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BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINE

Quick Summary

  • Released 39,479,912 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
27 MILES N OF CARLIN OFF STATE RTE 766
CARLIN, NV 89822
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County
ELKO County
Industry
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
212221
Inspections
4 · last Jul 11, 2024
Total Penalties
$0 · last Jun 2, 2015
Registry ID
110043802178

How This Compares

#3 of 144 TRI reporters in NV
#8 of 555 TRI reporters in Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) -31% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 28,074,356
2016 26,277,738 -6%
2017 39,479,912 +50%
2018 36,907,482 -7%
2019 4,154,689 -89%
2020 28,924,196 +596%
2021 24,414,821 -16%
2022 181,020,216 +641%
2023 72,185,849 -60%
2024 19,493,881 -73%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Vanadium compounds
Aluminum (fume or dust)
Chlorine
Cyanide compounds
Ethylene glycol
Manganese compounds 7,132,931 145 7,132,786 248,082
Zinc compounds 4,539,602 121 4,539,481
Arsenic compounds 4,220,419 926 4,219,493 ♦ Carcinogen
Antimony compounds 1,748,244 3 1,748,241
Copper compounds 1,118,666 107 1,118,559 59,718
Lead compounds 442,741 36 442,705 24
Selenium compounds 73,610 24 73,586
Cadmium compounds 71,311 7 71,304 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 60,691 202 60,489 197,047
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 22,628 22 22,606
Silver compounds 15,497 7 15,490
Nickel compounds 12,636 69 12,567 ♦ Carcinogen
Cobalt compounds 12,318 12,318 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 11,746 11,746
Hydrogen cyanide 5,450 5,450
Propylene 2,536 2,536
Ammonia 2,416 2,126 290
Nitric acid 315 315
Naphthalene 122 122 ♦ Carcinogen
Thallium compounds 2 2

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol
Cyanide compounds
Aluminum (fume or dust)
Chlorine
Arsenic compounds 58,489,642 3,865 58,485,777 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese compounds 5,696,642 134 5,696,508 290,163
Zinc compounds 3,763,267 105 3,763,162 560
Antimony compounds 1,496,009 4 1,496,005 560
Vanadium compounds 1,196,587 5 1,196,582
Nickel compounds 870,838 54 870,784 20,158 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 366,625 33 366,592 13
Cobalt compounds 118,960 21 118,939 ♦ Carcinogen
Cadmium compounds 58,293 4 58,289 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper compounds 38,005 125 37,880 10,090
Mercury compounds 30,103 255 29,849 215,821
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 23,999 25 23,974
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 23,995 23,995
Hydrogen cyanide 7,473 7,473
Propylene 2,664 2,664
Selenium compounds 1,664 1,664
Ammonia 712 73 639
Nitric acid 259 259
Naphthalene 109 109 ♦ Carcinogen
Thallium compounds 2 2

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol
Aluminum (fume or dust)
Chlorine
Cyanide compounds
Vanadium compounds
Arsenic compounds 171,385,433 8,080 171,377,353 ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 5,984,190 162 5,984,028 900
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1,521,935 163 1,521,772 25,054
Lead compounds 926,918 43 926,875
Mercury compounds 805,898 78 805,821
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 287,324 287,324
Copper compounds 39,834 523 39,311 73,635
Antimony compounds 22,402 22,402
Nickel compounds 11,034 317 10,717 ♦ Carcinogen
Cobalt compounds 10,504 10,504 ♦ Carcinogen
Propylene 6,516 6,516
Hydrogen cyanide 6,130 6,130
Manganese compounds 5,499 30 5,469 36,062
Ammonia 2,288 140 2,148
Selenium compounds 1,803 1 1,802
Silver compounds 1,255 1,255
Cadmium compounds 560 20 540 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 351 351 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid 263 263
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 77 77
Thallium compounds 2 2
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol
Aluminum (fume or dust)
Chlorine
Zinc (fume or dust)
Arsenic compounds 14,167,022 216 14,166,806 32 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese compounds 3,576,549 178 3,576,371 202,021
Vanadium compounds 2,664,849 14 2,664,835
Lead compounds 1,295,011 68 1,294,943
Nickel compounds 931,958 293 931,665 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper compounds 798,080 414 797,666 98,912
Cyanide compounds 436,101 436,101
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 166,121 166,121
Mercury compounds 113,700 202 113,498 226,957
Zinc compounds 62,722 46 62,676
Cadmium compounds 39,162 19 39,143 ♦ Carcinogen
Thallium compounds 39,023 39,023
Antimony compounds 27,658 27,658
Hydrogen cyanide 25,293 25,293
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 25,213 54 25,159
Silver compounds 21,290 6 21,284 3
Cobalt compounds 12,992 12,992 ♦ Carcinogen
Ammonia 4,677 269 4,408
Propylene 2,933 2,933
Selenium compounds 2,229 2,229
Styrene 1,421 1,421 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid 620 620
Naphthalene 189 189 ♦ Carcinogen
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 8 8

