EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine

Carlin, NV · Parent: Barrick Nevada Holding LLC

Total releases
56.2K lbs
Chemicals reported
6
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine: how the 56.2K lbs splits

56.2K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 45.8K lbs 81.5%
  • Air Releases 10.4K lbs 18.5%

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine's 56.2K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 81.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

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.

LIGHT volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carlin, NV, in the metal mining sector. It reported 25.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 56.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,863 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. Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine is pounds #38 and chemical-count #42 at 56.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc; Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Carlin South Area; Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine; Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Carlin Nv. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Nevada: Carlota Copper Co; Silver Bell Mining LLC; Golden Vertex Corp; Mesquite Mine. Other Barrick Nevada Holding LLC sites in this extract: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Carlin South Area; Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine; Nevada Gold Mines Llc- Long Canyon Mine; Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Cyanide compounds; Hydrogen cyanide; Ammonia.

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Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (81.5% land disposal) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 56.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Carlota Copper Co and Silver Bell Mining LLC.

#5,863 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

56K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

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

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

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

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume

Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine reports the 77th-largest volume (56.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 80.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Nevada include Carlota Copper Co and Silver Bell Mining LLC.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 80.0%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine's total reported releases rose from 3 lb in 2022 to 25.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine's land releases rose from 2 lb in 2022 to 23.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine Form-R facts

Sector
Metal Mining
LIGHT volume
56.2K lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
TRACE-CARC chem count
6 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Compare this facility

See how Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine
56.2K lbs
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc
930.8M lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine
6
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc
33

82% 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 Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 56.2K lbs.

Land Disposal 45.8K lbs (81.5%)
Air Releases 10.4K lbs (18.5%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (24.4K lbs to 25.5K lbs).

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 24.4K lbs 3
2020 6.2K lbs 2
2021 19 lbs 3
2022 3 lbs 2
2023 25.5K lbs 5

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 44.9K lbs -
Cyanide compounds 8.2K lbs -
Hydrogen cyanide 2.0K lbs -
Ammonia 710 lbs -
Mercury compounds 250 lbs -
Naphthalene 18 lbs Carcinogen

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine · LAND-pathway site

Carlin, NV
40.7158, -116.1121
County TRI context
Eureka · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Barrick Nevada Holding LLC

Compare beyond Nevada

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine on cumulative reported pounds (56.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Silfex Inc, Tom Stack LLC / Chisholm Plant, General Dynamics Mission Systems. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Cyanide compounds, Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc. Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine stamps LIGHT 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 Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carlin, NV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 0.0% of Eureka TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Silfex Inc (Δ 15 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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