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NYRSTAR TENNESSEE MINES - STRAWBERRY PLAINS LLC

Quick Summary

  • Released 1,152,405 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
Address
2160 IMMEL MINE ROAD
MASCOT, TN 37806
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County
KNOX County
Industry
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
212231
Inspections
5 · last Jul 22, 2025
Total Penalties
$0 · last Sep 29, 2015
Registry ID
110006615225

How This Compares

#15 of 554 TRI reporters in TN
#55 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) +54% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 1,144,883
2016 928,751 -19%
2017 1,152,405 +24%
2018 886,612 -23%
2019 304 -100%
2020 1,471,531 +484148%
2021 1,151,451 -22%
2022 892,750 -22%
2023 935,342 +5%
2024 1,766,692 +89%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 1,766,279 7,241 500 1,758,538
Lead compounds 405 1 4 400
Mercury compounds 8 0 0 8

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 935,122 6,992 406 927,724
Lead compounds 216 1 4 211
Mercury compounds 4 0 0 4

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 892,539 5,456 447 886,636
Lead compounds 207 1 4 202
Mercury compounds 4 0 0 4

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 1,151,179 3,178 387 1,147,614
Lead compounds 266 0 5 261
Mercury compounds 5 0 0 5

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 1,471,185 6,671 819 1,463,695
Lead compounds 340 1 6 333
Mercury compounds 7 0 0 7

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Lead compounds 298 1 3 294
Mercury compounds 6 0 0 6

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 886,405 8,523 382 877,500
Lead compounds 203 1 3 199
Mercury compounds 4 0 0 4

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 1,152,136 8,285 441 1,143,410
Lead compounds 264 1 3 260
Mercury compounds 5 0 0 5

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 928,535 9,029 449 919,057
Lead compounds 212 1 3 207
Mercury compounds 4 0 0 4

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 1,144,617 9,683 627 1,134,306
Lead compounds 261 1 4 256
Mercury compounds 5 0 0 5

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

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant Violation Reported Limit Exceedance Period Status
Cadmium, total [as Cd] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.25 mg/L 0.10 +150% Dec 2018 Open
Copper, total [as Cu] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 3.20 mg/L 0.15 +2,033% Dec 2018 Open
Copper, total [as Cu] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1.60 mg/L 0.30 +433% Dec 2018 Open
Cadmium, total [as Cd] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.12 mg/L 0.05 +140% Dec 2018 Open

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