EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Nyrstar Coy-Mine
Jefferson City, TN · Parent: Nyrstar US Inc
- Total releases
- 6.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Nyrstar Coy-Mine: how the 6.2M lbs splits
6.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.1M lbs 99.2%
- Air Releases 35.0K lbs 0.6%
- Water Discharges 14.4K lbs 0.2%
Nyrstar Coy-Mine's 6.2M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Nyrstar Coy-Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Jefferson City, TN, in the metal mining sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 6.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 341 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Nyrstar Coy-Mine is pounds #14 and chemical-count #150 at 6.2M lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Oshkosh Manufacturing LLC; Quikrete - Morristown Tn Plant; Jtekt Automotive Tennessee Morristown; Macdermid Printing Solutions. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Tennessee: Marigold Mining Co; Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill; Pend Oreille Mine; Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations. Other Nyrstar US Inc sites in this extract: Nyrstar Clarksville Inc; Nystar Gordonsville Mine & Mill; Nystar - Young Mine & Mill; Nyrstar- Immel Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Mercury compounds.
Nyrstar Coy-Mine stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.2% land disposal) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marigold Mining Co and Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill.
Nyrstar Coy-Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.2M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nyrstar Coy-Mine inside Jefferson's TRI pounds
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Nyrstar Coy-Mine reports the 40th-largest volume (6.2M lbs). This one site accounts for 32.3% of every pound reported in Jefferson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Marigold Mining Co and Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jefferson's reported pounds (19.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nyrstar Coy-Mine's total reported releases rose from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nyrstar Coy-Mine's land releases rose from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nyrstar Coy-Mine's water releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nyrstar Coy-Mine's air releases fell from 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nyrstar Coy-Mine Form-R facts
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25% 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 Nyrstar Coy-Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 19% (1.4M lbs to 1.1M lbs).
Nyrstar Coy-Mine: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Nyrstar Coy-Mine year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.4M lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.2M lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.1M lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.1M lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 6.2M lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 315 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 18 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 13 lbs | - |
Nyrstar Coy-Mine · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nyrstar Coy-Mine
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Oshkosh Manufacturing LLC, Quikrete - Morristown Tn Plant, Jtekt Automotive Tennessee Morristown, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Marigold Mining Co, Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill, Pend Oreille Mine.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nyrstar Coy-Mine on cumulative reported pounds (6.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC, Walleye Power LLC - Bay Shore Plant, Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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 Nyrstar US Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nyrstar Clarksville Inc, Nystar Gordonsville Mine & Mill, Nystar - Young Mine & Mill.
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 Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury compounds; nearby reporters include Oshkosh Manufacturing LLC. Nyrstar Coy-Mine 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 Nyrstar Coy-Mine TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nyrstar Coy-Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Jefferson City, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212230 · Metal Mining. 32.3% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC (Δ 5.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nyrstar Coy-Mine stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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