Nevada's Top 10

The top 10 facilities for toxic releases in Nevada:

1. Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.

Elko -- 346.5 million pounds.

2. Newmont Mining's Twin Creeks Mine

Gloconda -- 219.9 million pounds.

3. Newmont Mining's Carlin South Mine

Carlin -- 154.2 million pounds.

4. Echo Bay Minerals' McCoy/Cove Mine

Battle Mountain -- 141.5 million pounds.

5. Equatorial Tonopah Inc.

Tonopah -- 43.4 million pounds.

6. Newmont Mining's Lone Tree Mine

Valmy -- 35.5 million pounds.

7. Cortez Gold Mines' Pipeline Procession Plant

Beowawe -- 28.6 million pounds.

8. Bald Mountain Mine

Elko -- 12 million pounds.

9. Getchell Gold Corp.

Golconda -- 9.7 million pounds.

10. Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture

Elko -- 3 million pounds.

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