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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
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June 16, 2004
Press Release: Mining Industry TRI Data Reflect Reporting and Production Changes
The National Mining Association (NMA) today provided summary information on the industry's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reports for calendar year 2002. TRI data are scheduled to be reported by EPA later this month. The 2002 data continue to show the preponderance of mining's TRI materials are managed on the land at mining facilities. The overall numbers - and the significant reduction in releases they reflect when compared to 2001 TRI data - are heavily influenced by two key factors: 1) compliance with the findings in a 2003 U.S District Court ruling; and 2) reductions in production levels at various mines, reflecting the general 2002 economic slow-down.
September 25, 2003
In testimony today before the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Peter O'Connor, assistant general counsel and director, environment and government affairs for AngloGold North America Inc. reaffirmed the mining industry's commitment to "providing useful and meaningful information to the communities surrounding our operations about materials and chemicals that can affect public health or the environment."
Click here for the full text of the testimony. (PDF 256 KB, 14 pages)
June 3, 2002
The U.S. government announced June 3 that it would not appeal the decision of the District Court for the District of Columbia issued April 2, 2003 in Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc. v. Whitman regarding the TRI reporting obligations of mining facilities. NMA believes the Court’s decision will help provide the public with more useful and meaningful TRI information as individual operations review their reporting requirements in light of this decision. The industry’s reports for 2001, however, were submitted nearly a year ago, and the reports covering 2002 must be in EPA’s hands by July 1.
Barrick Decision Issued April 2, 2003 (PDF, 1MB, 25 pages)
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