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Local News - Local News - February 14, 2013
Hecla reopens Lucky Friday mine


Hecla Mining Co., of Coeur d'Alene, announced this morning that it has resumed production at its Lucky Friday silver mine in Mullan, Idaho, just over one year after the federal Mine and Safety Administration had ordered the mine closed to make safety improvements after a couple of 2011 accidents killed two miners.


Phillips S. Baker Jr., president and CEO of Hecla, said in a press release that the company expects to ramp up production during the first half of the year and to reach...



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