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| EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - IRELAND INC. | Financial_Report.xls |
| 10-K - ANNUAL REPORT - IRELAND INC. | form10k.htm |
| EX-10.5 - MANAGEMENT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR DAVID Z. STRICKLER - IRELAND INC. | exhibit10-5.htm |
| EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER - IRELAND INC. | exhibit31-2.htm |
| EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER - IRELAND INC. | exhibit32-1.htm |
| EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER - IRELAND INC. | exhibit31-1.htm |
| EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER - IRELAND INC. | exhibit32-2.htm |
| EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF BROWN ARMSTRONG ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION - IRELAND INC. | exhibit23-1.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
| Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 5,778 | 0 | No | No | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. |
A total of 7 citations were issued to us by MSHA during the year ended December 31, 2011. Only 2 of these citations indicated that the violations could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard under Section 104 of the Mine Act. |
Pending Legal Actions Before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the “FMSHRC”)
| Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |||
| 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) | 11 | 01 | 01 |
| 1. |
As of the year ended December 31, 2011, there was one pending legal action before the FMSHRC. This action involved a complaint of discrimination referenced in Section 105(c) of the Mine Act and Subpart E of the FMSHRC’s Procedural Rules ( 29 CFR part 2700). The discrimination complaint was dismissed by the FMSHRC on February 8, 2012. |