Data / Environmental compliance / Metal Ore Mining
Environmental compliance in Metal Ore Mining: 67 facilities, $26,061,130 in penalties (2021 to 2026)
EPA's ECHO database lists 67 facilities in Metal Ore Mining (NAICS 2122) with a formal enforcement action, penalties of $5,000 or more, three or more quarters in significant noncompliance or a federal case in the five years to November 1, 2026: 106 formal actions, 185 informal actions and $26,061,130 in penalties.
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- Industry
- NAICS 2122, Metal Ore Mining
- Facilities
- 67
- Formal enforcement actions
- 106
- Informal actions
- 185
- Penalties
- $26,061,130 ($1,936,322 from federal cases)
- Facilities with three or more quarters in significant noncompliance
- 30
By state
| State | Facilities | Formal actions | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 9 | 19 | $20,780,760 |
| Alaska | 13 | 18 | $3,275,691 |
| Idaho | 4 | 2 | $570,920 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 18 | $486,900 |
| California | 3 | 3 | $287,593 |
| Utah | 3 | 5 | $217,800 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 6 | $177,790 |
| Florida | 3 | 3 | $92,913 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 15 | $83,225 |
| Michigan | 2 | 2 | $30,625 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 2 | $18,600 |
| Delaware | 1 | 1 | $16,513 |
| Georgia | 2 | 2 | $11,500 |
| Missouri | 4 | 3 | $6,300 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 1 | $4,000 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Illinois | 1 | 2 | $0 |
| Montana | 1 | 2 | $0 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Washington | 3 | 0 | $0 |
Facilities with the largest penalties
Ranked by penalties of the last five years. Each row links to EPA's facility report.
| Facility | City | State | Formal actions | Penalties | Quarters in significant noncompliance | Latest penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veris Gold Jerritt Canyon Mine | Elko | NV | 4 | $17,941,100 | 0 | March 7, 2022 | echo.epa.gov |
| Newmont Mining Carlin South Area | Carlin | NV | 9 | $2,839,660 | 0 | June 25, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Pogo Mine | Delta Junction | AK | 3 | $1,200,000 | 0 | September 27, 2022 | echo.epa.gov |
| Red Dog Mine | Kivalina | AK | 4 | $1,185,143 | 12 | June 7, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| Fort Knox Mine | Fairbanks | AK | 3 | $550,000 | 5 | February 25, 2025 | echo.epa.gov |
| Nyrstar Clarksville Inc | Clarksville | TN | 17 | $485,400 | 4 | June 26, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Greens Creek Mine | Angoon | AK | 3 | $286,248 | 3 | May 24, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Original Sixteen To One Mine | Alleghany | CA | 2 | $261,000 | 10 | July 30, 2025 | echo.epa.gov |
| U.S. Silver Corporation | Wallace | ID | 1 | $222,320 | 2 | November 2, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Calumet Shreveport Refining LLC | Shreveport | LA | 6 | $177,790 | 12 | August 17, 2022 | echo.epa.gov |
| Lucky Friday Mine | Mullan | ID | 1 | $174,300 | 0 | October 16, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| Chemours, Maxville Mine | Maxville | FL | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | August 5, 2022 | echo.epa.gov |
| Coeur Alaska, Kensington Gold Mine | Juneau | AK | 2 | $30,000 | 0 | May 6, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| MG Remediation, Inc | Hayward | CA | 1 | $26,593 | 0 | September 5, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Graymont Western Lime Inc | Gulliver | MI | 1 | $25,000 | 12 | June 30, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| United Taconite LLC, Fairlane Plant | Forbes | MN | 2 | $22,980 | 0 | April 29, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Trail Ridge South | Starke | FL | 1 | $22,913 | 0 | February 11, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Northshore Mining Company | Silver Bay | MN | 4 | $17,500 | 0 | September 10, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| Arcelormittal Minorca Mine Inc | Virginia | MN | 2 | $16,750 | 0 | April 12, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| Haile Mining Venture | Kershaw | SC | 1 | $12,600 | 4 | July 31, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Southern Ionics, Inc., Offerman | Patterson | GA | 1 | $11,000 | 7 | June 23, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Big Sky Exploration Goldstream Creek Mine Site | Fairbanks | AK | 1 | $10,850 | 0 | May 5, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| The Chemours Company TT LLC, Florida Mine, Trail Ridge | Starke | FL | 1 | $10,000 | 0 | February 19, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| Riedel Norton Sound Suction Dredge | Nome | AK | 1 | $9,450 | 0 | January 13, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Northshore Mining Co, Peter Mitchell | Babbitt | MN | 1 | $7,475 | 0 | December 1, 2022 | echo.epa.gov |
| Ulland Brothers Inc, Plant 3605 | Cloquet | MN | 1 | $7,440 | 0 | February 10, 2022 | echo.epa.gov |
| Kershaw Mineral Lab | Kershaw | SC | 1 | $6,000 | 1 | February 24, 2025 | echo.epa.gov |
| Utah Iron | Cedar City | UT | 1 | $6,000 | 0 | November 20, 2025 | echo.epa.gov |
