EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Red Dog Operations
Kotzebue, AK · Parent: Teck American Inc
- Total releases
- 3.3B lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 23
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Red Dog Operations: how the 3.3B lbs splits
3.3B lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 3.3B lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 859.2K lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 31.0K lbs <0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 22 lbs <0.1%
Red Dog Operations's 3.3B lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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.
DENSE volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Red Dog Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kotzebue, AK, in the metal mining sector. It reported 771.3M lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 3.3B lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1 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. 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: Crowley Kotzebue Bulk Fuel Facility; Petrostar Inc. - Port of Alaska Terminal; Crowley Marine Services Bethel; Golden Valley Electric Assoc Healy Power Plant. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Alaska: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc; Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant. Other Teck American Inc sites in this extract: Pend Oreille Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Manganese compounds.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Alaska TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=54)
- Pogo Mine
- Red Dog Operations
What this shows Pogo Mine leads Alaska chemical count. Red Dog Operations leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #3. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Red Dog Operations stamps DENSE volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 23 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.3B 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 - Goldstrike Mines Inc and Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant.
Red Dog Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3344M 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
Red Dog Operations inside Northwest Arctic Borough's TRI pounds
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Red Dog Operations reports the 1st-largest volume, placing it in the top 1% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Northwest Arctic Borough. Scale peers outside Alaska include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc and Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Northwest Arctic Borough's reported pounds (3.3B lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Red Dog Operations's total reported releases rose from 658.7 million lb in 2022 to 771.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Dog Operations's air releases fell from 106.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Dog Operations's land releases rose from 658.6 million lb in 2022 to 771.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Dog Operations's chemicals reported fell from 15 in 2022 to 14 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Red Dog Operations Form-R facts
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2.3× 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 Red Dog Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.3B lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (769.2M lbs to 771.3M lbs).
Red Dog Operations: annual Form-R pounds
DENSE site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Red Dog Operations year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 769.2M lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 543.3M lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 601.8M lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 658.7M lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 771.3M lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 1.8B lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 811.0M lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 540.8M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 149.3M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 25.3M lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 13.0M lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 8.6M lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 7.3M lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 6.8M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 6.2M lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 3.2M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds | 1.9M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 689.7K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 624.8K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 588.3K lbs | - |
| Cadmium compounds | 264.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 29.7K lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 186 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 75 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 63 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 0 lbs | - |
Red Dog Operations · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Red Dog Operations
Closest other reporters in Alaska - including Crowley Kotzebue Bulk Fuel Facility, Petrostar Inc. - Port of Alaska Terminal, Crowley Marine Services Bethel, 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 - Goldstrike Mines Inc, Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant.
Compare beyond Alaska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Red Dog Operations on cumulative reported pounds (3.3B lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc, Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant, Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Carlin South Area. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run Inc. 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.
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc Carlin, NV · Metal Mining 930.8M lbs reported
- Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant Bingham Canyon, UT · Metal Mining 781.4M lbs reported
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Carlin South Area Carlin, NV · Metal Mining 216.7M lbs reported
- Montana Resources LLC Butte, MT · Metal Mining 215.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Teck American Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pend Oreille Mine.
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 Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Crowley Kotzebue Bulk Fuel Facility. Red Dog Operations stamps DENSE 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 Red Dog Operations TRI extract (DENSE · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Red Dog Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kotzebue, AK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212299 · Metal Mining. more than 99.9% of Northwest Arctic Borough TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc (Δ 2.4B lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Red Dog Operations stamps DENSE volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc 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