EPA v. EPCRA-FY11- Barrick Cortez, Inc.

Case summary

This is an Administrative Penalty action pursuant to EPCRA 313 issued to Barrick Cortex, Inc. dba Cortez & Pipeline Gold Mine. The violations involve failure to file timely and/or correct Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Forms required under Section 313 for: antimony compounds, arsenic compounds, barium compounds, cadmium compounds, chromium compounds, cobalt compounds, copper compounds, cyanide compounds, nickel compounds, nitrate compounds, and thallium compounds in 2005; antimony compounds, arsenic compounds, barium compounds, chromium compounds, cobalt compounds, copper compounds, cyanide compounds, nickel compounds, and nitrate compounds in 2006; and antimony compounds, arsenic compounds, barium compounds, cadmium compounds, chromium compounds, cobalt compounds, copper compounds, cyanide compounds, lead compounds, mercury compounds, nickel compounds, nitrate compounds, and vanadium compounds in 2007. The violations were observed during a facility inspection on 8/13-14/2008. The CAFO assesses a penalty of one hundred fifty-eight thousand eight hundred ninety-two dollars ($158,892), and the facility agreed to conduct a three hundred forty thousand dollar ($340,000) Supplemental Environmental Project.

Defendants (3)

• Barrick Cortez, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Homestake Mining Company of CaliforniaNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Barrick Gold US IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• BARRICK CORTEZ, INC. DBA CORTEZ GOLD MINE & PIPELINE GOLD MINE

  HC 66 BOX 1250, CRESCENT VALLEY, NV, 89821

  Registry ID: 110041618666

• BARRICK CORTEZ, INC. DBA CORTEZ GOLD MINE & PIPELINE GOLD MINE

  HC 66 BOX 1250, CRESCENT VALLEY, NV, 89821

  Registry ID: 110041618666

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EPCRA-FY11- Barrick Cortez, Inc.entered 2013-01-29

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $158,892

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-01-29Final Order Issued