EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project
Juneau, AK · Parent: Coeur Mining Inc.
- Total releases
- 11.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project: how the 11.3M lbs splits
11.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 9.1M lbs 80.6%
- Water Discharges 2.1M lbs 18.9%
- Air Releases 33.6K lbs 0.3%
- Off-site Transfers 16.4K lbs 0.1%
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project's 11.3M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 80.6% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 18.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Juneau, AK, in the metal mining sector. It reported 2.3M lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 11.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 185 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alaska's 54 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project is pounds #5 and chemical-count #5 at 11.3M lbs. Red Dog Operations leads reported pounds (3.3B lbs) at 23 chemicals (chemical-count #3). Pogo Mine leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (34.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co; Crowley Juneau Bulk Fuel Storage Facility; Delta Western LLC Juneau Bulk Facility; Delta Western LLC Haines Bulk Facility. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Alaska: Bald Mountain Mine; Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine; Nystar - Young Mine & Mill; Freeport-McMoran Sierrita Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Vanadium compounds.
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (80.6% land disposal) across 17 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bald Mountain Mine and Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine.
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project in the Metal Mining sector extract
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project reports the 33rd-largest volume (11.3M lbs). Scale peers outside Alaska include Bald Mountain Mine and Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project's total reported releases rose from 2.3 million lb in 2022 to 2.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project's off-site transfers fell from 10.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project's water releases rose from 435.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 553.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 13 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project Form-R facts
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See how Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
97% less than the comparison
21% more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (2.2M lbs to 2.3M lbs).
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.2M lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 2.2M lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 2.3M lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 2.3M lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 2.3M lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 5.0M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 3.2M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.1M lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 328.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 327.0K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 223.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 43.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 35.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 22.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 22.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 16.0K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 11.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene | 8.6K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 601 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 282 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 184 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 145 lbs | - |
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project
Closest other reporters in Alaska - including Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co, Crowley Juneau Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Delta Western LLC Juneau Bulk Facility, ordered by distance.
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Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alaska - e.g. Bald Mountain Mine, Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine, Nystar - Young Mine & Mill.
Compare beyond Alaska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project on cumulative reported pounds (11.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Domtar A.w. LLC Ashdown Mill, Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations, Mullins Cheese Inc. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co. Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Juneau, AK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 2.9% of Juneau City And Borough TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Domtar A.w. LLC Ashdown Mill (Δ 34.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov