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EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | Financial_Report.xls |
10-Q - FORM 10-Q - HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | hl20140630_10q.htm |
EX-31 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | ex31-2.htm |
EX-31 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | ex31-1.htm |
EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | ex32-2.htm |
EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | ex32-1.htm |
Exhibit 95
Mine Safety Disclosures
Our mines are operated subject to the regulation of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”), under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”). In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law, and amended in December 2011. The following mine safety data is provided pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act.
When MSHA believes a violation of the Mine Act has occurred, it may issue a citation for such violation, including a civil penalty or fine, and the mine operator must abate the alleged violation. During the second quarter of 2014, MSHA proposed $592 in penalty assessments at the Greens Creek mine and $6,202 in penalty assessments at the Lucky Friday mine. Hecla has not yet received all penalty assessments related to the citations issued in the second quarter of 2014. We have the opportunity to contest or appeal these penalties.
During the second quarter of 2014, MSHA issued the Greens Creek mine 3 citations pursuant to Section 104 of the Mine Act for violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard, and 6 such citations to the Lucky Friday mine.
The Greens Creek mine has no legal actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, regarding citations for which penalties have been assessed.
The Lucky Friday Mine has 44 actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, including 28 actions for which proposed penalties assessment have not been issued, and 16 actions regarding citations and orders for which penalty assessments have been issued.
As required by the reporting requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, as amended, the table below presents the following information for the three-month period ended June 30, 2014.
Mine |
Section 104 S Citations |
Section 104(b) Orders |
Section 104(d) Citations and Orders |
Section 110(b)(2) Violations |
Section 107(a) Orders |
Total Dollar Value of MSHA Assessments Proposed |
Total Number Of Mining Related Fatalities |
Received Notice of Pattern of Violations Under Section 104(e) |
Received Notice of Potential to have Patterns Under Section 104(e) |
Legal Actions Pending as of Last Day of Period |
Legal Actions Initiated During Period |
Legal Actions Resolved During Period |
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Greens Creek |
3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | $592 | — | no | no | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Lucky Friday |
6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | $6,202 | — |
no |
no |
44 | 0 | 0 |