EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.
Tyrone, NM · Parent: Freeport-McMoran Inc
- Total releases
- 2.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.: how the 2.3M lbs splits
2.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 2.2M lbs 97.2%
- Air Releases 53.1K lbs 2.4%
- Water Discharges 10.1K lbs 0.4%
- Off-site Transfers 503 lbs <0.1%
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.'s 2.3M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tyrone, NM, in the metal mining sector. It reported 386.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 2.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 795 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Mexico's 97 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. is pounds #12 and chemical-count #26 at 2.3M lbs. Dark Horse Treating Facility leads reported pounds (131.3M lbs) at 1 chemicals (chemical-count #82). Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (1.2M lbs, pounds #14). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chino Mines Co Mine Concentrator-Sxew Plants; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility; Fxi Inc. - Santa Teresa. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside New Mexico: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine; Nevada Gold Mines Llc- Long Canyon Mine; Stillwater Mining Co East Boulder Mine; Fiore Gold Pan Mine. Other Freeport-McMoran Inc sites in this extract: Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc; Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc; Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc; Climax Molybdenum Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Copper And Copper Compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (97.2% land disposal) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine and Nevada Gold Mines Llc- Long Canyon Mine.
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3M 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
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.: Lead And Lead Compounds-led volume
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. reports the 53rd-largest volume (2.3M lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 97.1% of the total. Scale peers outside New Mexico include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine and Nevada Gold Mines Llc- Long Canyon Mine.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Lead And Lead Compounds at 97.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 488.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 386.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.'s water releases fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.'s land releases fell from 476.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 373.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.'s air releases rose from 10.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (774.3K lbs to 386.4K lbs).
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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 | 774.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 488.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 118.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 488.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 386.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.2M lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 53.0K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc.
Closest other reporters in New Mexico - including Chino Mines Co Mine Concentrator-Sxew Plants, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 96 other reporting facilities in New Mexico.
Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Mexico - e.g. Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine, Nevada Gold Mines Llc- Long Canyon Mine, Stillwater Mining Co East Boulder Mine.
Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (2.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant, Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc, Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant Corpus Christi, TX · Petroleum 2.3M lbs reported
- Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc Krotz Springs, LA · Petroleum 2.3M lbs reported
- Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc. Eddyville, IA · Chemicals 2.3M lbs reported
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC Loudon, TN · Primary Metals 2.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Freeport-McMoran Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc, Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc, Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc.
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, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper And Copper Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Chino Mines Co Mine Concentrator-Sxew Plants. Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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.
Use and verify this record
This Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tyrone, NM, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212230 · Metal Mining. 23.6% of Grant TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant (Δ 833 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · 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