COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL)
is pleased to announce that Senior Vice President - Exploration, Dr.
Dean McDonald, received the A.O. Dufresne Exploration Achievement Award
from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM),
at the CIM Annual Awards Gala in Montreal, Quebec on Monday night. This
award recognizes Dr. McDonald’s “exceptional contributions to mining
exploration in Canada.”
“Congratulations to Dean on receiving this prestigious award,” said
Phillips S. Baker, Jr., President and CEO. “We believe the largest risk
to mining companies today is the ability to replace reserves. Dean and
his exploration team have been instrumental in Hecla maintaining its
strong and growing reserve and resource profile over the past 10 years;
as we added 299 million silver ounces to reserves despite price
volatility and the recent trend in the industry of declining reserves.”
“I would like to thank the CIM for this recognition, and commend the
organization for the positive impact it has on the mining industry in
Canada and around the world and specifically on my career,” said Dr.
McDonald. “I share this award with the exploration teams I have worked
in the past and currently at each of our sites, without whom this
success would not be possible. This award has particular personal
significance to me, as my father was awarded the Canadian Mineral
Processor Medal by the CIM - Mineral Processors Division, fifteen years
ago.”
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.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Statements made or information provided in this news release that are
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
laws. Words such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expects”, “intends”,
“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.
Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties
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, 800-HECLA91 (800-432-5291)
Corporate
Communications Coordinator
Investor Relations
hmc-info@hecla-mining.com
www.hecla-mining.com
Source: Hecla Mining Company