EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Jerritt Canyon Mine
Elko, NV · Parent: Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC
- Total releases
- 4.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 30
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Jerritt Canyon Mine: how the 4.0M lbs splits
4.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 4.0M lbs 99.0%
- Off-site Transfers 22.5K lbs 0.6%
- Air Releases 19.8K lbs 0.5%
Jerritt Canyon Mine's 4.0M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Arsenic 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 CARC-MID
Jerritt Canyon Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elko, NV, in the metal mining sector. It reported 218.2K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 4.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 507 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. Jerritt Canyon Mine is pounds #16 and chemical-count #3 at 4.0M 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: Bald Mountain Mine; Joy Global Elko; Joy Global Elko; Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Carlin Nv. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Nevada: Smc Nye Mine Site; Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc; Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill; Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Arsenic compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Manganese compounds; Lead compounds.
Jerritt Canyon Mine stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.0% land disposal) across 30 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Smc Nye Mine Site and Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc.
Jerritt Canyon Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.0M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Jerritt Canyon Mine in the Metal Mining sector extract
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Jerritt Canyon Mine reports the 49th-largest volume (4.0M lbs). Scale peers outside Nevada include Smc Nye Mine Site and Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Jerritt Canyon Mine's total reported releases fell from 631.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 218.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jerritt Canyon Mine's off-site transfers fell from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 395 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jerritt Canyon Mine's air releases fell from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jerritt Canyon Mine's land releases fell from 618.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 216.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Jerritt Canyon Mine Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Jerritt Canyon Mine stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
63% less than the comparison
2.1× 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 Jerritt Canyon Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 89% (2.1M lbs to 218.2K lbs).
Jerritt Canyon Mine: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Jerritt Canyon Mine year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 89% 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: Arsenic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.1M lbs | 23 |
| 2020 | 555.5K lbs | 23 |
| 2021 | 571.0K lbs | 24 |
| 2022 | 631.7K lbs | 21 |
| 2023 | 218.2K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 30 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Jerritt Canyon Mine · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Jerritt Canyon Mine
Closest other reporters in Nevada - including Bald Mountain Mine, Joy Global Elko, Joy Global Elko, 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. Smc Nye Mine Site, Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc, Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill.
Compare beyond Nevada
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Jerritt Canyon Mine on cumulative reported pounds (4.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (30). Release-pound peers include Dow Sabine River Operations, Nucor Steel Jackson Inc, American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant. Chemical-count peers include Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, Amvac Chemical Co, Honda of America Manufacturing 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.
- Dow Sabine River Operations Orange, TX · Chemicals 4.0M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel Jackson Inc Flowood, MS · Primary Metals 4.0M lbs reported
- American Electric Power John W. Turk Jr Plant Fulton, AR · Electric Utilities 4.0M lbs reported
- American Electric Power Kammer/mitchell Plant Moundsville, WV · Electric Utilities 4.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant Cartersville, GA · Electric Utilities 30 chemicals
- Amvac Chemical Co Axis, AL · Chemicals 30 chemicals
- Honda of America Manufacturing Inc Marysville, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 chemicals
- Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC East Liberty, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 chemicals
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 Arsenic compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Manganese compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Bald Mountain Mine. Jerritt Canyon Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID 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 Jerritt Canyon Mine TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-MID · lead Arsenic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Jerritt Canyon 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. 0.4% of Elko TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dow Sabine River Operations (Δ 11.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Jerritt Canyon Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID · lead Arsenic 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