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Exhibit 95.1

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

The following disclosures are provided pursuant to Section 1503(a) of 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 1st to December 31st, 2014. The proposed assessments were obtained from the MSHA data retrieval system.

 

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       7    0    0    0    0      6,102   

Best Sand

     33-00015       3    0    0    0    0      1,382   

Best Southern

     33-03877       2    0    0    0    0      782   

Brewer Sand

     23-02364       0    0    0    0    0      200   

Hager City

     47-03520       0    0    0    0    0      100   

Maiden Rock

     47-03110       9    0    0    0    0      13,240   

Menomonie

     47-03512       2    0    0    0    0      824   

Readfield

     47-03534       1    0    0    0    0      660   

Shakopee Sand

     21-03769       1    0    0    0    0      1,455   

Voca Sand

     41-04746       0    0    0    0    0      354   

Wedron Silica

     11-01578       2    0    0    0    0      2,512   

Wexford Sand

     20-01765       0    0    0    0    0      100   
     

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

TOTALS

27 0 0 0 0   27,711   
     

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

(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, 2014 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       0    0    1    2    12

Best Sand

     33-00015       0    0    0    0    0

Best Southern

     33-03877       0    0    0    0    0

Brewer Sand

     23-02364       0    0    0    0    0

Hager City

     47-03520       0    0    0    0    0

Maiden Rock

     47-03110       0    0    3    3    5

Menomonie

     47-03512       0    0    0    0    0

Readfield

     47-03534       0    0    0    0    0

Shakopee Sand

     21-03769       0    0    0    0    0

Voca Sand

     41-04746       0    0    0    0    0

Wedron Silica

     11-01578       0    0    2    4    6

Wexford Sand

     20-01765       0    0    0    0    0
     

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

TOTALS

0 0 6 9 23
     

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(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       0    1    0    0    0    0

Best Sand

     33-00015       0    0    0    0    0    0

Best Southern

     33-03877       0    0    0    0    0    0

Brewer Sand

     23-02364       0    0    0    0    0    0

Hager City

     47-03520       0    0    0    0    0    0

Maiden Rock

     47-03110       2    1    0    0    0    0

Menomonie

     47-03512       0    0    0    0    0    0

Readfield

     47-03534       0    0    0    0    0    0

Shakopee Sand

     21-03769       0    0    0    0    0    0

Voca Sand

     41-04746       0    0    0    0    0    0

Wedron Silica

     11-01578       0    2    0    0    0    0

Wexford Sand

     20-01765       0    0    0    0    0    0
     

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

TOTALS

2 4 0 0 0 0