EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator
Hayden, AZ · Parent: Americas Mining Corp
- Total releases
- 67.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator: how the 67.4M lbs splits
67.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 66.8M lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 529.6K lbs 0.8%
- Off-site Transfers 81.5K lbs 0.1%
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator's 67.4M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.8%. 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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hayden, AZ, in the primary metals sector. It reported 49.4M lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 67.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 23 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator is pounds #2 and chemical-count #5 at 67.4M lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations; Cal-Chem Metals Inc; Resolution Copper Mining; Pinto Valley Mine. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Arizona: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ); Uss Gary Works; Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works; Befesa Zinc Metal LLC. Other Americas Mining Corp sites in this extract: Asarco LLC Mission Complex; Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations; Asarco LLC Amarillo Copper Refinery; Silver Bell Mining LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Copper compounds; Lead compounds; Arsenic compounds.
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.1% land disposal) across 20 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 67.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ) and Uss Gary Works.
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
67M 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
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator inside Gila's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator reports the 4th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 28.0% of every pound reported in Gila. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 65.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ) and Uss Gary Works.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Gila's reported pounds (240.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator's total reported releases rose from 2.9 million lb in 2022 to 49.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator's off-site transfers rose from 58 lb in 2022 to 81.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator's air releases rose from 164 lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator's land releases rose from 2.9 million lb in 2022 to 49.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator Form-R facts
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See how Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
12.8× more than the comparison
67% 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 Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 67.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 226% (15.2M lbs to 49.4M lbs).
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 15
- 2022 3
- 2023
What this shows Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator year-over-year reported totals (increased by 226% 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 | 15.2M lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 2.9M lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 49.4M lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 44.4M lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 14.7M lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3.4M lbs | - |
| Arsenic compounds | 1.3M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 737.2K lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 505.1K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 501.7K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 285.5K lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 164.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 134.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 130.0K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 61.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 55.6K lbs | - |
| Selenium compounds | 28.6K lbs | - |
| Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds | 24.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 20.7K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 20.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium compounds | 10.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 170 lbs | - |
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations, Cal-Chem Metals Inc, Resolution Copper Mining, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 287 other reporting facilities in Arizona.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ), Uss Gary Works, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works.
Compare beyond Arizona
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator on cumulative reported pounds (67.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ), Cornerstone Chemical Co LLC, Tronox LLC. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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).
Other Americas Mining Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Asarco LLC Mission Complex, Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations, Asarco LLC Amarillo Copper Refinery.
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, Copper compounds, Lead compounds, Arsenic compounds; nearby reporters include Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations. Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator 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 Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hayden, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (3 years). NAICS 331410 · Primary Metals. 28.0% of Gila TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp (rockport Works ) (Δ 94.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Asarco LLC Ray Complex/ Hayden Smelter & Concentrator stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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