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Mineral County, Nevada: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Mineral County is 176.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 88 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Brownfield property (23), Rail grade crossing (23), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 38.4869, -118.306.

How this county ranks in Nevada

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Mineral County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.5	51.8	1.38x	48.5 to 105.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40	30.2	1.32x	22.2 to 70.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	176.3	143.2	1.23x	135.1 to 228.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	499.8	453.4	1.1x	426 to 584.8	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Mineral County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	19,160.9	9,842.6	+95%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	68.4	75.3	-9%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	132.5	96.9	+37%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde9.9 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.49 per million
Acetaldehyde0.93 per million
Pahpom0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

88 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Brownfield property23
Rail grade crossing23
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
TRI reporting facility3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Geothermal plant2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Us Army Hawthorne Army Depot New Bomb, Hawthorne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Lead And Lead Compounds, Chloroprene, Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 7,375 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 89415HWTHRSEQTR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Us Army Hawthorne Army Depot Main Base, Hawthorne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,324 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 89415SRMYHUSRTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Isabella Pearl Mine (006-240-02), Luning
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Mercury compounds, Cyanide compounds and 1 more. 63,881 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8942WSBLLP5HWY3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Us Army Hawthorne Army Depot Main Base, Hawthorne
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042074545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Isabella Pearl Mine (006-240-02), Luning
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070125046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Us Army Hawthorne Army Depot Main Base, Hawthorne
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042074545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Borealis Mining Co Llc, Hawthorne
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046424712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Us Army Hawthorne Army Depot Main Base, Hawthorne
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042074545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Us Army Hawthorne Army Depot Main Base, Hawthorne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042074545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Borealis Mining Co Llc, Hawthorne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Mercury compounds, Cyanide compounds and 1 more. 170 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 89703BRLSM611NN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Esmeralda Project, Hawthorne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059842835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Borealis Mine, Hawthorne
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070262486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Klondex Aurora Mine, Hawthorne
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070380229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Isabella Pearl Mine, Luning
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070566830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Old Hawthorne Landfill, Hawthorne
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038714317 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Babbitt Site 2, Apn# 06-640-12, Babbitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039218959 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Babbitt Site 3, Apn # 06-640-13, Babbitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039218968 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Babbitt Site #1, Apn# 06-640-08, Babbitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039218977 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Babbitt Site # 4, Apn # 06-640-15, Babbitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039218986 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Babbitt Site #5, Apn # 06-640-16, Babbitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039218995 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Babbitt Site # 6, Apn # 06-640-17, Babbitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039219002 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Babbitt Site # 7, Apn # 06-640-18, Babbitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039219011 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Babbitt Site # 6, Apn # Apn 06-640-17, Babbitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039219039 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Babbitt Site # 3, Apn # 06-640-13, Babbitt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039219048 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Section 28-3 Apn 006-300-55, Hawthorne
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040821867 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Mineral County

Nevada state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Mineral County, and their findings.
Nevada vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Nevada health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Nevada environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Nevada drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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