EX-95.1 11 slca-20231231xexhibit951.htm EX-95.1 Document

Exhibit 95.1
Mine Safety Disclosure

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 District’s approach to enforcement. Due to timing and other factors, the data below may not agree with the mine data retrieval system maintained by the MSHA at www.MSHA.gov

The following table details the citations and orders issued and civil penalties assessed to us by MSHA during the year ended December 31, 2023:
(whole dollars)
Mine or Operating Name/MSHA Identification NumberSection 104 S&S CitationsSection 104(b) OrdersSection 104(d) Citations and OrdersSection 110(b)(2) ViolationsSection 107(a) OrdersTotal Dollar Value of MSHA Assessments Proposed (1)Total Number of Mining Related FatalitiesReceived Notice of Potential to Have Pattern Under Section 104(e) (yes/no)Received Notice of Pattern Under Section 104(e) (yes/no)
Berkley Springs, WV / 460280500000$0.000NoNo
Celatom Mine, OR / 350323700000$143.000NoNo
Celatom Plant, OR / 350323600000$572.000NoNo
Cheto Mine, AZ / 020010300000$0.000NoNo
Clark, NV / 260067710000$2,341.000NoNo
Columbia, SC / 380013800000$5,115.000NoNo
Crane, TX / 410533110000$7,389.000NoNo
Dubberly, LA / 160048900000$0.00*0NoNo
Fernley, NV / 260195000000$0.000NoNo
Festus, MO / 230237710000$2,666.000NoNo
Fowlkes Mine, MS / 220046000000$0.000NoNo
Hazen Mine, NV/ 260067900000$0.000NoNo
Hurtsboro, AL / 010061700000$143.000NoNo
Jackson, MS / 220041500000$828.000NoNo



Jackson, TN / 400293700000$0.000NoNo
Kosse, TX / 410026200000$0.000NoNo
Lamesa, TX / 410536300000$3,824.000NoNo
Lovelock (Colado Plant) / 260068000000$429.000NoNo
Lovelock, NV (Colado Mine) / 260067200000$1,350.00*0NoNo
Mapleton, PA / 360312200000$960.00*0NoNo
Mauricetown, NJ / 280052620000$1,001.000NoNo
Middletown, TN / 400296820000$1,944.00*0NoNo
Mill Creek Mine, OK / 340083600000$1,931.000NoNo
Mill Creek Plant, OK / 340037700000$325.000NoNo
Millen, GA / 090123200000$0.000NoNo
Montpelier, VA / 440282900000$0.000NoNo
Ottawa, IL / 110101370000$20,427.000NoNo
Pacific, MO / 2300544160000$35,571.000NoNo
Popcorn Mine, NV / 260223600000$0.000NoNo
Port Elizabeth, NJ / 280051000000$0.000NoNo
Rockwood, MI / 200060840000$1,150.00*0NoNo
Sparta, WI / 470364400000$182.000NoNo
Tyler, TX /410418200000$0.000NoNo
Utica, IL / 110326800000$0.000NoNo


(1)Amounts included are the total dollar value of proposed assessments received from MSHA from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, regardless of whether the assessment has been challenged or appealed. Citations and orders can be contested and appealed, and as part of that process, are sometimes reduced in severity and amount, and sometimes dismissed. The number of citations, orders, and proposed assessments vary by the MSHA District’s approach to enforcement and vary depending on the size and type of the operation

* As of December 31, 2023, MSHA had not yet proposed an assessment for 1 non-S&S citation to the Dubberly Plant, LA.
* As of December 31, 2023, MSHA had not yet proposed an assessment for 1 non-S&S citation to the Colado Mine, NV.
* As of December 31, 2023, MSHA had not yet proposed an assessment for 3 non-S&S citations to the Mapleton Plant, PA.
* As of December 31, 2023, MSHA had not yet proposed an assessment for 1 S&S citation the Middleton Plant, TN.
* As of December 31, 2023, MSHA had not yet proposed an assessment for 2 S&S citations to the Rockwood Plant, MN.


