EPA v. EPCRA 313 VERIS Gold USA Corp formerly Queenstake Resources USA dba Jerritt Canyon Mine
Case summary
This is an Administrative Penalty action pursuant to EPCRA 313 issued to Veris Gold USA, Inc, formerly known as Queenstake Resources USA, Inc, dba Jerritt Canyon Mine. The alleged violations involve failure to file timely Toxic Chemical Release Inventory forms required under Section 313 for arsenic compounds, cobalt compounds, copper compounds, cyanide compounds, lead compounds, mercury compounds, nickel compounds, nitric acid, propylene, and zinc compounds in 2007 and 2008. The alleged violations were observed during a facility inspection in April 2009.
Defendants (1)
- Veris Gold USANamed in complaint
Facilities (2)
VERIS GOLD, USA FORMERLY QUEENSTAKE RESOURCES USA DBA JERRITT CANYON MINE
HC 31, BOX 78, ELKO, NV, 89801
Registry ID: 110043970398
VERIS GOLD, USA FORMERLY QUEENSTAKE RESOURCES USA DBA JERRITT CANYON MINE
HC 31, BOX 78, ELKO, NV, 89801
Registry ID: 110043970398
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2013-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2013-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400163178
- Case number
- 09-2013-3006
- 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 09-2013-3006 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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