violations of mandatory health or safety standards 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 FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814) for which the operator received a citation from MSHA;

(B) | The total number of orders issued under section 104(b) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814(b));

(C) | The total number of citations and orders for unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with mandatory health or safety standards under section 104(d) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814(d));

(D) | The total number of imminent danger orders issued under section 107(a) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 817(a));

(E) | The total dollar value of proposed assessments from MSHA under the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.);

(F) | Legal actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine as of the last day of the period;

(G) | Legal actions initiated before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine during the period; and

(H) | Legal actions resolved before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine during the period.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, our U.S. mine locations did not receive any flagrant violations under Section 110(b)(2) of the FMSH Act and no written notices of a pattern of violations, or the potential to have a pattern of such violations, under section 104(e) of the FMSH Act. In addition, there were no mining-related fatalities at any of our U.S. mine locations during this same period.

Following is a summary of the information listed above for the year ended December 31, 2015:

|  |  | Year Ended December 31, 2015
|  |  | (A) |  | (B) |  | (C) |  | (D) |  | (E) |  | (F) |  | (G) |  | (H) |
Mine Name/ MSHA ID No. | Operation |  | Section 104 S&S Citations |  | Section 104(b) Orders |  | Section 104(d) Orders |  | Section 107(a) Citations & Orders |  | Total Dollar Value of MSHA Proposed Assessments (1) |  | Legal Actions Pending as of Last Day of Period |  | Legal Actions Initiated During Period |  | Legal Actions Resolved During Period |
Pinnacle Mine / 4601816 | Coal |  | 87 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 369,276 |  |  | 6 |  | (2) | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |
Pinnacle Plant / 4605868 | Coal |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 4,776 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
Green Ridge #1 / 4609030 | Coal |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
Green Ridge #2 / 4609222 | Coal |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
Oak Grove / 0100851 | Coal |  | 90 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 188,984 |  |  | 28 |  | (3) | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |
Concord Plant / 0100329 | Coal |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
Tilden / 2000422 | Iron Ore |  | 93 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 410,178 |  |  | 10 |  | (4) | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |
Empire / 2001012 | Iron Ore |  | 52 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 83,529 |  |  | 10 |  | (5) | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |
Northshore Plant / 2100831 | Iron Ore |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 153,991 |  |  | 15 |  | (6) | 4 |  |  | 10 |  |
Northshore Mine / 2100209 | Iron Ore |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | $ | 4,897 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
Hibbing / 2101600 | Iron Ore |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 331,643 |  |  | 23 |  | (7) | 43 |  |  | 46 |  |
United Taconite Plant / 2103404 | Iron Ore |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 451,255 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 16 |  |
United Taconite Mine / 2103403 | Iron Ore |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 157,247 |  |  | 8 |  | (8) | 8 |  |  | 2 |  |

(1) | Amounts included under the heading “Total Dollar Value of MSHA Proposed Assessments” are the total dollar amounts for proposed assessments received from MSHA on or before December 31, 2015.

(2) | This number consists of 6 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules.

(3) | This number consists of 25 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules, 2 pending legal actions related to contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of FMSH Act's procedural rules and 1 appeal of judges' decisions or orders to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission referenced in Subpart H of FMSH Act's procedural rules.

(4) | This number consists of 8 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules, 1 appeal of judges' decisions or orders to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission referenced in Subpart H of FMSH Act's procedural rules, and 1 pending legal action related to complaints of discharge, discrimination, or interference referenced in Subpart E of FMSH Act's procedural rules.

(5) | This number consists of 9 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules and 1 pending legal action related to complaints of discharge, discrimination or interference referenced in Subpart E of FMSH Act's procedural rules.

(6) | This number consists of 15 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules.

(7) | This number consists of 2 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules, 17 pending legal actions related to contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of FMSH Act's procedural rules, and 4 appeals of judges' decisions or orders to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission referenced in Subpart H of FMSH Act's procedural rules.

(8) | This number consists of 2 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules, 2 pending legal actions related to complaints of discharge, discrimination, or interference referenced in Subpart E of FMSH Act's procedural rules, and 4 pending legal actions related to contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of FMSH Act's procedural rules.