Hecla continues support of UAS program to train local miners

Hecla Mining Company Aug. 31 donated another US$300,000 to the University of Alaska Southeast as part of the Greens Creek Mine owner's ongoing support of the campus' "Pathways to Mining Careers" program.

This program was created in 2011, when Hecla made an inaugural US$300,000 donation to develop a unique approach to engage local high school students and to educate and train them for future employ...