Hecla Mining Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Russell D. Lawlar, will present at the H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference in New York City on Tuesday, September 12 at 1:30 PM Eastern time. President and CEO Phillips S. Baker, Jr., will participate in a fireside chat at the Gold Forum Americas 2023 in Colorado [...]
Hecla Mining Company announced an update on the Lucky Friday mine. A fall of ground occurred in the mine's #2 shaft, a secondary egress, at an unused station that was under repair. While a full inspection has not occurred, the failure appears to be caused by a fire that is contained and under control. Steps are being taken to ensure the fire is [...]
Hecla Mining Company today announced second quarter 2023 financial and operating results. SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Operational Produced 3.8 million ounces of silver, 7.9 million ounces in the first half of the year; third highest silver production over a six-month period in Company history. Restarted the mill at Keno Hill, producing 184,264 ounces [...]
Hecla Mining Company will release its second quarter 2023 operational and financial results after the market close on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. The Company will hold a conference call and webcast on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Details are provided below. CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST Date: August 9, 2023 Time: 10:00 am [...]
Hecla Mining Company today announced its preliminary silver and gold production for the second quarter and first half of 2023. HIGHLIGHTS Year to Date 2023 compared to YTD 2022 Keno Hill produced 184,264 ounces of silver, June throughput of 330 tons per day Silver production increased 13% Gold production decreased 14% Zinc production increased 3 [...]
Hecla Mining Company announced today that the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Alexco Resource Corp. , has completed the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of ATAC Resources Ltd. and it has also invested CAD$2 million in seed capital, equal to 19.9% interest, for a new exploration company Cascadia Minerals Ltd. , which [...]
Hecla Mining and ATAC Resources announced today the completion of the ATAC acquisition. "With the ATAC acquisition, we continue to execute our strategy of acquiring large land packages with significant exploration potential in favorable mining jurisdictions," said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., Hecla President & CEO. "The Rackla and Connaught properties [...]
Hecla Mining Company announced the suspension of operations at the Casa Berardi mine again due to the forest fires in the Abitibi and Eeyou-Istchee region of the James Bay area. This suspension follows the directives of Quebec's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests to close certain forest lands and access roads. All mine personnel are safe [...]
Hecla Mining Company today announced that Casa Berardi plans to restart operations on June 15th following the partial lifting of Quebec's ban on access to the road to the mine. The Company expects to resume normal production rates in the next few days as work crews are recalled. Stockpiled lower-grade ore will be fed to the mill until underground [...]
Hecla Mining Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Russell Lawlar, will participate in the RBC Capital Markets Global Mining & Materials Conference in New York City on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Additionally, President and CEO, Phillips S. Baker, Jr., will participate in The Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City [...]
Hecla Mining Company provided an update on forest fires in Abitibi and the Eeyou-Istchee region in the James Bay area affecting the Casa Berardi operations. Quebec's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests announced the closure of forest lands and certain roads, which include the access road to the Casa Berardi mine site. The Company has [...]
Hecla Mining Company released its 2022 Sustainability Report today, highlighting the Company's environmental, social and governance performance and 2023 sustainability targets. The theme of this year's report is Reclamation at Hecla: Past, Present, and Future. "Our decades of commitment to the environment, communities where we operate and [...]