EPA TRI Facility · Metal Mining
Pend Oreille Mine
Metaline Falls, WA · Parent: Teck American Inc
- Total releases
- 6.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Pend Oreille Mine: how the 6.0M lbs splits
6.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.0M lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 6.0K lbs 0.1%
- Water Discharges 3.3K lbs 0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 113 lbs <0.1%
Pend Oreille Mine's 6.0M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Pend Oreille Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Metaline Falls, WA, in the metal mining sector. It reported 545 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 6.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 353 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pend Oreille Mine is pounds #3 and chemical-count #62 at 6.0M lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Cbp Frontier Port of Entry #WA0049; Hewes Marine Co Inc.; Vaagen Brothers Lumber; Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Kettle Falls Lumber. Similar-scale Metal Mining peers outside Washington: Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill; Nyrstar Coy-Mine; Marigold Mining Co; Nyrstar- Immel Mine. Other Teck American Inc sites in this extract: Red Dog Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Methanol.
Pend Oreille Mine stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.8% land disposal) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill and Nyrstar Coy-Mine.
Pend Oreille Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.0M 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
Pend Oreille Mine inside Pend Oreille's TRI pounds
Among the 103 Metal Mining facilities in this database, Pend Oreille Mine reports the 42nd-largest volume (6.0M lbs). This one site accounts for 95.6% of every pound reported in Pend Oreille. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 70.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill and Nyrstar Coy-Mine.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pend Oreille's reported pounds (6.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pend Oreille Mine's total reported releases fell from 697 lb in 2022 to 545 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pend Oreille Mine's air releases fell from 697 lb in 2022 to 545 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pend Oreille Mine Form-R facts
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See how Pend Oreille Mine stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3779.9× more than the comparison
5.0× 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 Pend Oreille Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (6.0M lbs to 545 lbs).
Pend Oreille Mine: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pend Oreille Mine 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.0M lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 660 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 488 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 697 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 545 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 4.2M lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.7M lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 61.8K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 131 lbs | - |
Pend Oreille Mine · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pend Oreille Mine
Closest other reporters in Washington - including US Cbp Frontier Port of Entry #WA0049, Hewes Marine Co Inc., Vaagen Brothers Lumber, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Metal Mining Facilities
Other Metal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill, Nyrstar Coy-Mine, Marigold Mining Co.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pend Oreille Mine on cumulative reported pounds (6.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp - Mansfield Works, Keystone Power Plant, Clearwater Paper Corp. 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.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp - Mansfield Works Mansfield, OH · Primary Metals 6.0M lbs reported
- Keystone Power Plant Shelocta, PA · Electric Utilities 6.0M lbs reported
- Clearwater Paper Corp Arkansas City, AR · Paper 6.0M lbs reported
- Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill Delta, UT · Metal Mining 6.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Teck American Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Red Dog Operations.
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 And Lead Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Methanol; nearby reporters include US Cbp Frontier Port of Entry #WA0049. Pend Oreille 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 Pend Oreille Mine TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pend Oreille Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Metaline Falls, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 212230 · Metal Mining. 95.6% of Pend Oreille TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp - Mansfield Works (Δ 1.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pend Oreille 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