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Exhibit 15.1

Disclosure of Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) Safety Data

Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) requires certain disclosures by companies required to file periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that operate mines regulated under the Mine Act. CEMEX’s U.S. quarry and mining operations are subject to MSHA regulation under the U.S. Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”). MSHA inspects the Company’s quarries and mines on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes a violation has occurred under the Mine Act. Whenever MSHA issues a citation or order, it also generally proposes a civil penalty, or fine, related to the alleged violation. Citations or orders can be contested and appealed, and as part of that process, are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed or vacated.

In January 2012, the SEC issued final rules and regulations implementing the mine safety disclosure requirements of Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act. Pursuant to those rules and regulations, we have provided the information below for mining operations in the United States only. The Dodd-Frank Act and the implementing rules and regulations thereunder do not apply to mining and quarry operations outside the U.S.

The information in the table below reflects citations and orders MSHA issued to various U.S. subsidiaries of the Company during the year ended December 31, 2020. The data was compiled primarily from the data maintained on MSHA’s public website, the Mine Data Retrieval System (“MDRS”), as of March 3, 2021. In evaluating this information, consideration should also be given to factors such as: (i) the number of citations and orders may vary depending on the size and operation of the mine, (ii) the number of citations issued may vary from inspector to inspector and mine to mine, and (iii) citations and orders may be contested and appealed, and in that process, may be reduced in severity and amount, and may be dismissed or vacated.

 

Mine ID

number(1)

  

Mine or Operating Name

   Section
104
Significant
and
Substantial
Citations (2)
     Section
104(b)
Orders (3)
     Section
104(d)
Citations
and
Orders (4)
     Section
110(b)(2)
Violations(5)
     Section
107(a)
Orders(6)
     Total dollar
value of
MSHA
assessments
proposed(7)
     Total
number
of
Mining
Related
Fatalities
     Received
Notice of
Pattern of
Violations
Under
Section
104(e)
yes/no
     Received
Notice of
Potential to
Have Pattern
under section
104(e)
yes/no
 

0800078

   Alico Road Quarry      2        0        0        0        0        1782        0        no        no  

4102885

   Balcones Plant      5        0        0        0        0        60,471        0        no        no  

4100994

   Balcones Quarry      10        0        0        0        0        53,479        0        no        no  

0405701

   Black Mountain Quarry      7        0        0        0        0        12,788        0        no        no  

0800024

   Brooksville Quarry      1        0        0        0        0        3144        0        no        no  

0801287

   Brooksville South Cement Plant      42        0        4        0        0        218,655        0        no        no  

0402763

   Cache Creek Quarry      1        0        0        0        0        883        0        no        no  

0200988

   CEMEX - 19th Ave      0        0        0        0        0        867        0        no        no  

0202585

   CEMEX - APEX      1        0        0        0        0        1286        0        no        no  

0200758

   CEMEX - Bullhead      0        0        0        0        0        369        0        no        no  

0202606

   CEMEX - Camp Verde      0        0        0        0        0        369        0        no        no  

0200717

   CEMEX – Casa Grande      0        0        0        0        0        369        0        no        no  

0201249

   CEMEX - Globe / Bixby      0        0        0        0        0        1044        0        no        no  

0202851

   CEMEX - Gray Mountain      0        0        0        0        0        267        0        no        no  

0200722

   CEMEX - Hwy 95      0        0        0        0        0        2219        0        no        no  

2600789

   CEMEX - Paiute Pit      1        0        0        0        0        1078        0        no        no  

0202670

   CEMEX - Pima      0        0        0        0        0        246        0        no        no  


Mine ID

number(1)

  

Mine or Operating Name

   Section
104
Significant
and
Substantial
Citations (2)
     Section
104(b)
Orders (3)
     Section
104(d)
Citations
and
Orders (4)
     Section
110(b)(2)
Violations(5)
     Section
107(a)
Orders(6)
     Total dollar
value of
MSHA
assessments
proposed(7)
     Total
number
of
Mining
Related
Fatalities
    

Received

Notice of

Pattern of

Violations

Under

Section

104(e)

yes/no

  

Received

Notice of

Potential to

Have Pattern

under section

104(e)

yes/no

0202849    CEMEX - Prescott / Fain      0        0        0        0        0        123        0      no    no
2602082    CEMEX – Sierra Stone Quarry      2        0        0        0        0        2366        0      no    no
0202062    CEMEX - Sierra Vista      0        0        0        0        0        123        0      no    no
0202753    CEMEX – West Valley      1        0        0        0        0        412        0      no    no
4104827    Chico Quarry      3        0        0        0        0        2305        0      no    no
0400173    Clayton Plant      0        0        0        0        0        683        0      no    no
0900053    Clinchfield Plant      25        0        8        0        0        47,402        0      no    no
0801271    Davenport Sand Mine      0        0        0        0        0        123        0      no    no
3800127    Deerfield Sand      0        0        0        0        0        144        0      no    no
0100016    Demopolis Plant Cemex Inc      7        0        0        0        0        39,706        0      no    no
0401891    Eliot Plant      0        0        0        0        0        2556        0      no    no
0800519    FEC Quarry      2        0        0        0        0        3306        0      no    no
0801308    Gator Sand Mine      1        0        0        0        0        795        0      no    no
4000840    Knoxville Cement Plant      1        4        0        0        0        13,536        0      no    no
1504469    KOSMOS Cement Co. ^      0        0        0        0        0        254        0      no    no
0801015    Krome Quarry      1        0        0        0        0        1159        0      no    no
0801269    Lake Wales Sand Mine      0        0        0        0        0        246        0      no    no
0402843    Lapis Plant      4        0        0        0        0        10,271        0      no    no
0500344    Lyons Cement Plant Cemex Inc      6        0        0        0        0        31,444        0      no    no
0405216    Lytle Creek Pit      3        0        0        0        0        2802        0      no    no
0800046    Miami Cement Plant      13        0        0        0        0        22,941        0      no    no
0404140    Moorpark Quarry      1        0        0        0        0        340        0      no    no
0801216    Palmdale Sand Mine      0        0        0        0        0        246        0      no    no
0401897    Rockfield Plant      1        0        0        0        0        1383        0      no    no
0800918    SCL Quarry      0        0        0        0        0        369        0      no    no
0401895    Tracy Kerlinger Plant      0        0        0        0        0        246        0      no    no
0400281    Victorville Cement Plant      1        0        0        0        0        5405        0      no    no

