EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Fort Knox Mine
Fairbanks, AK · Parent: Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc
- Total releases
- 79.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 27
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Fort Knox Mine: how the 79.4M lbs splits
79.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 79.4M lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 56.3K lbs 0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs <0.1%
Fort Knox Mine's 79.4M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. 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 CARC-LEAN
Fort Knox Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fairbanks, AK, in the metal mining sector. It reported 17.9M lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 79.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 20 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. Fort Knox Mine is pounds #3 and chemical-count #2 at 79.4M 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: Apma 9156-GIL Exploration Site; Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment; Doyon Utilities Ft Wainwright Ak; Aurora Energy LLC. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Alaska: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine; Nyrstar Clarksville Inc; Robinson Nevada Mining Co; Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit. Other Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc sites in this extract: Smoky Valley Common Operation; Bald Mountain Mine; Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa); Apma 9156-GIL Exploration Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Lead compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Fort Knox Mine stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 27 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 79.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine and Nyrstar Clarksville Inc.
Fort Knox Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
79M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fort Knox Mine inside Fairbanks North Star Borough's TRI pounds
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Fort Knox Mine reports the 11th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 96.8% of every pound reported in Fairbanks North Star Borough. Scale peers outside Alaska include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine and Nyrstar Clarksville Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Fairbanks North Star Borough's reported pounds (82.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fort Knox Mine's total reported releases rose from 16.6 million lb in 2022 to 17.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Knox Mine's chemicals reported rose from 18 in 2022 to 21 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Knox Mine's land releases rose from 16.6 million lb in 2022 to 17.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Knox Mine's air releases rose from 12.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fort Knox Mine Form-R facts
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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 Fort Knox Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 79.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 24% (14.4M lbs to 17.9M lbs).
Fort Knox Mine: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Fort Knox Mine year-over-year reported totals (increased by 24% 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 | 14.4M lbs | 21 |
| 2020 | 15.9M lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 14.5M lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 16.6M lbs | 18 |
| 2023 | 17.9M lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Fort Knox Mine · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fort Knox Mine
Closest other reporters in Alaska - including Apma 9156-GIL Exploration Site, Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment, Doyon Utilities Ft Wainwright Ak, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 53 other reporting facilities in Alaska.
Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alaska - e.g. Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine, Nyrstar Clarksville Inc, Robinson Nevada Mining Co.
Compare beyond Alaska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fort Knox Mine on cumulative reported pounds (79.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine, Uss Gary Works, Bayer Cropscience LP. Chemical-count peers include Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power Plant. 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).
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div Rumford, ME · Paper 27 chemicals
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C. Middlesex, NJ · Hazardous Waste 27 chemicals
- Keystone Power Plant Shelocta, PA · Electric Utilities 27 chemicals
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Philadelphia Refinery Philadelphia, PA · Petroleum 27 chemicals
Other Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Smoky Valley Common Operation, Bald Mountain Mine, Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa).
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, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Apma 9156-GIL Exploration Site. Fort Knox Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Fort Knox Mine TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fort Knox Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fairbanks, AK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 96.8% of Fairbanks North Star Borough TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine (Δ 784.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fort Knox Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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