Pending Legal Actions. The following table provides a summary of legal actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (Commission) an independent adjudicative body that provides administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising under the Mine Act. These cases may involve, among other questions, challenges by the operators to citations, orders, and penalties they have received from MSHA, or complaints of discrimination by miners under Section 105(c) of the Mine Act. The following is a brief description of the types of proceedings that may be brought before the Commission:

Contests of Citations and Orders: A contest proceeding may be filed with the Commission by operators, miners or miners’ representatives to challenge the issuance of a citation or order issued by MSHA, including citations related to disputed provisions of operators' emergency response plans.
Contests of Proposed Penalties (Petitions for Assessment of Penalties): A contest of a proposed penalty is an administrative proceeding before the Commission challenging a civil penalty that MSHA has proposed for the violation. Such proceedings may also involve appeals of judges' decisions or orders to the Commission on proposed penalties, including petitions for discretionary review and review by the Commission on its own motion.



Complaints for Compensation: A complaint for compensation may be filed with the Commission by miners entitled to compensation when a mine is closed by certain withdrawal orders issued by MSHA. The purpose of the proceeding is to determine the amount of compensation, if any, due miners idled by the orders.
Complaints of Discharge, Discrimination, or Interference: A discrimination proceeding is a case that involves a miner’s allegation that he or she has suffered a wrong by the operator because he or she engaged in some type of activity protected under the Mine Act, such as making a safety complaint. This category includes temporary reinstatement proceedings, which involve cases in which a miner has filed a complaint with MSHA stating he or she has suffered discrimination, and the miner has lost his or her position.
Applications for Temporary Relief: An application for temporary relief from any modification or termination of any order or from any order issued under certain subparts of section 104 of the Mine Act may be filed with the Commission at any time before such order becomes final.





Mine or Operating Name/MSHA Identification NumberPre-Penalty Contests of Citations / OrdersContest of Penalty AssessmentsComplaints for CompensationComplaints of Discharge, Discrimination, or InterferenceApplications for Temporary ReliefLegal Actions Pending as of Last Day of PeriodLegal Actions Initiated During Period (1)Legal Actions Resolved During Period (2)
Berkley Springs, WV / 460280500000000
Celatom Mine, OR / 350323700000000
Celatom Plant, OR / 350323600000000
Cheto Mine, AZ / 020010300000000
Clark, NV / 260067700000000
Columbia, SC / 380013800000000
Crane, TX / 410533110000110
Dubberly, LA / 160048900000000
Fernley, NV / 260195000000000
Festus, MO / 230237700000000
Fowlkes Mine, MS / 220046000000000
Hazen Mine, NV/ 260067900000000
Hurtsboro, AL / 010061700000000
Jackson, MS / 220041500000000
Jackson, TN / 400293700000000
Kosse, TX / 410026200000000
Lamesa, TX / 410536300000000
Lovelock (Colado Plant) / 2600680000000027
Lovelock, NV (Colado Mine) / 260067200000000
Mapleton, PA / 360312200000000
Mauricetown, NJ / 280052600000000
Middletown, TN / 400296800000000
Mill Creek Mine, OK / 340083600000000
Mill Creek Plant, OK / 340037700000000
Millen, GA / 090123200000000
Montpelier, VA / 440282900000000
Ottawa, IL / 110101300000000
Pacific, MO / 23005440300063529
Popcorn Mine, NV / 260223600000000
Port Elizabeth, NJ / 280051000000000
Rockwood, MI / 200060800000000
Sparta, WI / 470364400000000
Tyler, TX /410418200000000
Utica, IL / 110326800000000




(1)Legal actions pending at December 31. 2023, and legal actions initiated during 2023 are based on the date that a docket number was assigned to the proceedings.
(2)Legal actions resolved during 2023 are based on the date that a final decision is issued regarding the disputed matter effectively closing the matter.