EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine
Carlin, NV · Parent: Barrick Nevada Holding LLC
- Total releases
- 2.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine: how the 2.4M lbs splits
2.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 2.4M lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 250 lbs <0.1%
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine's 2.4M 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: Lead And 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
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carlin, NV, in the metal mining sector. It reported 1.6M lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 759 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 LLC - Arturo Mine is pounds #18 and chemical-count #39 at 2.4M 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 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- Emigrant Mine; Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Carlin Nv. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Nevada: Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.; Stillwater Mining Co East Boulder Mine; Missouri Cobalt; Eagle 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- Emigrant Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Mercury compounds.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4M 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 Tyrone Inc. and Stillwater Mining Co East Boulder Mine.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine: Lead And Lead Compounds-led volume
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine reports the 52nd-largest volume (2.4M lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 63.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Nevada include Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. and Stillwater Mining Co East Boulder Mine.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine's pounds in one chemical - here Lead And Lead Compounds at 63.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine's total reported releases rose from 11.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine's land releases rose from 11.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine's air releases rose from 2 lb in 2022 to 223 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine Form-R facts
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See how Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 LLC - Arturo Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 105% (777.9K lbs to 1.6M lbs).
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine year-over-year reported totals (increased by 105% 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 And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 777.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 3.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 13.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 11.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.6M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.5M lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 733.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 87.2K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 45.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 89 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine · LAND-pathway site
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Compare beyond Nevada
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine on cumulative reported pounds (2.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Consolidated Grain & Barge Co, Big Cajun 2, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va. 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.
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 Barrick Nevada Holding LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Carlin South Area, Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine, Nevada Gold Mines Llc- Long Canyon 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 And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Mercury compounds; nearby reporters include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc. Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine 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 Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo 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. 0.3% of Elko TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Consolidated Grain & Barge Co (Δ 2.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead And 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