Facility Profile

FORT KNOX MINE
KINROSS GOLD CORP
Facility Summary
1 FORT KNOX RD, FAIRBANKS, AK, 99712 (FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH)
In 2022, this facility made toxic releases of:
- Concern to the air
- Onsite air release of Clean Air Act chemicals
- Onsite release Persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs)
- Onsite release of known carcinogens
This facility reported the following greenhouse gas releases for 2022:
18-month enforcement and compliance history summary for this facility:
Facility: Violation Identified
Clean Air Act: No Violation Identified
Clean Water Act: Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : No Violation Identified
Total Penalties: $15,017
Last Penalty: 11/12/2020
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
Substance Total
(lbs)
Air
(lbs)
Water
(lbs)
Land
(lbs)
UnInj
(lbs)
Offsite
(lbs)
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N450
8,400,321.00 61.00 0.00 8,400,260.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N090
2,200,142.00 42.00 0.00 2,200,100.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N770
1,100,000.00 0.00 0.00 1,100,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N020
1,000,017.00 17.00 0.00 1,000,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
LEAD COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N420
995,877.80 107.40 0.00 995,770.40 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
NITRATE COMPOUNDS (WATER DISSOCIABLE)
CASRN: N511
902,400.00 0.00 0.00 902,400.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ZINC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N982
740,054.00 54.00 0.00 740,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N495
540,034.00 34.00 0.00 540,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N100
330,018.00 18.00 0.00 330,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
COBALT COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N096
190,001.00 1.00 0.00 190,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CYANIDE COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N106
160,000.00 0.00 0.00 160,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N725
50,039.00 39.00 0.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N050
15,008.00 8.00 0.00 15,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HYDROGEN CYANIDE
CASRN: 74-90-8
8,604.00 8,604.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
AMMONIA
CASRN: 7664-41-7
3,360.00 3,300.00 0.00 60.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N458
1,137.90 8.20 0.00 1,129.60 0.00 0.10
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER (MTBE)
CASRN: 1634-04-4
809.00 809.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N590
18.00 18.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N150
0.14 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite