EPA v. KENSINGTON MINE
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On July 30, 2019, EPA Region 10 issued a consent agreement and final order to Coeur Mining resolving violations of EPCRA Section 313 occuring in Juneau, Alaska at Kensington Gold Mine. The EPA alleged that Coeur Mining violated EPCRA Section 313 by failing to file Form R reports to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for nitrate compounds manufactured by the facility from 2013 to 2017. Coeur Mining has submitted their Form R reports to TRI and agreed to pay a penalty of $84,500.
Defendants (1)
- COEUR MININGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
COEUR ALASKA - KENSINGTON GOLD MINE
3031 CLINTON DRIVE SUITE 202, JUNEAU, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110055091699
COEUR ALASKA - KENSINGTON GOLD MINE
3031 CLINTON DRIVE SUITE 202, JUNEAU, AK, 99801
Registry ID: 110055091699
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KENSINGTON MINEentered 2019-07-30
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $84,500
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2019-06-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-07-30Final Order Issued
- 2019-07-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601882721
- Case number
- 10-2019-0113
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2019-0113 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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