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol
Zinc (fume or dust)
Arsenic compounds 20,449,507 370 20,449,137 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese compounds 3,090,723 231 3,090,492 128,515
Lead compounds 2,135,384 148 2,135,236 7,753
Antimony compounds 1,429,075 6 1,429,069 1,445
Mercury compounds 840,106 288 839,817
Copper compounds 647,390 241 647,149 342,018
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 92,623 92,623
Thallium compounds 78,271 1 78,270
Zinc compounds 62,379 12 62,367
Silver compounds 39,759 7 39,752
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 15,228 37 15,191
Nickel compounds 13,355 126 13,229 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Cobalt compounds 12,967 12,967 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyanide compounds 5,962 5,962
Propylene 5,822 5,822
Selenium compounds 2,225 2,225
Ammonia 2,116 107 2,009
Cadmium compounds 675 8 667 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid 421 421
Naphthalene 176 176 ♦ Carcinogen
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 30 30
Chlorine 1 1
Vanadium compounds 1 1

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol
Vanadium compounds 2,477,970 5 2,477,965
Antimony compounds 1,388,254 6 1,388,248 1,390
Cobalt compounds 116,342 32 116,310 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 58,616 58,616
Zinc compounds 55,014 48 54,966 294
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 20,932 20,932
Copper compounds 17,621 201 17,420
Nickel compounds 11,783 124 11,659 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyanide compounds 3,318 3,318
Selenium compounds 1,961 1,961
Toluene 1,790 1,790
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,088 1,088 78

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol
Chlorine
Arsenic compounds 17,124,597 618 17,123,979 38 ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 5,433,841 1,620 5,432,221 1,319
Manganese compounds 2,895,289 1,079 2,894,210 111,918
Lead compounds 2,386,038 234 2,385,803 1,603
Vanadium compounds 2,282,826 8 2,282,818
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1,602,110 517 1,601,593 37
Antimony compounds 1,301,413 5 1,301,408 1,319
Nickel compounds 995,257 523 994,734 85 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 823,535 823,535
Copper compounds 653,361 568 652,793 297,846
Mercury compounds 410,943 595 410,348 231,909
Cyanide compounds 360,760 10,115 350,645
Selenium compounds 200,841 27 200,814
Ammonia 125,720 7,649 118,071
Cobalt compounds 107,194 30 107,164 ♦ Carcinogen
Thallium compounds 75,295 75,295 0
Cadmium compounds 62,061 23 62,038 0 ♦ Carcinogen
Silver compounds 38,233 6 38,227
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 19,015 19,015
Propylene 8,623 8,623
Naphthalene 387 387 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid 143 143

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol
Chlorine
Arsenic compounds 16,244,995 645 16,244,350 21 ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 7,251,069 671 7,250,398 775
Vanadium compounds 3,157,375 27 3,157,348
Manganese compounds 3,153,384 479 3,152,905 171,797
Lead compounds 2,620,632 203 2,620,429 4,569
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1,578,497 278 1,578,219 12,245
Antimony compounds 1,313,450 5 1,313,445 775
Nickel compounds 1,282,575 403 1,282,172 4,278 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 868,212 868,212
Copper compounds 744,151 521 743,630 87,500
Mercury compounds 429,751 327 429,424 381,704
Cyanide compounds 331,876 7,355 324,521
Cobalt compounds 132,137 29 132,108 ♦ Carcinogen
Ammonia 113,303 4,717 108,586
Selenium compounds 96,137 29 96,108
Cadmium compounds 82,162 22 82,140 0 ♦ Carcinogen
Silver compounds 26,652 7 26,645
Thallium compounds 25,486 1 25,485
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 18,683 18,683
Propylene 8,724 8,724
Naphthalene 488 488 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid 172 172

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Chlorine
Ethylene glycol
Arsenic compounds 12,452,890 270 12,452,620 9 ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 3,072,636 1,000 3,071,636 829
Manganese compounds 2,357,042 680 2,356,362 168,877
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1,408,737 354 1,408,383 12,026
Antimony compounds 1,238,615 5 1,238,610 829
Lead compounds 1,182,824 69 1,182,755 3,836
Vanadium compounds 1,158,907 12 1,158,895
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 716,920 716,920
Nickel compounds 599,866 423 599,443 4,206 ♦ Carcinogen
Cyanide compounds 580,349 13,742 566,607
Copper compounds 501,199 508 500,691 86,013
Mercury compounds 356,045 416 355,629 201,306
Selenium compounds 251,708 22 251,686 2
Ammonia 117,929 8,403 109,526
Thallium compounds 113,400 1 113,399
Cobalt compounds 72,086 26 72,060 ♦ Carcinogen
Cadmium compounds 37,478 21 37,457 ♦ Carcinogen
Silver compounds 34,571 6 34,565
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 15,594 15,594
Propylene 8,210 8,210
Naphthalene 419 419 16 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid 313 313

