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09-2013-3000Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2013· Region 09

EPA v. EPCRA 313 Barrick Gold US Inc Bald Mountain Mine / Mooney Basin Mine

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

This is an Administrative Penalty action pursuant to EPCRA 313 issued to Barrick Gold US, Inc. dba Bald Mountain & Mooney Basin Gold Mine. The violations involve failure to file timely and/or correct Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Forms required under Section 313 for: cyanide compounds, hydrogen cyanide, mercury compounds, and nitrate compounds in 2007; and copper compounds, cyanide compounds, lead compounds, mercury compounds, methanol, and nitrate compounds in 2008. The violations were observed during a facility desktop inspection initiated on 7/14/2009. The CAFO assesses a penalty of thirty-seven thousand five hundred seventy-three dollars ($37,573).

Defendants (1)

  • Barrick Gold US IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • BARRICK GOLD US INC BALD MOUNTAIN MINE / MOONEY BASIN MINE

    PO BOX 2706 - 70 SOUTHEAST OF ELKO, NV, ELKO, NV, 89803

    Registry ID: 110000608441

Statutes cited

  • EPCRA 313Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • EPCRA 313 Barrick Gold US Inc Bald Mountain Mine / Mooney Basin Mineentered 2013-01-30

    Primary law: EPCRA

    Federal penalty: $278,000 · SEP: $340,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2011-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2013-01-30Final Order Issued
  • 2013-02-20Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3400054971
Case number
09-2013-3000
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
09
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2013-3000 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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