EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine
Battle Mountain, NV · Parent: Barrick Nevada Holding LLC
- Total releases
- 80.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 21
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine: how the 80.2M lbs splits
80.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 80.1M lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 70.6K lbs 0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 37.5K lbs <0.1%
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine's 80.2M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.9% 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 CARC-LEAN
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Battle Mountain, NV, in the metal mining sector. It reported 7.0M lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 80.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 19 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 - Phoenix Mine is pounds #6 and chemical-count #8 at 80.2M 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: Au-Reka Gold Corporation - McCoy Cove; Marigold Mining Co; Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station; Goldcorp Dee LLC - Lone Tree Mine. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Nevada: Fort Knox Mine; Nyrstar Clarksville Inc; Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit; Buick Mine/mill. Other Barrick Nevada Holding LLC sites in this extract: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Carlin South Area; Nevada Gold Mines Llc- Long Canyon Mine; Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine; Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Zinc compounds; Cyanide compounds.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 21 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 80.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fort Knox Mine and Nyrstar Clarksville Inc.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
80M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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 LLC - Phoenix Mine inside Lander's TRI pounds
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine reports the 10th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 35.4% of every pound reported in Lander. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 65.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Nevada include Fort Knox Mine and Nyrstar Clarksville Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lander's reported pounds (226.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine's total reported releases fell from 23.2 million lb in 2022 to 7.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine's air releases rose from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine's land releases fell from 23.2 million lb in 2022 to 7.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine's off-site transfers fell from 7.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine Form-R facts
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See how Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
839035.3× more than the comparison
21.0× 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 Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 80.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (16.3M lbs to 7.0M lbs).
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 7
What this shows Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% 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 | 16.3M lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 16.8M lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 16.9M lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 23.2M lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 7.0M lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 21 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 52.3M lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 8.4M lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 4.7M lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 3.1M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 3.0M lbs | - |
| Arsenic compounds | 2.6M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 965.4K lbs | - |
| Cadmium compounds | 942.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 597.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 518.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Selenium compounds | 463.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 447.7K lbs | - |
| Silver compounds | 274.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 229.0K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 151.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 116.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 58.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 10.9K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 1.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Beryllium compounds | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine · LAND-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Nevada - including Au-Reka Gold Corporation - McCoy Cove, Marigold Mining Co, Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station, ordered by distance.
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Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nevada - e.g. Fort Knox Mine, Nyrstar Clarksville Inc, Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit.
Compare beyond Nevada
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine on cumulative reported pounds (80.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (21). Release-pound peers include Fort Knox Mine, Bayer Cropscience LP, Uss Gary Works. Chemical-count peers include Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc, Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC, Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson 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- Long Canyon Mine, Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo 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, Copper And Copper Compounds, Zinc compounds, Cyanide compounds; nearby reporters include Au-Reka Gold Corporation - McCoy Cove. Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 - Phoenix Mine TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Battle Mountain, NV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 35.4% of Lander TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fort Knox Mine (Δ 784.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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