Telling Wall Street

摘要

With the stroke of a pen, a single MSHA inspector can shut a mine down based on nothing more than his or her belief about the existence of a particu lar condition at the mine. That's hardly new. Indeed, Congress pro vided that authority to MSHA more than 30 years ago. Similarly, publicly traded companies have long had an obligation to report mine or facility closures and similar events to their shareholders and the public when those events could have a material im pact on their business.