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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: mining and minerals
Penalty Total since 2000: $2,785,303,335
Number of Records: 15,746
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Alpha Metallurgical Resources$565,007,8363,995
Grupo Mexico$459,248,304229
Cleveland-Cliffs$432,503,546991
Anglo American PLC$305,000,0002
Hecla Mining$265,542,23362
Consol Energy$214,108,600217
Freeport-McMoRan$166,196,651305
Rio Tinto$67,947,412131
Vale S.A.$55,900,0001
BHP Group$25,911,85010

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
American Colloid Co.Minerals Technologies Inc.air pollution violation2007WY-ENV$9,500
Drummond CompanyDrummondair pollution violation2021EPA$775,000
Carmeuse Lime and Stone, Inc.Carmeuseair pollution violation2021OH-ENV$23,000
U.S. Minerals, Inc.U.S. Mineralsair pollution violation2021USAO$393,200
Chemical Lime CoLhoist Groupair pollution violation2018CA-SCAQMD$40,000
Freeport McMoran Oil & GasFreeport-McMoRanair pollution violation2015CA-SCAQMD$27,500
Plains Exploration & Production Co.Freeport-McMoRanair pollution violation2010CA-SCAQMD$19,750
Nuevo Energy CompanyFreeport-McMoRanair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$15,750
Plains Exploration & Production Co.Freeport-McMoRanair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$5,954
Plains Exploration & Production Co.Freeport-McMoRanair pollution violation2007CA-SCAQMD$25,000
Pechiney Plastic Packaging Inc.Rio Tintoair pollution violation2005CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel CorporationCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2023EPA$100,325,380
U.S. MINERALS, INC.U.S. Mineralsair pollution violation2023TX-ENV$20,908
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLCCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2024IN-ENV$66,200
Carmeuse Lime, Inc.Carmeuseair pollution violation2023IN-ENV$27,800
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLCCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2023IN-ENV$26,200
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLCCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2023IN-ENV$22,000
LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC.Cleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2002EPA$3,450,000
LTV STEEL COMPANY, IN RECleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2004EPA$3,450,000
O-N MINERALS (CHEMSTONE) CO.Carmeuseair pollution violation2009EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $121,829
ARCELORMITTAL WEIRTON LLCCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2016EPA$25,000
UNIMIN CORPORATIONCovia Holdingsair pollution violation2002EPA$243,701
CARMEUSE LIME & STONE, INC.Carmeuseair pollution violation2008EPA$100,000
AK STEEL CORPORATIONCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2013EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,650,000
ALCAN PRIMARY PRODUCTSRio Tintoair pollution violation2013EPA$100,000
DRUMMOND COMPANY dba ABC COKEDrummondair pollution violation2021EPA$403,500
AK STEEL CORPORATIONCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2006EPA$1,210,000
LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC., LTV LIME PLANTCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2001EPA$78,000
LTV STEELCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2003EPA$154,622
CARMEUSE LIME, INC.Carmeuseair pollution violation2005EPA$132,791
AMERICAN ENERGY CORPORATIONAmerican Consolidated Natural Resources Inc.air pollution violation2008EPA$40,000
ARCELORMITTAL STEEL USACleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2020EPA$5,002,158
CARMEUSE LIME, INC.Carmeuseair pollution violation2012EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $475,000
ARCELORMITTAL STEEL USACleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2010EPA$27,080
SEVERSTAL DEARBORN, INC.Cleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2015EPA$1,690,126
EMPIRE IRON MINING PARTNERSHIPCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2019EPA$75,000
TILDEN MINING CO LCCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2019EPA$125,000
UNITED TACONITE LLC - FAIRLANE PLANTCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2019EPA$538,000
AK STEEL, MANSFIELD WORKSCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2014EPA$50,000
AK STEEL CORPORATIONCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2016EPA$465,000
CARMEUSE LIME MILLERSVILLECarmeuseair pollution violation2016EPA$140,000
CARMEUSE LIMECarmeuseair pollution violation2019EPA$50,000
Asarco Inc. LLCGrupo Mexicoair pollution violation2005EPA$62,411
Asarco, LLC - HaydenGrupo Mexicoair pollution violation2015EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $5,500,000
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.Barrick Goldair pollution violation2014EPA$100,800
Vale S.A.Vale S.A.accounting fraud or deficiencies2023SEC$55,900,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.