Bison Merger Sub I, LLC - FORM 10-K - EX-95.1 - March 9, 2017

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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 fiscal year from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Section

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed

 

 

 

 

 

104

 

 

Section

 

 

104(d)

 

 

Section

 

 

Section

 

 

Assessments(7)

 

 

 

Mine ID

 

S&S

 

 

104(b)

 

 

Citations

 

 

110(b)(2)

 

 

107(a)

 

 

($, amounts

 

Mine(1)

 

Number

 

Citations(2)

 

 

Orders(3)

 

 

& Orders(4)

 

 

Violations(5)

 

 

Orders(6)

 

 

in dollars)

 

Bay City

 

47-03519

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,007

 

Best Sand

 

33-00015

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,277

 

Best Southern

 

33-03877

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,609

 

Hager City

 

47-03520

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Maiden Rock

 

47-03110

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,290

 

Menomonie

 

47-03512

 

 

4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,758

 

Voca Sand

 

41-04746

 

 

16

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,102

 

Wedron Silica

 

11-01578

 

 

32

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

22,090

 

TOTALS

 

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

44,133

 

 

(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.

(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.

Pattern or Potential Pattern of Violations.  All received written notice from MSHA of (a) a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of mine health or safety hazards under section 104(e) of the Mine Act or (b) the potential to have such a pattern.

Pending Legal Actions.  The number of legal actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission as of December 31, 2016 that fall into each of the following categories is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received Notice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Pattern of

 

 

Legal Actions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining

 

 

Violations under

 

 

Pending as of

 

 

Legal Actions

 

 

Legal Actions

 

 

 

Mine ID

 

Related

 

 

Section 104(e)

 

 

Last Day

 

 

Initiated

 

 

Resolved

 

Mine

 

Number

 

Fatalities

 

 

(yes/no)(8)

 

 

of Period

 

 

during Period

 

 

during Period

 

Bay City

 

47-03519

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Best Sand

 

33-00015

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Best Southern

 

33-03877

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Hager City

 

47-03520

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Maiden Rock

 

47-03110

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

Menomonie

 

47-03512

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Voca Sand

 

41-04746

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

Wedron Silica

 

11-01578

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

TOTALS

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

 

(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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complaints of

 

 

Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contests of

 

 

Contests of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discharge/

 

 

for

 

 

Appeals of

 

 

 

Mine ID

 

Citations

 

 

Proposed

 

 

Complaints for

 

 

Discrimination/

 

 

Temporary

 

 

Judges

 

Mine

 

Number

 

& Orders

 

 

Penalties

 

 

Compensation

 

 

Interference

 

 

Relief

 

 

Rulings

 

Bay City

 

47-03519

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Best Sand

 

33-00015

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Best Southern

 

33-03877

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Hager City

 

47-03520

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Maiden Rock

 

47-03110

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Menomonie

 

47-03512

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Voca Sand

 

41-04746

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Wedron Silica

 

11-01578

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

TOTALS

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

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