EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa)
Ely, NV · Parent: Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc
- Total releases
- 4.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa): how the 4.4M lbs splits
4.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 4.4M lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 9.7K lbs 0.2%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs <0.1%
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa)'s 4.4M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. 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
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ely, NV, in the metal mining sector. It reported 3.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 4.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 473 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. Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) is pounds #15 and chemical-count #31 at 4.4M 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: Robinson Nevada Mining Co; Foreland Refining Corp Eagle Springs Refinery; Fiore Gold Pan Mine; Gold Bar Mine. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Nevada: Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc; Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill; Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations; Smc Nye Mine Site. Other Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc sites in this extract: Fort Knox Mine; Smoky Valley Common Operation; Bald Mountain Mine; Apma 9156-GIL Exploration Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Mercury compounds; Methanol; Hydrogen cyanide.
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.8% land disposal) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc and Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill.
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.4M 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
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa): Lead compounds-led volume
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) reports the 48th-largest volume (4.4M lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead compounds alone is 81.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Nevada include Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc and Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa)'s pounds in one chemical - here Lead compounds at 81.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa)'s total reported releases fell from 7.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa)'s land releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa)'s air releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa)'s chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (598.6K lbs to 3.6K lbs).
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa): annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 1
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 598.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.3M lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 483.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 7.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 3.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 3.6M lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 759.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 49.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 920 lbs | - |
| Lead | 75 lbs | Carcinogen |
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa)
Closest other reporters in Nevada - including Robinson Nevada Mining Co, Foreland Refining Corp Eagle Springs Refinery, Fiore Gold Pan 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. Freeport-McMoran Safford Inc, Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill, Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations.
Compare beyond Nevada
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) on cumulative reported pounds (4.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc, Bunge N.a. Inc., International Paper - Riverdale Mill. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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 Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fort Knox Mine, Smoky Valley Common Operation, Bald Mountain 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 Lead compounds, Mercury compounds, Methanol, Hydrogen cyanide; nearby reporters include Robinson Nevada Mining Co. Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) 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.
Use and verify this record
This Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ely, NV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 4.0% of White Pine TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc (Δ 18.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kg Mining (bald Mountain) Inc South Operations Area (soa) 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