| U.S. Steel Minnesota Ore Operation | Mountain Iron | MN | 2 | $5,880 | 0 | February 14, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Tilden Mining Company L C | Ishpeming | MI | 1 | $5,625 | 8 | February 28, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Hibbing Taconite Co | Hibbing | MN | 2 | $5,200 | 0 | November 28, 2022 | echo.epa.gov |
| Tenhoff Norton Sound Suction Dredge | Nome | AK | 1 | $4,000 | 0 | November 9, 2022 | echo.epa.gov |
| The DOE Run Company Buick Resource Recycling Facility | Boss | MO | 1 | $3,000 | 6 | March 7, 2024 | echo.epa.gov |
| Evraz Stratcor Inc | Hot Springs | AR | 1 | $2,000 | 0 | February 13, 2025 | echo.epa.gov |
| Nystar, Young Mine & Mill | Strawberry Plains | TN | 1 | $1,500 | 0 | December 21, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Royal Vindicator Mine | Tallapoosa | GA | 1 | $500 | 3 | February 10, 2023 | echo.epa.gov |
| Consolidated Uranium Resources, Tony M Mine (formerly Energy Fuels, Tony M) | Utah | UT | 1 | $449 | 0 | April 27, 2026 | echo.epa.gov |
| Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. Smelter and Refinery | Magna | UT | 3 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Twin Creeks Mine | Golconda | NV | 2 | $0 | 1 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Continental Pit | Butte | MT | 2 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Prince Minerals Inc | Quincy | IL | 2 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Madison County Mines | Fredericktown | MO | 1 | $0 | 11 | echo.epa.gov | |
| US Steel Corp, Keetac | Keewatin | MN | 1 | $0 | 10 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Brushy Creek Mine and Mill | Boss | MO | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Lone Tree Mine | Valmy | NV | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Mcewen Gold Bar Mine | Eureka | NV | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Prince Minerals LLC | New Castle | DE | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Questa Mine | Questa | NM | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Ringwood Mines/landfill | Ringwood | NJ | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Smoky Valley Common Operation | Round Mountain | NV | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Twin Creeks Mine | Golconda | NV | 1 | $0 | 0 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Asarco LLC Hayden Operations | Hayden | AZ | 0 | $0 | 12 | echo.epa.gov | |
| DMTS Red Dog Port Facility | Kivalina | AK | 0 | $0 | 12 | echo.epa.gov | |
| DV Natural Resources | Ballarat | CA | 0 | $0 | 12 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Hycroft Mine | Winnemucca | NV | 0 | $0 | 12 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Nixon Fork Mine | Mcgrath | AK | 0 | $0 | 12 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Atlanta Gold Corporation of America Inc, Atlanta Gold Project | Atlanta | ID | 0 | $0 | 11 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Buckhorn Mountain Mine | Oroville | WA | 0 | $0 | 11 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Cotter Corp Schwartzwalder Mine | Golden | CO | 0 | $0 | 7 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Boulder Valley Water Treatment Facility | Carlin | NV | 0 | $0 | 5 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Apma 9156-Gil Exploration Site | Fairbanks | AK | 0 | $0 | 4 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Gilmore | Fairbanks | AK | 0 | $0 | 4 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Kinross Gold Company, Kettle River | Republic | WA | 0 | $0 | 4 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Niblack Exploration Project | Hydaburg | AK | 0 | $0 | 4 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Dawn Mining Midnite Mine | Wellpinit | WA | 0 | $0 | 3 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Golden Meadows Exploration Project | Stibnite | ID | 0 | $0 | 3 | echo.epa.gov | |
| Pea Ridge Resources | Sullivan | MO | 0 | $0 | 3 | echo.epa.gov |
By program
| Program | Facilities | Formal actions | Informal actions | Penalties | Facilities with quarters in significant noncompliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Air Act | 43 | 52 | 51 | $21,755,766 | 9 |
| Clean Water Act | 54 | 21 | 34 | $864,781 | 21 |
| Hazardous waste (RCRA) | 44 | 16 | 16 | $1,504,261 | 6 |
| Drinking water (SDWA) | 13 | 0 | 84 | $0 | 0 |
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from US EPA, Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO). Public domain (U.S. government work). Counts and penalties cover the five years to November 1, 2026 as ECHO publishes them in its exporter and case downloads, drawn from EPA's air, water, hazardous waste and drinking water systems and from the states that report to them. Records can be incomplete, late or corrected after this page was read. A federal case penalty that names several facilities is shown on each of them and counted once in industry, state and national totals. Each row links to EPA's own report. A quarter in significant noncompliance is EPA's term for a serious violation status in a program, not a finding of fault beyond that status. This page uses US EPA data and is not endorsed or certified by the US EPA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.