Hecla Mining Company

Hecla explores for Mexican gold

A first phase of exploration will begin at the Jojoba gold project in northern Mexico.The 1,120-ha property is held by Aquiline Resources (AQI-V), though Hecla Mining (HL-N) has an option to buy a 60%…


Rosebud blossoms ahead of schedule

Commercial production at the Rosebud gold-silver mine in northwestern Nevada has begun, two months ahead of schedule and US$3 million under budget.Joint owners Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Santa Fe Pacific…



FACTS & FIGURES — Bright future for silver

Undiscouraged by the downward trend of the early 1990s, silver miners are generally optimistic about production in the last half of the decade.Increases throughout the world are forecast for each year…


ODDS’N’SODS — The saga of the Granduc mine

I will never forget the day in 1978 when Treavor Hancock, supervisor of British Columbia’s Granduc copper mine, phoned to tell me that the roof of the mill had collapsed under the weight of ice and sn…


Hecla inks deal with Santa Fe for Rosebud

Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Santa Fe Pacific Gold (GLD-N) will develop the Rosebud gold-silver deposit, 50 miles west of Winnemucca, Nev.Under a 50-50 joint-venture agreement, Hecla will operate the high-…



Hecla, Santa Fe to develop Rosebud deposit

Two American majors plan jointly to develop Rosebud, a high-grade, underground gold deposit 50 miles west of Winnemucca, Nev.Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Santa Fe Pacific Gold (GLD-N) will form a 50-50 joi…



Companies (May 06, 1996)

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Grouse Creek mine gets reprieve from Hecla

The Grouse Creek gold mine in central Idaho will continue to operate for at least one year while the Sunbeam open pit is mined out.The future of the mine had been in doubt since Hecla Mining (NYSE) an…


ConSil sells mine

Consolidated Silver, which trades over-the-counter in Spokane, Wash., will sell its Silver Summit mine in northern Idaho to Sunshine Mining & Refining.In addition, the company will change its name to …


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