EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co

Victor, CO · Parent: Newmont Mining Corp

Total releases
22.9M lbs
Chemicals reported
12
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co: how the 22.9M lbs splits

22.9M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 22.9M lbs 99.8%
  • Air Releases 49.0K lbs 0.2%
  • Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs <0.1%

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co's 22.9M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead compounds.

HEAVY volume LAND pathway CLEAN

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Victor, CO, in the metal mining sector. It reported 5.7M lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 22.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 84 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. 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: Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant; Atmel Corp; US Army Fort Carson (cantonment); Quantumclean Corp Colo Spgs. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Colorado: Coeur Rochester Inc; Sweetwater Mine/mill; Fletcher Mine/mill; Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Hydrogen cyanide; Cyanide compounds; Mercury And Mercury Compounds.

In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking

Colorado TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=277)

chemicals

What this shows Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads Colorado chemical count. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #13. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory As of 2023 reporting year
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Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.8% land disposal) across 12 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coeur Rochester Inc and Sweetwater Mine/mill.

#84 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.3% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

23M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co inside Teller's TRI pounds

Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co reports the 23rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Teller. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead compounds alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Coeur Rochester Inc and Sweetwater Mine/mill.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Teller's reported pounds (22.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co's total reported releases rose from 2.5 million lb in 2022 to 5.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co's land releases rose from 2.5 million lb in 2022 to 5.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co's off-site transfers fell from 367 lb in 2022 to 321 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co Form-R facts

Sector
Metal Mining
HEAVY volume
22.9M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CLEAN chem count
12
Lead chemical
Lead compounds

Compare this facility

See how Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co
22.9M lbs
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant
103.3K lbs

222.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co
12
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant
8

50% 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 Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.9M lbs.

Land Disposal 22.9M lbs (99.8%)
Air Releases 49.0K lbs (0.2%)
Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (6.5M lbs to 5.7M lbs).

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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 compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 6.5M lbs 9
2020 5.6M lbs 10
2021 2.7M lbs 10
2022 2.5M lbs 9
2023 5.7M lbs 7

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Lead compounds 22.9M lbs -
Hydrogen cyanide 28.2K lbs -
Cyanide compounds 13.1K lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 7.0K lbs -
Ammonia 3.6K lbs -
Mercury compounds 2.3K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 820 lbs -
Chromium 109 lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 72 lbs -
Zinc compounds 48 lbs -
Copper compounds 36 lbs -
Manganese compounds 25 lbs -

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co · LAND-pathway site

Victor, CO
38.7101, -105.1503
County TRI context
Teller · 100% of county pounds
Parent company
Newmont Mining Corp

Compare beyond Colorado

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co on cumulative reported pounds (22.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Coeur Rochester Inc, Pcs Phosphate Co Inc, Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC. 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.

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, Hydrogen cyanide, Cyanide compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds; nearby reporters include Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CLEAN · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Victor, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 100% of Teller TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Coeur Rochester Inc (Δ 47.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · 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