EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery
Columbus, MT · Parent: Stillwater Mining Co
- Total releases
- 3.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery: how the 3.1K lbs splits
3.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.8K lbs 89.2%
- Land Disposal 325 lbs 10.4%
- Off-site Transfers 13 lbs 0.4%
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery's 3.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 89.2% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 10.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, MT, in the primary metals sector. It reported 480 lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 3.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,051 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Montana's 67 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery is pounds #43 and chemical-count #8 at 3.1K lbs. Montana Resources LLC leads reported pounds (215.2M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #11). Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery leads chemical count at 39 chemicals (465.0K lbs, pounds #16). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Montana Silversmiths; Chs Inc. Laurel Refinery; Lfm Laurel West; Smc Nye Mine Site. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Montana: Omega Wire Inc-Owi Plant; Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co; Pcc Structurals Carson City; Honeywell International Inc. Other Stillwater Mining Co sites in this extract: Smc Nye Mine Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (89.2% air releases) across 16 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Omega Wire Inc-Owi Plant and Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co.
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.1K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery reports the 908th-largest volume (3.1K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 53.3% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Montana include Omega Wire Inc-Owi Plant and Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (53.3% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 13 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery's air releases fell from 487 lb in 2022 to 467 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery Form-R facts
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See how Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
89% less than the comparison
4.0× 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 Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (746 lbs to 480 lbs).
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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: Nickel compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 746 lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 687 lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 719 lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 487 lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 480 lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nickel compounds | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 946 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 538 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 143 lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 135 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 69 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 57 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 50 lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 32 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 31 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 28 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 13 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 13 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery
Closest other reporters in Montana - including Montana Silversmiths, Chs Inc. Laurel Refinery, Lfm Laurel West, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 66 other reporting facilities in Montana.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Montana - e.g. Omega Wire Inc-Owi Plant, Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co, Pcc Structurals Carson City.
Compare beyond Montana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (3.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Daikin Applied, Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Pan Technology. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. 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).
Other Stillwater Mining Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Smc Nye Mine Site.
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 Nickel compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Montana Silversmiths. Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, MT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331410 · Primary Metals. 0.1% of Stillwater TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Daikin Applied (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel 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