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Sealaska strives to build a better future
Seeking economic and cultural prosperity for its more than 23,000 Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian shareholders while also looking to provide even greater benefits for future generations,... — Updated 1/6/2022 Full story
Eric Sprott, Hecla invest in Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden Silver Corp. June 11 announced that Eric Sprott and Hecla Mining Company participated in two private placement financings that raised C$7.68 million, which will primarily go... — Updated 12/7/2021
Targeting high-grade Dolly Varden silver
A more than 10,000-meter drill program focused on exploring new zones of high-grade silver and expanding the resources already outlined was the centerpiece of Dolly Varden Silver Corp.'s... — Updated 12/7/2021 Full story
Dolly Varden Silver focuses on Torbrit
Dolly Varden Silver Corp. May 7 announced the start of a 2021 exploration program that includes a planned 10,000 meters of drilling that will initially focus on upgrading and expanding th... — Updated 12/7/2021
Greens Creek silver output pace slows
Hecla Mining Company Oct. 12 reported that its Greens Creek Mine produced 1.8 million ounces of silver and 9,735 oz of gold during the third quarter of 2021, easing off the... — Updated 11/18/2021
Silver evolves from money to techno metal
Typically thought of as a precious metal used to make coins, jewelry, tableware, and other glimmery objects, silver's true value lies in more industrious properties that make it... — Updated 10/7/2021 Full story
Drilling expands Greens Creek potential
Hecla Mining Company Sept. 14 announced that drilling at its Greens Creek silver mine in Southeast Alaska is on track to replenish the roughly 10 million ounces of silver expected to be m... — Updated 9/23/2021 Full story
Byproducts pay for silver at Greens Creek
Hecla Mining Company Aug. 5 reported that the gold, zinc, and lead produced at Greens Creek generated more than enough cash to pay the costs to produce the 5.14 million ounces of silver... — Updated 9/2/2021
Greens Creek leadership, ethics honored
Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company is the recipient of Alaska Chamber's Rita Sholton Large Business of the Year award, which pays tribute to businesses that exemplify leadership, ethics, a... — Updated 8/26/2021
Greens Creek stays on 10M oz silver pace
Hecla Mining Company July 13 reported that its Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska produced 5.14 million ounces of silver and 25,377 oz of gold through the first half of 2021. This acco... — Updated 8/5/2021
Once in a century opportunity for Alaska
From a world-class graphite deposit in the Northwest to rare earths on the Southeast Panhandle, Alaska has the potential to offer a sustainable and secure supply to meet the coming... — Updated 4/29/2021 Full story
Greens Creek maintains 10M oz silver pace
Hecla Mining Company April 8 reported that its Greens Creek Mine produced 2.6 million ounces of silver and 13,266 oz of gold during the first three months of 2021. The Southeast Alaska... — Updated 4/29/2021
Mining lifts Alaska economy during COVID
Mining and mineral exploration helped to bolster an Alaskan economy plagued by COVID-19 during 2020. According to a report prepared by the McKinley Research Group, a renowned... — Updated 3/25/2021 Full story
Greens Creek hits 10.5M oz silver in 2020
Hecla Mining Company Jan. 13 reported that its Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska produced 10.5 million ounces of silver in 2020, a 6% increase over the 9.9 million oz produced the... — Updated 1/22/2021
Hecla slows exploration during pandemic
Continuing a tradition of growth, Hecla Mining Company entered 2020 with 37.08 million metric tons of proven and probable reserves averaging 212.2 million ounces of silver, 2 billion... — Updated 1/17/2021 Full story
Alaskan cobalt could supply EV demands
Whether it is the exponential growth in electric vehicles traveling global highways, the massive need for storing energy at solar and wind electrical generating facilities, or cutting the... — Updated 1/14/2021 Full story
Sterling Greens Creek silver production
Despite COVID-19 restrictions and protocols changing how it must conduct its business, even temporarily shutting down operations at its Casa Berardi Mine in Quebec and San Sebastian Mine... — Updated 10/22/2020
Metal prices soften blow to Alaska miners
Rising metal prices are helping to soften the blow COVID-19 has landed on Alaska's mining sector in 2020. While mining has been deemed an essential business in Alaska, which has helped... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
Greens Creek exceeds high expectations
Hecla Mining Company July 10 said silver production at its Greens Creek silver mine exceeded expectations during the first half of 2020, due to the higher grade ore mined there. The... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
The valuable lessons of Kitsault Valley
Mining found its way to the remote Kitsault Valley in northwestern British Columbia around 1910, bringing with it the ups and downs typical of mining regions in a bygone era. Roughly 29... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
COVID takes 66% of silver output offline
Global metal production has been severely disrupted due to government mandated suspension of mining operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to figures released by... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
Added silver, protocols at Greens Creek
While the COVID-19 outbreak is unique in terms of the government and societal response, Hecla Mining Company has dealt with pandemics over its 129-year history and had a plan that was... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
Hecla readies mines to weather COVID-19
Hecla Mining Company March 19 announced that it has taken measures to ensure its silver and gold operations in Alaska, Idaho, Mexico and Quebec can weather COVID-19, along with the... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
Coronavirus infects North of 60 mining
Crashing markets, quarantines, closed offices and cancelled events are reverberating across the North of 60 Mining sector in the wake of the World Health Organization declaring the... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story
Unlikely mine district now Alaska capital
The incredibly interesting history of Juneau is a tale of gold, the persistence of a Tlingit chief and a series of chance events that allowed Alaska's future capital to grow and leave... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story