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Exhibit 95.1

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

The following disclosures are provided pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) and Item 104 of Regulation S-K, which requires certain disclosures by companies required to file periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that operate mines regulated under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”).

Mine Safety Information. Whenever the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) believes a violation of the Mine Act, any health or safety standard or any regulation has occurred, it may issue a citation which describes the alleged violation and fixes a time within which the U.S. mining operator must abate the alleged violation. In some situations, such as when MSHA believes that conditions pose a hazard to miners, MSHA may issue an order removing miners from the area of the mine affected by the condition until the alleged hazards are corrected. When MSHA issues a citation or order, it generally proposes a civil penalty, or fine, as a result of the alleged violation, that the operator is ordered to pay. Citations and orders can be contested and appealed, and as part of that process, are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed. The number of citations, orders and proposed assessments vary depending on the size and type (underground or surface) of the mine as well as by the MSHA inspector(s) assigned.

The below table reflects citations and orders issued to FMSA by MSHA during the third quarter of the fiscal year from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016. The proposed assessments were obtained from the MSHA data retrieval system. The tables below do not include any orders or citations issued to independent contractors at our mines.

 

Mine(1)

   Mine ID
Number
     Section 104
S&S
Citations(2)
     Section
104(b)
Orders(3)
     Section
104(d)
Citations &
Orders(4)
     Section
110(b)(2)
Violations(5)
     Section
107(a)
Orders(6)
     Proposed
Assessments(7)
($, amounts
in dollars)
 

Bay City

     47-03519         —           —           —           —           —           622   

Best Sand

     33-00015         1         —           —           —           —           869   

Best Southern

     33-03877         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Brewer Sand

     23-02364         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Hager City

     47-03520         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Maiden Rock

     47-03110         —           —           —           —           —           228   

Menomonie

     47-03512         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Readfield

     47-03534         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Shakopee Sand

     21-03769         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Voca Sand

     41-04746         3         —           —           —           —           —     

Wedron Silica

     11-01578         7         —           —           —           —           14,042   

Wexford Sand

     20-01765         —           —           —           —           —           —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTALS

        11         —           —           —           —           15,761   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The definition of a mine under section 3 of the Mine Act includes the mine, as well as other items used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting minerals, such as land, structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, and minerals preparation facilities. Unless otherwise indicated, any of these other items associated with a single mine have been aggregated in the totals for that mine. MSHA assigns an identification number to each mine and may or may not assign separate identification numbers to related facilities such as preparation facilities. We are providing the information in the table by mine rather than MSHA identification number because that is how we manage and operate our mining business and we believe this presentation will be more useful to investors than providing information based on MSHA identification numbers.
(2) Mine Act section 104 S&S citations shown above are for alleged violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to a mine health and safety hazard. It should be noted that, for purposes of this table, S&S citations that are included in another column, such as Section 104(d) citations, are not also included as Section 104 S&S citations in this column.
(3) Mine Act section 104(b) orders are for alleged failures to totally abate a citation within the time period specified in the citation.
(4) Mine Act section 104(d) citations and orders are for an alleged unwarrantable failure (i.e., aggravated conduct constituting more than ordinary negligence) to comply with mandatory health or safety standards.
(5) Mine Act section 110(b)(2) violations are for an alleged “flagrant” failure (i.e., reckless or repeated) to make reasonable efforts to eliminate a known violation of a mandatory safety or health standard that substantially and proximately caused, or reasonably could have been expected to cause, death or serious bodily injury.
(6) Mine Act section 107(a) orders are for alleged conditions or practices which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm before such condition or practice can be abated and result in orders of immediate withdrawal from the area of the mine affected by the condition.


MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

(7) Represents the total dollar value of the proposed assessment from MSHA under the Mine Act including those citations and orders that are not required to be included within the above chart. Specific orders and/or citations for a Mine may not have had assessments posted to the MSHA data retrieval system or made available to the Company by MSHA.

Pending Legal Actions. The number of legal actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission as of September 30, 2016 that fall into each of the following categories is as follows:

 

Mine

   Mine ID
Number
     Mining Related
Fatalities
     Received Notice
of Pattern of
Violations Under
Section 104(e)
(yes/no)(8)
     Legal
Actions
Pending as
of Last Day
of Period
     Legal
Actions
Initiated
During
Period
     Legal Actions
Resolved
During
Period
 

Bay City

     47-03519         —           —           —           —           —     

Best Sand

     33-00015         —           —           —           —           —     

Best Southern

     33-03877         —           —           —           —           —     

Brewer Sand

     23-02364         —           —           —           —           —     

Hager City

     47-03520         —           —           —           —           —     

Maiden Rock

     47-03110         —           —           —           —           —     

Menomonie

     47-03512         —           —           —           —           —     

Readfield

     47-03534         —           —           —           —           —     

Shakopee Sand

     21-03769         —           —           —           —           —     

Voca Sand

     41-04746         —           —           —           —           —     

Wedron Silica

     11-01578         —           —           —           —           —     

Wexford Sand

     20-01765         —           —           —           —           —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTALS

        —           —           —           —           —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(8) Mine Act section 104(e) written notices are for an alleged pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to a mine safety or health hazard.

 

Mine

   Mine ID
Number
     Contests of
Citations
and Orders
     Contests of
Proposed
Penalties
     Complaints for
Compensation
     Complaints of
Discharge/
Discrimination/
Interference
     Applications
for
Temporary
Relief
     Appeals
of Judges
Rulings
 

Bay City

     47-03519         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Best Sand

     33-00015         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Best Southern

     33-03877         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Brewer Sand

     23-02364         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Hager City

     47-03520         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Maiden Rock

     47-03110         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Menomonie

     47-03512         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Readfield

     47-03534         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Shakopee Sand

     21-03769         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Voca Sand

     41-04746         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Wedron Silica

     11-01578         —           —           —           —           —           —     

Wexford Sand

     20-01765         —           —           —           —           —           —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTALS

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