 

^

The Company sold this site, effective March 6, 2020.    This data represents activity through December 31, 2020 pertaining to citations issued on or before March 6, 2020.

(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, and tools. MSHA assigns an identification number to each mine or operation and may or may not assign a separate identification number to related facilities. The information provided in this table is presented by mine identification number.

(2)

Represents the total number of citations issued by MSHA for violation of health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to a serious injury if left unabated. It should be noted that for purposes of this table, S&S citations that are included in another column, such as Section 104(b) citations, are not also included as Section 104 S&S citations in this column.


(3)

Represents the total number of orders issued, which represents a failure to abate a citation under section 104(a) within the period prescribed by MSHA. This results in an order of immediate withdrawal from the area of the mine affected by the condition until MSHA determines that the violation has been abated.

(4)

Represents the total number of citation and orders issued by MSHA for unwarrantable failure to comply with mandatory health or safety standards.

(5)

Represents the total number of flagrant violations identified.

(6)

Represents the total number of imminent danger orders issued under section 107(a) of the Mine Act.

(7)

Amounts represent the total dollar value of proposed assessments received from MSHA on the MDRS and do not necessarily relate to the citations or orders issued by MSHA during the period or to the pending or resolved legal actions reported below. Specific orders or citations may not have had proposed assessments on the MDRS as of the date identified above, and as a result, those citations or orders not yet assessed are not included in this column.


The table below sets forth the total number of reportable legal actions for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020.

 

Mine ID

Number

  

Mine or

Operating Name

   Legal Actions Pending as of Last Day of Period
(#)(8)
     Legal
Actions
Initiated
During
Period
(#)
     Legal
Actions
Resolved
During
Period
(#)
 
   Contests
of
Citations
/ Orders (9)
     Contests
of
Proposed
Penalties (9)
     Complaints
for
Compensation
     Complaints of
Discharge /
Discrimination
/ Interference
     Application
for
Temporary
Relief
     Appeals to
FMSHRC
 

4100994

   Balcones Quarry      6        6        0        0        0        0        11        17  

0405701

   Black Mountain Quarry      0        0        0        0        0        0        0        8  

0801287

   Brooksville South Cement Plant      45        45        0        0        0        0        45        0  

0900053

   Clinchfield Plant      23        23        0        0        0        0        23        0  

3800127

   Deerfield Sand      0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0  

0100016

   Demopolis Plant Cemex Inc      0        0        0        0        0        0        0        49  

4000840

   Knoxville Cement Plant      0        0        0        0        0        0        0        3  

0500344

   Lyons Cement Plant Cemex Inc      0        0        0        0        0        0        0        27  

 

(8)

Pending legal actions before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the “Commission”) as required to be reported by Section 1503(a)(3) of the Dodd-Frank Act. This data represents legal action activity as derived from the MDRS on the date identified above

The following provides additional information regarding the types or categories of proceedings that may be brought before the Commission.

 

  A

Contest Proceedings - a contest proceeding may be filed with the Commission by an operator to challenge the issuance of a citation or order issued by MSHA;

 

  B

Civil Penalty Proceedings - a civil penalty proceeding may be filed with the Commission by an operator to challenge a civil penalty MSHA has proposed for a violation contained in a citation or order;

 

  C

Compensation Proceedings - a compensation proceeding may be filed with the Commission by miners entitled to compensation when a mine is closed by certain closure orders issued by MSHA. The purpose of the proceeding is to determine the amount of compensation if any, due to miners idled by the orders;

 

D       

(i) Discrimination Proceedings – a discrimination proceeding involves a miner’s allegation that he or she has suffered adverse employment action because he or she engaged in activity protected under the Mine Act, such as making a safety complaint;

 

(ii)  Temporary Reinstatement Proceedings – a temporary reinstatement proceeding involves a case in which a miner has filed a complaint with MSHA stating that he or she has suffered discrimination and the miner has lost his or her position;

 

  E

Applications for Temporary Relief-applications for temporary relief of any order issued under Section 104; and


  F

Appeals of judges’ decisions or orders to the FMSHRC.

 

(9)

Contests pending as of year-end on the MDRS, but which are subsequently vacated, are not included in any reports on the MDRS. As a result, discrepancies may appear between the prior reporting year’s “Legal Actions Pending as of Last Day of Period” and “Legal Actions Resolved During Year” for current reporting period.