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Chlorine
Ethylene glycol
Arsenic compounds 15,219,853 306 15,219,547 18 ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 3,229,421 114,515 3,114,906 104
Manganese compounds 2,102,315 740 2,101,575 213,767
Lead compounds 1,534,879 58 1,534,821 4,469
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1,123,346 386 1,122,960 15,228
Vanadium compounds 847,172 9 847,163
Mercury compounds 750,876 359 750,517 281,573
Antimony compounds 750,833 4 750,829 104
Cyanide compounds 718,180 15,159 703,021
Nickel compounds 519,200 460 518,740 5,324 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper compounds 466,447 561 465,886 108,876
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 404,563 404,563
Ammonia 181,906 8,537 173,369
Thallium compounds 65,137 1 65,136
Cobalt compounds 59,228 23 59,205 ♦ Carcinogen
Cadmium compounds 31,222 22 31,200 8 ♦ Carcinogen
Silver compounds 26,078 6 26,072
Selenium compounds 22,263 20 22,243 12
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 11,969 11,969
Propylene 8,752 8,752
Naphthalene 408 408 37 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid 308 308

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated
Nitric acid 2,412,057
Ammonia 26,480
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 989,846
Cobalt compounds 4,026
Arsenic compounds 38,122
Manganese compounds 22,969
Thallium compounds 1,166
Nickel compounds 21,046
Copper compounds 8,925

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
BROCK BIT
TYLERTOWN, MS
Copper compounds 132
PACIFIC STEEL
ELKO, NV
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 81,444
US ECOLOGY IDAHO INC SITE B
GRAND VIEW, ID
Lead compounds 17
PACIFIC STEEL
ELKO, NV
Lead compounds 7
PACIFIC STEEL
ELKO, NV
Copper compounds 59,586
PACIFIC STEEL
ELKO, NV
Manganese compounds 247,719
BROCK BIT
TYLERTOWN, MS
Manganese compounds 363
STABLEX CANADA INC
BLAINVILLE
Mercury compounds 197,036
US ECOLOGY IDAHO INC SITE B
GRAND VIEW, ID
Mercury compounds 11
PACIFIC STEEL
ELKO, NV
Nickel compounds 17,209

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements May 21, 2019 May 21, 2019 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Mar 2, 2016 Mar 4, 2016 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Jun 9, 2015 Jun 9, 2015 Resolved
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers Jun 9, 2015 Jun 24, 2015 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements May 14, 2014 May 15, 2014 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Apr 4, 2013 May 7, 2013 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Aug 5, 2008 Sep 10, 2010 Resolved
rcra Land Disposal Restrictions: Treatment Standards Aug 5, 2008 Sep 10, 2010 Resolved
rcra EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program General Information Aug 5, 2008 Sep 10, 2010 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Aug 5, 2008 May 27, 2009 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Preparedness and Prevention Aug 5, 2008 Sep 9, 2010 Resolved
rcra Land Disposal Restrictions: General Jun 11, 2007 Aug 9, 2007 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Jun 11, 2007 Aug 9, 2007 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Manifest Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Jun 11, 2007 Aug 9, 2007 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements May 19, 2005 Jul 20, 2005 Resolved
rcra Standards for Used Oil: Generators May 19, 2005 Jul 20, 2005 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General May 19, 2005 Jul 20, 2005 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Aug 26, 1999 Nov 10, 1999 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Aug 26, 1999 Nov 10, 1999 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General Aug 26, 1999 Nov 10, 1999 Resolved
rcra Standards for Used Oil: Generators Aug 26, 1999 Nov 10, 1999 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Jul 7, 1997 Aug 26, 1999 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General May 4, 1992 May 8, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

Judicial
· Case 09-2012-5124 · Jun 2, 2015
$196,000
Administrative - Formal
· Case 09-2014-3500 · Feb 7, 2014
$100,800
Administrative - Formal
· Case 09-2014-3501 · Feb 7, 2014
$2,880
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-NVD000626531-002 · Mar 9, 2009
VERBAL INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-NVD000626531-001 · Jun 16, 2005
INSPECTION REPORT WRITTEN
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-NVD000626531-005 · May 18, 2001
State CWA Non Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NV-N00000045 · Aug 16, 1989

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