EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill
Parshall, CO · Parent: Freeport-McMoran Inc
- Total releases
- 5.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill: how the 5.2M lbs splits
5.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 5.2M lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 4.9K lbs 0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs <0.1%
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill's 5.2M 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: Lead And 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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Parshall, CO, in the metal mining sector. It reported 1.4M lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 5.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 411 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill is pounds #6 and chemical-count #27 at 5.2M lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Peak Silverthorne Batch Plant; Kilgore DBA Peak Mat - Fraser Plants; Climax Molybdenum Co-Henderson Mine; Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Colorado: Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations; Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc; Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine; Nyrstar- Immel Mine. Other Freeport-McMoran Inc sites in this extract: Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc; Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc; Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc; Climax Molybdenum Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Chromium; Nickel.
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations and Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc.
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.2M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill inside Grand's TRI pounds
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill reports the 46th-largest volume (5.2M lbs). This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Grand. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 88.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations and Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Grand's reported pounds (5.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill's total reported releases rose from 869.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill's off-site transfers fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill's air releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 335 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill's land releases rose from 867.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 17% (1.2M lbs to 1.4M lbs).
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill year-over-year reported totals (increased by 17% 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2M lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 1.1M lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 637.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 869.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 1.4M lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 4.6M lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 226.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 147.0K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 59.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Arsenic | 51.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt | 51.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 44.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 31.3K lbs | - |
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Peak Silverthorne Batch Plant, Kilgore DBA Peak Mat - Fraser Plants, Climax Molybdenum Co-Henderson Mine, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 276 other reporting facilities in Colorado.
Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations, Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc, Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill on cumulative reported pounds (5.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Westlake Longview Corp, Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex, Waupaca Foundry Plant 1. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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.
- Westlake Longview Corp Longview, TX · Chemicals 5.2M lbs reported
- Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex Bushton, KS · Natural Gas Processing 5.2M lbs reported
- Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 Waupaca, WI · Primary Metals 5.2M lbs reported
- American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant Hallsville, TX · Electric Utilities 5.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Freeport-McMoran Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc, Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc, Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc.
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 And Lead Compounds, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Chromium, Nickel; nearby reporters include Peak Silverthorne Batch Plant. Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill 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 Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Parshall, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212299 · Metal Mining. more than 99.9% of Grand TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westlake Longview Corp (Δ 6.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead And 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