EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Mineral Ridge Mine
Silverpeak, NV · Parent: Scorpio Gold (us) Corp
- Total releases
- 1.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mineral Ridge Mine: how the 1.5K lbs splits
1.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.5K lbs 100.0%
Mineral Ridge Mine's 1.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Cyanide compounds.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Mineral Ridge Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Silverpeak, NV, in the metal mining sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 13,229 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. Mineral Ridge Mine is pounds #87 and chemical-count #131 at 1.5K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Albemarle U.S. Inc.; Tonopah Test Range Operations Office; Isabella Pearl Mine (006-240-02); US Ecology Nevada Inc.. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Nevada: Ouray Silver Mines Inc.; Kettle River Operations Mill; Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC; Mission Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Cyanide compounds.
Mineral Ridge Mine stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ouray Silver Mines Inc. and Kettle River Operations Mill.
Mineral Ridge Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mineral Ridge Mine: Cyanide compounds-led volume
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Mineral Ridge Mine reports the 92nd-largest volume (1.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Cyanide compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Nevada include Ouray Silver Mines Inc. and Kettle River Operations Mill.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mineral Ridge Mine's pounds in one chemical - here Cyanide compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Mineral Ridge Mine Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mineral Ridge Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 100% (1.5K lbs to 0 lbs).
Mineral Ridge Mine: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Mineral Ridge Mine year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Cyanide compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cyanide compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
Mineral Ridge Mine · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mineral Ridge Mine
Closest other reporters in Nevada - including Albemarle U.S. Inc., Tonopah Test Range Operations Office, Isabella Pearl Mine (006-240-02), 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. Ouray Silver Mines Inc., Kettle River Operations Mill, Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mineral Ridge Mine on cumulative reported pounds (1.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Jasper Wyman & Son C & D Corp, Prc-Desoto International Inc, General Partitions Manufacturing Corp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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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 Cyanide compounds; nearby reporters include Albemarle U.S. Inc.. Mineral Ridge Mine stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Mineral Ridge Mine TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Cyanide compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mineral Ridge Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Silverpeak, NV, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 4.9% of Esmeralda TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aerogen-Tek (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mineral Ridge Mine stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Cyanide 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