EPA TRI Facility · Coal Mining
Bni Coal Ltd
Center, ND · Parent: Allete Inc
- Total releases
- 392.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Bni Coal Ltd: how the 392.8K lbs splits
392.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 392.7K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 93 lbs <0.1%
Bni Coal Ltd's 392.8K 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: Barium And Barium Compounds.
MID volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Bni Coal Ltd is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Center, ND, in the coal mining sector. It reported 95 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 392.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,234 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station; Basin Electric Leland Olds Station; Rm Heskett Station; Marathon Mandan Refinery. Similar-scale Coal Mining peers outside North Dakota: Solar Sources Mining LLC Shamrock Preparation Facility; Solar Sources Mining LLC Cannelburg Preparation Plant; Ohio County Coal Resources Inc.; Viper Mine. Other Allete Inc sites in this extract: Boswell Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Bni Coal Ltd stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 392.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Solar Sources Mining LLC Shamrock Preparation Facility and Solar Sources Mining LLC Cannelburg Preparation Plant.
Bni Coal Ltd vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
393K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bni Coal Ltd: Barium And Barium Compounds-led volume
Among the 37 Coal Mining facilities in this database, Bni Coal Ltd reports the 11th-largest volume (392.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium And Barium Compounds alone is 73.2% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Solar Sources Mining LLC Shamrock Preparation Facility and Solar Sources Mining LLC Cannelburg Preparation Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bni Coal Ltd's pounds in one chemical - here Barium And Barium Compounds at 73.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Bni Coal Ltd Form-R facts
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See how Bni Coal Ltd stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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71% 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 Bni Coal Ltd releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 392.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (281.8K lbs to 95 lbs).
Bni Coal Ltd: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bni Coal Ltd year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Barium And Barium Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 281.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 110.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 63 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 90 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 95 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 287.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 81.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 23.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 249 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 182 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 2 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 2 lbs | - |
Bni Coal Ltd · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bni Coal Ltd
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station, Basin Electric Leland Olds Station, Rm Heskett Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 93 other reporting facilities in North Dakota.
Similar Coal Mining Facilities
Other Coal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. Solar Sources Mining LLC Shamrock Preparation Facility, Solar Sources Mining LLC Cannelburg Preparation Plant, Ohio County Coal Resources Inc..
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bni Coal Ltd on cumulative reported pounds (392.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Shell Rock Soy Processing LLC, Holcim Participations US Inc - Joppa Plant, Rocky Mountain Metal Container. 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.
- Shell Rock Soy Processing LLC Shell Rock, IA · Food 392.5K lbs reported
- Holcim Participations US Inc - Joppa Plant Grand Chain, IL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 392.5K lbs reported
- Rocky Mountain Metal Container Golden, CO · Fabricated Metals 393.1K lbs reported
- Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Pendergrass Fresh Plant Pendergrass, GA · Food 393.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Allete Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Boswell Energy Center.
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 Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station. Bni Coal Ltd stamps MID 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 Bni Coal Ltd TRI extract (MID · LAND · CLEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bni Coal Ltd totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Center, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212111 · Coal Mining. 1.4% of Oliver TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Shell Rock Soy Processing LLC (Δ 284 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bni Coal Ltd stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Barium And Barium 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