On December 21, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted final rules implementing Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act, which relate to mine health and safety disclosure requirements. The final rules apply to any SEC reporting company that is an operator, or that has a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine; only cover mines located in the United States; and do not exempt smaller reporting companies or foreign private issuers that operate US mines.

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