EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Florence Copper
Florence, AZ
- Total releases
- 60 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Florence Copper: how the 60 lbs splits
60 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 60 lbs 100.0%
Florence Copper's 60 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Florence Copper is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Florence, AZ, in the metal mining sector. It reported 60 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 17,022 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. Florence Copper is pounds #223 and chemical-count #176 at 60 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Vulcan Materials Co Queen Creek Plant; Martin Marietta Arizona LLC - Coolidge Plant; Army Nat Guard Florence Training Range; Best Block - Coolidge Az Plant. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Arizona: Coeur Sterling Mine; Sunshine Silver Mine; Au-Reka Gold Corporation - McCoy Cove; Borealis Mining Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Naphthalene.
Florence Copper stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 60 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coeur Sterling Mine and Sunshine Silver Mine.
Florence Copper vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
60 lbs 34th percentile higher than 34% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Florence Copper in the Metal Mining sector extract
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Florence Copper reports the 100th-largest volume (60 lbs). Scale peers outside Arizona include Coeur Sterling Mine and Sunshine Silver Mine.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Florence Copper Form-R facts
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See how Florence Copper stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
52% less than the comparison
60% less 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 Florence Copper releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 60 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (26 lbs to 0 lbs).
Florence Copper: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Florence Copper year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 34 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 60 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Florence Copper · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Florence Copper
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Vulcan Materials Co Queen Creek Plant, Martin Marietta Arizona LLC - Coolidge Plant, Army Nat Guard Florence Training Range, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 287 other reporting facilities in Arizona.
Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. Coeur Sterling Mine, Sunshine Silver Mine, Au-Reka Gold Corporation - McCoy Cove.
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 Copper, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Vulcan Materials Co Queen Creek Plant. Florence Copper stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Florence Copper TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Florence Copper totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Florence, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (3 years). NAICS 212230 · Metal Mining. 0.0% of Pinal TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mack Molding Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Florence Copper stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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