EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine
Carthage, TN
- Total releases
- 5.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine: how the 5.6M lbs splits
5.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 5.6M lbs 99.7%
- Water Discharges 10.0K lbs 0.2%
- Air Releases 7.3K lbs 0.1%
Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine's 5.6M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carthage, TN, in the metal mining sector. It reported 303.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 5.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 384 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 - Cumberland Mine is pounds #16 and chemical-count #152 at 5.6M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bonnell Aluminum Inc.; Nystar Gordonsville Mine & Mill; Mueller Refrigeration Products; Nielsen Moulding LLC. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Tennessee: Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations; Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill; Pend Oreille Mine; Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Mercury compounds.
Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.7% land disposal) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations and Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill.
Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.6M 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 - Cumberland Mine: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine reports the 44th-largest volume (5.6M lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations and Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine's total reported releases fell from 780.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 303.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine's land releases fell from 777.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 300.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine's water releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine's air releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.9× more than the comparison
74% 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 Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 85% (2.1M lbs to 303.9K lbs).
Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 85% 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 | 2.1M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.5M lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 894.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 780.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 303.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 5.6M lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 4.4K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 21 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 18 lbs | - |
Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Bonnell Aluminum Inc., Nystar Gordonsville Mine & Mill, Mueller Refrigeration Products, 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. Asarco LLC Ray Mine Operations, Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill, Pend Oreille Mine.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine on cumulative reported pounds (5.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Mount Storm Power Station, Sanderson Farms LLC, Nearman Creek Power Station. 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.
- Mount Storm Power Station Mount Storm, WV · Electric Utilities 5.6M lbs reported
- Sanderson Farms LLC Collins, MS · Food 5.6M lbs reported
- Nearman Creek Power Station Kansas City, KS · Electric Utilities 5.6M lbs reported
- Basin Electric Leland Olds Station Stanton, ND · Electric Utilities 5.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Bonnell Aluminum Inc.. Nyrstar - Cumberland 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 - Cumberland 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 - Cumberland Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carthage, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212230 · Metal Mining. 23.4% of Smith TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mount Storm Power Station (Δ 3.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nyrstar - Cumberland 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