EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining

Bald Mountain Mine

Elko, NV · Parent: Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc

Total releases
10.8M lbs
Chemicals reported
14
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Bald Mountain Mine: how the 10.8M lbs splits

10.8M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 10.8M lbs 99.5%
  • Air Releases 48.7K lbs 0.5%
  • Off-site Transfers 69 lbs <0.1%

Bald Mountain Mine's 10.8M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: 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 TRACE-CARC

Bald Mountain Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elko, NV, in the metal mining sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 10.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 197 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nevada's 158 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bald Mountain Mine is pounds #12 and chemical-count #11 at 10.8M lbs. Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc leads reported pounds (930.8M lbs) at 33 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Ecology Nevada Inc. leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (41.2M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Joy Global Elko; Joy Global Elko; Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Carlin Nv; Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Nevada: Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project; Freeport-McMoran Sierrita Inc; St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill; Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine. Other Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc sites in this extract: Fort Knox Mine; Smoky Valley Common Operation; Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa); Apma 9156-GIL Exploration Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Mercury compounds; Methanol; Hydrogen cyanide.

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Bald Mountain Mine stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.5% land disposal) across 14 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project and Freeport-McMoran Sierrita Inc.

#197 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.8% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Bald Mountain Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

11M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

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

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

Bald Mountain Mine: Lead compounds-led volume

Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Bald Mountain Mine reports the 34th-largest volume (10.8M lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead compounds alone is 79.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Nevada include Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project and Freeport-McMoran Sierrita Inc.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Bald Mountain Mine's pounds in one chemical - here Lead compounds at 79.2%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Bald Mountain Mine's total reported releases fell from 3.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Bald Mountain Mine's off-site transfers fell from 59 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Bald Mountain Mine's land releases fell from 3.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Bald Mountain Mine's air releases fell from 13.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Bald Mountain Mine Form-R facts

Sector
Metal Mining
HEAVY volume
10.8M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
TRACE-CARC chem count
14 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Lead compounds

Compare this facility

See how Bald Mountain Mine stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Bald Mountain Mine
10.8M lbs
Joy Global Elko
20 lbs

540092.5× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Bald Mountain Mine
14
Joy Global Elko
1

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 Bald Mountain Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.8M lbs.

Land Disposal 10.8M lbs (99.5%)
Air Releases 48.7K lbs (0.5%)
Off-site Transfers 69 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 61% (2.7M lbs to 1.1M lbs).

Bald Mountain Mine: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Bald Mountain Mine year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 61% 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 2.7M lbs 9
2020 2.6M lbs 10
2021 1.1M lbs 12
2022 3.3M lbs 12
2023 1.1M lbs 10

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Lead compounds 8.6M lbs -
Mercury compounds 1.1M lbs -
Methanol 1.1M lbs -
Hydrogen cyanide 19.2K lbs -
Ammonia 9.5K lbs -
Cyanide compounds 8.3K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 6.7K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 5.2K lbs -
Toluene 3.2K lbs -
Copper 1.5K lbs -
Naphthalene 603 lbs Carcinogen
Xylene (mixed isomers) 386 lbs -
Copper compounds 29 lbs -
Manganese 0 lbs -

Bald Mountain Mine · LAND-pathway site

Elko, NV
40.8303, -115.7639
County TRI context
White Pine · 9.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc

Compare beyond Nevada

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bald Mountain Mine on cumulative reported pounds (10.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Fortron Industries LLC, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Cardinal Plant. 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.

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, Mercury compounds, Methanol, Hydrogen cyanide; nearby reporters include Joy Global Elko. Bald Mountain Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Bald Mountain Mine TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Bald Mountain Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elko, NV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 9.8% of White Pine TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fortron Industries LLC (Δ 2.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Bald Mountain Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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