COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL)
today announced that Mr. Larry Radford has been appointed Chief
Operating Officer of the Company effective immediately, a promotion from
his previous role of Senior Vice President – Operations, overseeing
Hecla’s operations, development projects, pre-development initiatives.
“Throughout his career Larry has demonstrated a strong ability to
optimize operations, and you can see this in the improved performance of
Greens Creek and Casa Berardi since he joined Hecla,” said Phillips S.
Baker, Jr., Hecla’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “With the
expected addition of the Klondex assets, Hecla is growing again and his
talents will continue to be an important part of our strong team as it
integrates and optimizes these new mines.”
Mr. Radford joined Hecla in 2011 and has over 35 of experience in the
mining industry, providing operational and technical support to
large-scale operations with Barrick and Kinross in the United States,
Chile, Brazil, and Australia.
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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environmental risks, operating risks, project development risks,
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Hecla Mining Company
Mike Westerlund
Vice President - Investor
Relations
800-HECLA91 (800-432-5291)
hmc-info@hecla-mining.com
Source: Hecla Mining Company