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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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
AK Steel CorporationCleveland-Cliffslabor relations violation2004NLRB$4,905,750
ARCELORMITTAL STEEL USACleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2020EPA$5,002,158
CONSOL ENERGY, INC (5 FACILITIES)Consol Energywater pollution violation2011EPA(*)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
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
AK Steel Corporation Retirement Accumulation Pension PlanCleveland-Cliffsbenefit plan administrator violation2013private lawsuit-federal$5,751,898
AK Steel Holding CorporationCleveland-Cliffsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$5,800,000
PBS COALS, ET. AL. (29 FACILITIES)Corsa Coalwater pollution violation2016EPA$6,500,000
MASSEY ENERGY CO. & SUBSIDIARIES (NATIONAL CASE)Alpha Metallurgical Resourceswater pollution violation2008EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $6,700,000
Freeport-McMoRan CorporationFreeport-McMoRanmining environmental violation2012DOJ$6,800,000
The Ohio Valley Coal CompanyAmerican Consolidated Natural Resources Inc.water pollution violation2012USAO$7,050,000
Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. and Missouri Lead Smelting Co.Freeport-McMoRanenvironmental violation2014MO-AG$7,284,677
Compass Minerals Louisiana, Inc. fka Carey Salt CompanyCompass Minerals Internationallabor relations violation2017NLRB$7,330,213
Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical CorporationEramet Groupair pollution violation2013TX-AG$7,500,000
Spartan MiningAlpha Metallurgical Resourcesemployment discrimination2009private lawsuit-state$8,750,000
De Beers Centenary AGAnglo American PLCprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$10,000,000
ASARCOGrupo Mexicoenvironmental violation2008CO-AG$10,000,000
Compass Minerals International Inc.Compass Minerals Internationalinvestor protection violation2022SEC$12,000,000
MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY, ET. AL.(NATIONAL CASE)(LEAD)Alpha Metallurgical Resourceswater pollution violation2008EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $13,300,000
AK Steel CorporationCleveland-Cliffswater pollution violation2006EPA$13,480,000
Asarco LLCGrupo Mexicohazardous waste violation2008AZ-DEQ$13,500,000
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.Alpha Metallurgical Resourceswater pollution violation2014MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $13,750,000
Rio Tinto plcRio TintoForeign Corrupt Practices Act2023SEC$15,000,000
AK Steel CorporationCleveland-Cliffsbenefit plan administrator violation2012private lawsuit-federal$15,800,000
Massey Energy Company, Inc.Alpha Metallurgical Resourceswater pollution violation2008EPA$20,000,000
Kennecott Utah Copper CorporationRio Tintowater pollution violation2007EPA$20,000,000
MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, SPARTAN MINING COMPANY D/B/A MAMMOTH COAL COMPANYAlpha Metallurgical Resourceslabor relations violation2014NLRB$22,792,515
Asarco LLC et al.Grupo Mexicoenvironmental violation2009AZ-DEQ$22,825,000
BHP BillitonBHP GroupForeign Corrupt Practices Act2015SEC$25,000,000
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC (ONDO EXT DEEP MINE STP MASSEY ENERGY)(LEAD)(NC)(2 FACILITIES)Alpha Metallurgical Resourceswater pollution violation2014EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $25,987,500
ASARCO LLCGrupo Mexicowater pollution violation2008MT-AG$27,770,000
Asarco LLCGrupo Mexicoenvironmental violation2008private lawsuit-federal$27,900,000
Rio Tinto PLCRio Tintoinvestor protection violation2023SEC$28,000,000
ASARCO, Inc.Grupo Mexicoenvironmental violation2009CO-AG$42,000,000
Freeport-McMoran Inc. et al.Freeport-McMoRanenvironmental violation2023private lawsuit-federal$42,000,000
AK Steel RetirementCleveland-Cliffsbenefit plan administrator violation2006private lawsuit-federal$52,834,204
Vale S.A.Vale S.A.accounting fraud or deficiencies2023SEC$55,900,000
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.Freeport-McMoRanenvironmental violation2022private lawsuit-state$100,000,000
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel CorporationCleveland-Cliffsair pollution violation2023EPA$100,325,380
ASARCO LLCGrupo Mexicoenvironmental violation2008MT-AG$143,000,000
ASARCOGrupo Mexicoenvironmental violation2015EPA$163,500,000
AK Steel CorporationCleveland-Cliffsbenefit plan administrator violation2011private lawsuit-federal$178,600,000
Consol Energy Inc.Consol Energywater pollution violation2011EPA$205,500,000
Alpha Natural ResourcesAlpha Metallurgical Resourcesworkplace safety or health violation2011MSHA$209,000,000
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.Alpha Metallurgical Resourceswater pollution violation2014EPA$227,500,000
Hecla Mining CompanyHecla Miningenvironmental violation2011DOJ$263,400,000
De Beers GroupAnglo American PLCprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$295,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.