EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill
New Market, TN · Parent: Nyrstar US Inc
- Total releases
- 12.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill: how the 12.7M lbs splits
12.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 12.7M lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 35.8K lbs 0.3%
- Water Discharges 7.7K lbs 0.1%
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill's 12.7M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Market, TN, in the metal mining sector. It reported 1.8M lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 12.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 157 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. Nystar - Young Mine & Mill is pounds #9 and chemical-count #68 at 12.7M 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: Nyrstar- Immel Mine; Otics USA; Exedy America Corp; Darling Ingredients Knoxville Facility. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Tennessee: Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine; Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project; Bald Mountain Mine; Freeport-McMoran Sierrita Inc. Other Nyrstar US Inc sites in this extract: Nyrstar Clarksville Inc; Nystar Gordonsville Mine & Mill; Nyrstar Coy-Mine; Nyrstar- Immel Mine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Copper compounds; Cadmium compounds; Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds.
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.7% land disposal) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine and Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project.
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13M 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
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill inside Jefferson's TRI pounds
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Nystar - Young Mine & Mill reports the 31st-largest volume (12.7M lbs). This one site accounts for 66.5% of every pound reported in Jefferson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine and Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project.
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
- Nystar - Young Mine & Mill's total reported releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nystar - Young Mine & Mill's water releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nystar - Young Mine & Mill's air releases rose from 5.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nystar - Young Mine & Mill's land releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Nystar - Young Mine & Mill stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.2× more than the comparison
60% 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 Nystar - Young Mine & Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 55% (4.1M lbs to 1.8M lbs).
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Nystar - Young Mine & Mill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% 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 | 4.1M lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 2.3M lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 2.3M lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 2.1M lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.8M lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 12.6M lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 24.8K lbs | - |
| Cadmium compounds | 22.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds | 4.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 878 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 54 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 12 lbs | - |
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nystar - Young Mine & Mill
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Nyrstar- Immel Mine, Otics USA, Exedy America Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine, Coeur Alaska Inc Kensington Gold Project, Bald Mountain Mine.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nystar - Young Mine & Mill on cumulative reported pounds (12.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Graphic Packaging International LLC, Eunice Gas Plant, Alcoa Warrick Newco LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Graphic Packaging International LLC West Monroe, LA · Paper 12.7M lbs reported
- Eunice Gas Plant Eunice, NM · Natural Gas Processing 12.6M lbs reported
- Alcoa Warrick Newco LLC Newburgh, IN · Primary Metals 12.6M lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp /butler Works Butler, PA · Primary Metals 12.8M lbs reported
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, Nyrstar Coy-Mine.
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, Copper compounds, Cadmium compounds, Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds; nearby reporters include Nyrstar- Immel Mine. Nystar - Young Mine & Mill stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Nystar - Young Mine & Mill TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Market, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212230 · Metal Mining. 66.5% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Graphic Packaging International LLC (Δ 12.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nystar - Young Mine & Mill stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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