EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain
Ivanpah, CA · Parent: Solius Holdco Inc
- Total releases
- 206.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain: how the 206.6K lbs splits
206.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 203.0K lbs 98.2%
- Air Releases 3.7K lbs 1.8%
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain's 206.6K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 98.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead 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.
MID volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ivanpah, CA, in the metal mining sector. It reported 55.6K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 206.6K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,187 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain is pounds #93 and chemical-count #51 at 206.6K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mp Mine Operations LLC; US Army Fort Irwin National Training Center; U.S. Marine Corps Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Center; U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Nebo Range. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside California: Rawhide Mine; Barrick Gold Corp-Golden Sunlight Mine; Lisbon Valley Mining Co LLC; Florida Canyon & Standard Mines. Other Solius Holdco Inc sites in this extract: Mesquite Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Mercury compounds; Hydrogen cyanide.
Compare Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain with
Nearest reporters in California
- Mp Mine Operations LLC Mountain Pass · 1.4M lbs
- US Army Fort Irwin National Training Center Fort Irwin · 981.7K lbs
- U.S. Marine Corps Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms · 683.0K lbs
- U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Nebo Range Barstow · 6.3K lbs
Similar-scale Metal Mining sites elsewhere: Rawhide Mine (NV) · Barrick Gold Corp-Golden Sunlight Mine (MT) · Lisbon Valley Mining Co LLC (UT)
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (98.2% land disposal) across 12 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 206.6K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rawhide Mine and Barrick Gold Corp-Golden Sunlight Mine.
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
207K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain: Lead compounds-led volume
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain reports the 69th-largest volume (206.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead compounds alone is 63.9% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Rawhide Mine and Barrick Gold Corp-Golden Sunlight Mine.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain's pounds in one chemical - here Lead compounds at 63.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain's total reported releases fell from 76.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain's air releases rose from 229 lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain's land releases fell from 76.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 52.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain's chemicals reported rose from 7 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain Form-R facts
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See how Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
85% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 206.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 424% (10.6K lbs to 55.6K lbs).
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain year-over-year reported totals (increased by 424% from 2020 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: Lead compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 64.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 76.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 55.6K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). 1 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 132.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 60.9K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 6.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 167 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 43 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 36 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 22 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 4 lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain
Closest other reporters in California - including Mp Mine Operations LLC, US Army Fort Irwin National Training Center, U.S. Marine Corps Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Center, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Rawhide Mine, Barrick Gold Corp-Golden Sunlight Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining Co LLC.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain on cumulative reported pounds (206.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Henniges Automotive, Cardinal Aluminum Co Plant 3, Alleima Precision Tube. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Henniges Automotive New Haven, MO · Plastics and Rubber 206.6K lbs reported
- Cardinal Aluminum Co Plant 3 Louisville, KY · Primary Metals 206.8K lbs reported
- Alleima Precision Tube Scottdale, PA · Primary Metals 206.5K lbs reported
- Polynt Composites USA Inc. Jacksonville, FL · Chemicals 206.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Solius Holdco Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mesquite 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 Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury compounds, Hydrogen cyanide; nearby reporters include Mp Mine Operations LLC. Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain stamps MID 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 Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain TRI extract (MID · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ivanpah, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 3.0% of San Bernardino TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Henniges Automotive (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equinox Gold Corp Castle Mountain Venture Castle Mountain stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead 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