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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - IRELAND INC.form10q.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

       
    Quarter Ended June 30, 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)
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 No No

  1.

A total of 6 citations were issued to us by MSHA during the six months ended June 30, 2016, one of which was determined to be significant and substantial. No other citations were received during fiscal 2016. 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”)

       
    Quarter Ended June 30, 2016  
    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