Did 2 Nevada gold mines underreport mercury?
It’s potential source emissions affecting Utah, group says By Martin Griffith Associated Press Published: November 18, 2007 RENO, Nev. — Environmentalists are accusing two northern Nevada gold mines, including one owned by Utah’s Kennecott Mining Co., of underreporting mercury emissions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Nevada-based Great Basin Mine Watch, the Idaho Conservation League and Earthworks threatened legal action against the Florida Canyon Mining Co.’s operation near Imlay and Kennecott’s Denton-Rawhide Mine near Fallon. Mercury is a common byproduct of gold mining and processing, and winds carry the Nevada emissions to Utah and Idaho. Nevada mining activities represent a very large potential source of mercury emissions that affect Utah, according to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Contrary to recent data reported to the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, the mines reported little or no mercury emissions over the last eight years to the f
