Exhibit 95

Mine Safety Disclosures

The operation of our mines located in the United States is subject to regulation by MSHA under the FMSH Act. MSHA inspects these mines on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes a violation has occurred under the FMSH Act. We present information below regarding certain mining safety and health citations that MSHA has issued with respect to our mining operations. In evaluating this information, consideration should be given to factors such as: (i) the number of citations and orders will vary depending on the size of the mine; (ii) the number of citations issued will vary from inspector to inspector and mine to mine; and (iii) citations and orders can be contested and appealed and, in that process, are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed.

Under the Dodd-Frank Act, each operator of a coal or other mine is required to include certain mine safety results within its periodic reports filed with the SEC. As required by the reporting requirements included in §1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act, we present the following items regarding certain mining safety and health matters, for the period presented, for each of our mine locations that are covered under the scope of the Dodd-Frank Act:

 

 

(A)

The total number of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a coal or other mine safety or health hazard under section 104 of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814) for which the operator received a citation from MSHA;

 

 

(B)

The total number of orders issued under section 104(b) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814(b));

 

 

(C)

The total number of citations and orders for unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with mandatory health or safety standards under section 104(d) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814(d));

 

 

(D)

The total number of imminent danger orders issued under section 107(a) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 817(a));

 

 

(E)

The total dollar value of proposed assessments from MSHA under the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.);

 

 

(F)

Legal actions pending before Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine as of the last day of the period;

 

 

(G)

Legal actions initiated before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine during the period; and

 

 

(H)

Legal actions resolved before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine during the period.

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, our U.S. mine locations did not receive any flagrant violations under Section 110(b)(2) of the FMSH Act and no written notices of a pattern of violations, or the potential to have a pattern of such violations, under section 104(e) of the FMSH Act. In addition, there were no mining-related fatalities at any of our U.S. mine locations during this same period.


Following is a summary of the information listed above for the three months ended June 30, 2012:

 

          Three months ended June 30, 2012  
          (A)      (B)      (C)      (D)      (E)      (F)     (G)      (H)  

Mine Name/ MSHA ID No.

   Operation    Section
104
S&S
Citations
     Section
104(b)
Orders
     Section
104(d)
Orders
     Section
107(a)
Citations
&

Orders
     Total Dollar
Value of MSHA
Proposed
Assessments (1)
     Legal
Actions
Pending as
of Last

Day
of Period
    Legal
Actions
Initiated
During
Period
     Legal
Actions
Resolved
During
Period
 

Pinnacle Mine / 4601816

  

Coal

     21         -           7         -         $ 64,552         34 (2)      9         1   

Pinnacle Plant / 4605868

  

Coal

     -           -           -           -           -           5 (3)      1         -     

Green Ridge #1 / 4609030

  

Coal

     -           -           -           -           -           1 (4)      -           1   

Green Ridge #2 / 4609222

  

Coal

     -           -           -           -           -           15 (5)      4         -     

Oak Grove / 0100851

  

Coal

     15         -           -           -           20,211         29 (6)      6         9   

Concord Plant / 0100329

  

Coal

     -           -           -           -           -           -          -           -     

Dingess-Chilton / 4609280

  

Coal

     14         -           -           -           6,970         31 (7)      4         4   

Powellton / 4609217

  

Coal

     28         1         2         -           42,325         35 (8)      4         4   

Saunders Prep / 4602140

  

Coal

     4         -           -           -           -           1 (9)      1         -     

Toney Fork / 4609101

  

Coal

     -           -           -           -           -           9 (10)      4         -     

Elk Lick Tipple / 4604315

  

Coal

     2         -           -           -           -           4 (11)      -           -     

Lower War Eagle / 4609319

  

Coal

     1         -           -           -           2,422         5 (12)      2         -     

Elk Lick Chilton / 4609390

  

Coal

     -           -           -           -           -           -          -           -     

Tilden / 2000422

  

Iron Ore

     3         -           -           -           25,250         7 (13)      3         4   

Empire / 2001012

  

Iron Ore

     -           -           -           -           -           6 (14)      -           -     

Northshore Plant / 2100831

  

Iron Ore

     6         -           -           -           34,780         -          -           -     

Northshore Mine / 2100209

  

Iron Ore

     2         -           -           -           6,844         14 (15)      1         1   

Hibbing / 2101600

  

Iron Ore

     6         -           -           -           40,706         10 (16)      4         3   

United Taconite Plant /2103404

  

Iron Ore

     8         -           -           -           48,692         7 (17)      -           6   

United Taconite Mine /2103403

  

Iron Ore

     -           -           -           -           -           -          -           -     

 

(1)

Amounts included under the heading “Proposed Assessments” are the total dollar amounts for proposed assessments received from MSHA between April 1, 2012 and June 30, 2012.

(2)

Included in this number are 10 pending legal actions related to contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of FMSH Act’s procedural rules and 24 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(3)

This number consists of 5 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(4)

This number consists of 1 pending legal action related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(5)

This number consists of 15 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(6)

Included in this number are 5 pending legal actions related to contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of FMSH Act’s procedural rules; 23 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules; 1 pending legal action related to complaints for compensation referenced in Subpart D of FMSH Act’s procedural rules; and 1 pending legal action related to appeals of judges’ decisions or orders to the Subpart H of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(7)

Included in this number are 3 pending legal actions related to contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of FMSH Act’s procedural rules and 28 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(8)

Included in this number are 10 pending legal actions related to contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of FMSH Act’s procedural rules; 25 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules and 1 pending legal action related to appeals of judges’ decisions or orders to the Subpart H of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(9)

This number consists of 1 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(10)

This number consists of 9 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.


(11)

This number consists of 4 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(12)

This number consists of 2 pending legal actions related to contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of FMSH Act’s procedural rules and 3 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(13)

This number consists of 7 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules and 1 pending legal action related to appeals of judges’ decisions or orders to the Subpart H of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(14)

This number consists of 6 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(15)

This number consists of 14 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules and 1 pending legal action related to appeals of judges’ decisions or orders to the Subpart H of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(16)

This number consists of 7 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules; 3 pending legal actions related to complaints of discharge, discrimination or interference referenced in Subpart E of FMSH Act’s procedural rules; and 1 pending legal action related to appeals of judges’ decisions or orders to the Subpart H of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.

(17)

This number consists of 4 pending legal actions related to contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of FMSH Act’s procedural rules, 3 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act’s procedural rules and 1 pending legal action related to appeals of judges’ decisions or orders to the Subpart H of FMSH Act’s procedural rules.