Lucky Friday General Manager receives M&E Division Miner of the Year
Award
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hecla Mining Company’s (NYSE:HL)
is pleased to announce that President and CEO, Phillips S. Baker, Jr.,
was presented with the William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal Award from
the Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) at the SME 2017
Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, Colorado, this week. This award
recognizes Mr. Baker’s “exceptional leadership by positioning Hecla
Mining Company with the highest silver reserves in its 125-year history
and his significant contribution to the mining industry.”
Clayr Alexander, Vice President and General Manager of the Lucky Friday
mine in northern Idaho, was selected as the 2016 recipient of the M&E
Division Miner of the Year Award from SME. The award recognizes Mr.
Alexander for his “success at pioneering tunnel boring and his
successful career in leadership in underground mining.” The award
recognizes significant contributions of a mine site leader who is able
to manage production, people, community, safety, and be a good steward
of the environment.
“I am honored to be recognized by SME with this award,” said Phillips S.
Baker, Jr., President and CEO. He added, “congratulations to Clayr on
receiving his prestigious Miner of the Year award. We believe innovation
is the key to future success in the mining industry and these awards
recognize our continuing efforts.”
ABOUT HECLA
Founded in 1891,Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL)
is a leading low-cost U.S. silver producer with operating mines in
Alaska, Idaho and Mexico, and is a growing gold producer with an
operating mine in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and
pre-development properties in seven world-class silver and gold mining
districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and an exploration office and
investments in early-stage silver exploration projects in Canada.
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not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
"forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities
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“projects”, “believes”, “estimates”, “targets”, “anticipates” and
similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking
statements. Such forward-looking statements or forward-looking
information include statements or information regarding estimates of
silver production for 2016 on a consolidated basis and at each of the
Greens Creek, Lucky Friday and San Sebastian mines, annual gold
production for 2016 at Casa Berardi, and fourth quarter 2016 production.
The material factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking
statements or forward-looking information include that the Company’s
plans for development and production will proceed as expected and will
not require revision as a result of risks or uncertainties, whether
known, unknown or unanticipated, to which the Company’s operations are
subject.
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that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected, anticipated, expected or implied. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, metals price volatility,
volatility of metals production and costs, litigation, regulatory and
environmental risks, operating risks, project development risks,
political risks, labor issues, ability to raise financing and
exploration risks and results. Refer to the Company's Form 10K and 10-Q
reports for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact
expected future results. The Company undertakes no obligation and has no
intention of updating forward-looking statements other than as may be
required by law.
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Hecla Mining Company
Jeanne DuPont
Corporate Communications
Coordinator
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Source: Hecla Mining Company