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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

2023-11-20 compared with 2023-08-18 · 26 added, 27 removed, 2 unchanged (96% of the section changed)

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Mine Safety Disclosures

For Western, safety is a core value, and we strive

for superior performance.

Our health and safety management system, which includes detailed standards and procedures for safe production,

addresses topics such as employee training, risk management, workplace inspection, emergency response, accident investigation, and program

In addition to strong leadership and involvement from all levels of the organization, these programs and procedures form the

cornerstone of safety at Western, ensuring that employees are provided a safe and healthy environment and are intended to reduce workplace

accidents, incidents and losses, comply with all mining-related regulations and provide support for both regulators and the industry

to improve mine safety.

The operation of our U.S.

based mine is subject

to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act

of 1977 (the “Mine Act”).

MSHA inspects our mine on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes

a violation has occurred under the Mine Act Following passage of The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, MSHA significantly

increased the number of citations and orders charged against mining operations.

The dollar penalties assessed for citations issued has

also increased in recent years.

Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), issuers that are operators, or that have a

subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States, and that is subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety

and Health Administration under the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (“Mine Safety Act”), are required to disclose in their

periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments

and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities.

Western went into active mining operations at the Sunday Mine Complex during 2021.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) mine inspections have not yielded any disclosures

required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act.”

Western, safety is a core value, and we strive for superior performance.

Our health and safety management system, which includes detailed

standards and procedures for safe production, addresses topics such as employee training, risk management, workplace inspection, emergency

response, accident investigation, and program auditing.

In addition to strong leadership and involvement from all levels of the organization,

these programs and procedures form the cornerstone of safety at Western, ensuring that employees are provided a safe and healthy environment

and are intended to reduce workplace accidents, incidents and losses, comply with all mining-related regulations and provide support

for both regulators and the industry to improve mine safety.

operation of our U.S.

based mine is subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) under

the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”).

MSHA inspects our mine on a regular basis and issues various

citations and orders when it believes a violation has occurred under the Mine Act Following passage of The Mine Improvement and New Emergency

Response Act of 2006, MSHA significantly increased the number of citations and orders charged against mining operations.

The dollar penalties

assessed for citations issued has also increased in recent years.

to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), issuers

that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States, and that is subject

to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (“Mine Safety Act”),

are required to disclose in their periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders

and citations, related assessments and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities.

Western went into active mining operations at the

Sunday Mine Complex during 2021.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) mine inspections

have not yielded any disclosures required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act.”

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities