EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Georgia Mineral Operations
Patterson, GA · Parent: The Chemours Co
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Georgia Mineral Operations: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 1.6M lbs 100.0%
Georgia Mineral Operations's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Georgia Mineral Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Patterson, GA, in the metal mining sector. It reported 42 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 990 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Georgia Mineral Operations is pounds #31 and chemical-count #152 at 1.6M lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sundance Boats; Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc.; Beach Timber Co - Blackshear; Federal Correctional Institution Jesup. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Georgia: Eagle Mine; Missouri Cobalt; Fiore Gold Pan Mine; Mp Mine Operations LLC. Other The Chemours Co sites in this extract: Chemours Delisle Plant; Chemours Johnsonville Plant; Chemours Washington Works; Chemours Chambers Works. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Georgia Mineral Operations stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Eagle Mine and Missouri Cobalt.
Georgia Mineral Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Georgia Mineral Operations inside Pierce's TRI pounds
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Georgia Mineral Operations reports the 58th-largest volume (1.6M lbs). This one site accounts for 89.9% of every pound reported in Pierce. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 84.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Eagle Mine and Missouri Cobalt.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pierce's reported pounds (1.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Georgia Mineral Operations's total reported releases rose from 2 lb in 2022 to 42 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Georgia Mineral Operations's land releases rose from 2 lb in 2022 to 42 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Georgia Mineral Operations Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Georgia Mineral Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (1.6M lbs to 42 lbs).
Georgia Mineral Operations: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Georgia Mineral Operations 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 274 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 306 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 42 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 234.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 17.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Georgia Mineral Operations · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Georgia Mineral Operations
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Sundance Boats, Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc., Beach Timber Co - Blackshear, ordered by distance.
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Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Eagle Mine, Missouri Cobalt, Fiore Gold Pan Mine.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Georgia Mineral Operations on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant, Nucor-Yamato Steel Co, Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant Windsor, CO · Fabricated Metals 1.6M lbs reported
- Nucor-Yamato Steel Co Blytheville, AR · Primary Metals 1.6M lbs reported
- Ford Motor Co Chicago Assembly Chicago, IL · Transportation Equipment 1.6M lbs reported
- Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC Mosinee, WI · Paper 1.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Chemours Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Chemours Delisle Plant, Chemours Johnsonville Plant, Chemours Washington Works.
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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Sundance Boats. Georgia Mineral Operations 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 Georgia Mineral Operations TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CLEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Georgia Mineral Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Patterson, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212299 · Metal Mining. 89.9% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant (Δ 80 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Georgia Mineral Operations stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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