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Facility ID: 85629SRCNC4201W
Facility Name and Address: ASARCO LLC MISSION COMPLEX 4201 W PIMA MINE RD SAHUARITA, AZ 85629 Parent Company: AMERICAS MINING CORP Industry: Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (212230) Chemical: Nickel Reports: View TRI Facility profile report for this facility View TRI Form R submissions by this facility |
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Reporting Year | Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity | Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity | Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information* |
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2022 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Nickel is used in the metallurgy of the grinding rods, balls and mill liners. The metallurgy may differ slightly from one manufacturer to another, however, the main reason for changes in the amount of this chemical release from year to year is the throughput of ore as well as the hardness of the ore. |
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2021 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - The nickel is found in the grinding media used in the milling process. The metallurgical makeup of the grinding media may change from one year to the next depending on the manufacturer of the grinding media product. Another factor is the amount of ore milled as well as the hardness of the ore which may increase wear on grinding media. |
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2020 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - The chemical is a constituent of the grinding media and alternatives are not available. |
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2019 |
Source Reduction:: W81: Changed product specifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
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W81: The grinding media used in 2019 had a lower concentration of Nickel in the metallurgy. |
2018 |
Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible
Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. |
Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - Source reduction generally refers to raw material substitution. Which is mining context is difficult to do. The principal release is to land from grinding media tails. A change in the mineralogical composition of the ore can affect its hardness leading to increased wear of grinding media. In addition, processing of slag could also increase wear of grinding media. Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - The unique characteristic of metal mining is that the location of a mine is determined by geological occurrence. This means that the composition of an orebody, i.e., valuable minerals associated with the product and co-products, as well as impurity minerals, referred to as gangue, is dictated by location and geology. This restricts the extent to which virgin material use and waste production can be reduced and limits opportunities for source reduction. |
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2014 |
Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.
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Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - Nickel is a critical component to the steel grinding media used in the milling process. A reduction in this chemical may mean an increased use in a different TRI chemical. Nickel is used in the steel grinding media to add durability to the product. |
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2008 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
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