Cliffs announced that US Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration awarded Cliffs Logan County Coal's Elklick Tipple with the Certificate of Achievement in Safety as part of its Sentinels of Safety award program.

The Elklick Tipple, where coal is loaded onto trains, received the Certificate of Achievement in Safety for the Large Coal Processing Facility Group for its outstanding safety record in 2010, during which the Elklick Tipple worked a total of 34,868 employee-hours without a lost workday injury.

Mr Carl Mullins vice president of operations said that "This is a significant honor for Cliffs Logan County Coal and the Elklick Tipple.It reflects both Cliffs' focus on safety, as well as the dedication and effort that the Elklick Tipple employees put into working safely and maintaining a safe work environment."

(Sourced from www.statejournal.com)