EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Gopher Resource LLC
Eagan, MN
- Total releases
- 7.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Gopher Resource LLC: how the 7.7M lbs splits
7.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.7M lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 2.5K lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 3 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Gopher Resource LLC's 7.7M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% 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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Gopher Resource LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Eagan, MN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 2.2M lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 7.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 275 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gopher Resource LLC is pounds #3 and chemical-count #14 at 7.7M lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mapei; Safety-Kleen Systems Eagan (eab); Twin City Tanning Co LLP; Chs Inc Lubricants Plant. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Minnesota: Ssab Alabama Inc; Envirofocus Technologies; Jewell Coke Co LP; Alloy Resource Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Gopher Resource LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 14 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ssab Alabama Inc and Envirofocus Technologies.
Gopher Resource LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.7M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gopher Resource LLC inside Dakota's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Gopher Resource LLC reports the 38th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 62.7% of every pound reported in Dakota. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 61.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Ssab Alabama Inc and Envirofocus Technologies.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Dakota's reported pounds (12.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gopher Resource LLC's total reported releases rose from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 2.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gopher Resource LLC's air releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 507 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gopher Resource LLC's off-site transfers rose from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 2.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gopher Resource LLC Form-R facts
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35255.4× more than the comparison
14.0× 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 Gopher Resource LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 197% (752.7K lbs to 2.2M lbs).
Gopher Resource LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Gopher Resource LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 197% 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 | 752.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 790.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.9M lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 2.0M lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 2.2M lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 4.7M lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 437.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 373.1K lbs | - |
| Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 243.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 202.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 112.0K lbs | - |
| Antimony | 106.9K lbs | - |
| Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds | 82.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 63.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Arsenic | 36.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene | 0 lbs | - |
Gopher Resource LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gopher Resource LLC
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Mapei, Safety-Kleen Systems Eagan (eab), Twin City Tanning Co LLP, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Ssab Alabama Inc, Envirofocus Technologies, Jewell Coke Co LP.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gopher Resource LLC on cumulative reported pounds (7.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Associated Electric Cooperative Inc New Madrid Power Plant, Beaumont Gas-To Gasoline Plant, Usg Paper LLC. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Barium And Barium Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Mapei. Gopher Resource LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Gopher Resource LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gopher Resource LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Eagan, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331492 · Primary Metals. 62.7% of Dakota TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Associated Electric Cooperative Inc New Madrid Power Plant (Δ 12.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gopher Resource LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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