EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Wharf Resources
Lead, SD · Parent: Coeur Mining Inc
- Total releases
- 8.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Wharf Resources: how the 8.0M lbs splits
8.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 8.0M lbs 99.6%
- Water Discharges 25.8K lbs 0.3%
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs <0.1%
Wharf Resources's 8.0M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Wharf Resources is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lead, SD, in the metal mining sector. It reported 2.0M lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 8.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 265 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Dakota's 92 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Wharf Resources is pounds #2 and chemical-count #3 at 8.0M lbs. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls leads reported pounds (21.3M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #33). Hydro Extrusion USA LLC leads chemical count at 12 chemicals (223.2K lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Permian Tank & Manufacturing Inc Belle Fourche Plant; Pete Lien & Sons Inc; Truenorth Steel - Rapid City; Gcc Dacotah. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside South Dakota: Chino Mines Co Mine Concentrator-Sxew Plants; St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill; Marigold Mining Co; Nyrstar Coy-Mine. Other Coeur Mining Inc sites in this extract: Coeur Rochester Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Chromium.
Wharf Resources stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.6% land disposal) across 11 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chino Mines Co Mine Concentrator-Sxew Plants and St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill.
Wharf Resources vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.0M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Wharf Resources inside Lawrence's TRI pounds
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Wharf Resources reports the 37th-largest volume (8.0M lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Lawrence. Scale peers outside South Dakota include Chino Mines Co Mine Concentrator-Sxew Plants and St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lawrence's reported pounds (8.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wharf Resources's total reported releases rose from 843.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wharf Resources's land releases rose from 839.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wharf Resources's water releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wharf Resources Form-R facts
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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 Wharf Resources releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 25% (1.6M lbs to 2.0M lbs).
Wharf Resources: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Wharf Resources year-over-year reported totals (increased by 25% 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 | 1.6M lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 1.7M lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 2.0M lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 843.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 2.0M lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 4.8M lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.0M lbs | - |
| Chromium | 377.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 123.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 25.1K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 24.3K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 13.6K lbs | - |
| Cyanide compounds | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Wharf Resources · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wharf Resources
Closest other reporters in South Dakota - including Permian Tank & Manufacturing Inc Belle Fourche Plant, Pete Lien & Sons Inc, Truenorth Steel - Rapid City, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 91 other reporting facilities in South Dakota.
Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Dakota - e.g. Chino Mines Co Mine Concentrator-Sxew Plants, St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill, Marigold Mining Co.
Compare beyond South Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wharf Resources on cumulative reported pounds (8.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Kyger Creek Station, Miller Steam Plant, Westrock Mill Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Coeur Mining Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Coeur Rochester 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, Lead compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium; nearby reporters include Permian Tank & Manufacturing Inc Belle Fourche Plant. Wharf Resources 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 Wharf Resources 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.
Wharf Resources totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lead, SD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212221 · Metal Mining. 100% of Lawrence TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kyger Creek Station (Δ 14.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wharf Resources 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