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EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - IRELAND INC.exhibit32-2.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - IRELAND INC.exhibit32-1.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - IRELAND INC.exhibit31-2.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - IRELAND INC.exhibit31-1.htm
10-Q - FORM 10-Q - IRELAND INC.form10q-2016.htm

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

  Three Months Ended March 31, 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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No

  1.

A total of 6 citations were issued to us by MSHA during the year ended December 31, 2016, one of which was determined to be significant and substantial. 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”)

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
  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