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10-2024-0067Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2024· Region 10

EPA v. COEUR ALASKA INC KENSINGTON GOLD MINE (ESA) (RCRA HW)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

Region 10 signed an Expedited Settlement Agreement with Coeur Alaska for RCRA violations at its Juneau, Alaska gold mine. The violations included failure to determine if solid wastes were hazardous wastes, and also for failure to properly manage hazardous waste. Under the terms of the Agreement, Coeur Alaska must certify that it has corrected the RCRA violations and pay a civil penalty of $15,000.

Defendants (1)

  • COEUR ALASKA INC KENSINGTON GOLD MINENamed 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

  • RCRA 3002Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • COEUR ALASKA INC KENSINGTON GOLD MINE (ESA) (RCRA HW)entered 2024-05-07

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2024-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2024-05-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2024-05-07Final Order Issued
  • 2024-05-16Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603944902
Case number
10-2024-0067
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
10
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2024-0067 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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