EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Granite Creek Mine
Golconda, NV · Parent: Premier Gold Mines USA Inc.
- Total releases
- 5.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Granite Creek Mine: how the 5.3K lbs splits
5.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 5.3K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 2 lbs <0.1%
Granite Creek Mine's 5.3K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Mercury compounds.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Granite Creek Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Golconda, NV, in the metal mining sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 5.3K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,078 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. Granite Creek Mine is pounds #66 and chemical-count #97 at 5.3K 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: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Turquoise Ridge; Midas Project; Hollister Mine; Hycroft Mine. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Nevada: Kettle River Operations Mill; Ouray Silver Mines Inc.; Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC; Mission Mine. Other Premier Gold Mines USA Inc. sites in this extract: Goldcorp Dee LLC - Lone Tree Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Mercury compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Granite Creek Mine stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.3K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kettle River Operations Mill and Ouray Silver Mines Inc..
Granite Creek Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.3K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Granite Creek Mine: Mercury compounds-led volume
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Granite Creek Mine reports the 86th-largest volume (5.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Mercury compounds alone is 93.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Nevada include Kettle River Operations Mill and Ouray Silver Mines Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Granite Creek Mine's pounds in one chemical - here Mercury compounds at 93.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Granite Creek Mine's total reported releases fell from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Granite Creek Mine's land releases fell from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Granite Creek Mine Form-R facts
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See how Granite Creek Mine stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
100% less than the comparison
93% less 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 Granite Creek Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 74% (4.2K lbs to 1.1K lbs).
Granite Creek Mine: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Granite Creek Mine year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 74% from 2022 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: Mercury compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury compounds | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 371 lbs | - |
Granite Creek Mine · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Granite Creek Mine
Closest other reporters in Nevada - including Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Turquoise Ridge, Midas Project, Hollister Mine, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 157 other reporting facilities in Nevada.
Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nevada - e.g. Kettle River Operations Mill, Ouray Silver Mines Inc., Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC.
Compare beyond Nevada
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Granite Creek Mine on cumulative reported pounds (5.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Oldcastle Infrastructure, Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1, US Plating LP. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Premier Gold Mines USA Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Goldcorp Dee LLC - Lone Tree Mine.
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 Mercury compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Turquoise Ridge. Granite Creek Mine stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Granite Creek Mine TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CLEAN · lead Mercury compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Granite Creek Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Golconda, NV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 212220 · Metal Mining. 0.0% of Humboldt TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Oldcastle Infrastructure (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Granite Creek Mine stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Mercury 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