Less silver on lower grades at Greens Creek
North of 60 Mining News – October 26, 2018
Last updated 9/25/2020 at 6:52am

Judy Patrick; courtesy of Hecla Mining Company
A semi-autonomous long-haul dump (LHD) loader at Hecla's Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska.
Hecla Mining Company Oct. 23 reported that its Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska produced 1.88 million ounces of silver during the third quarter of 2018, down 20 percent from the 2.34 million oz produced during the same period last year. The Juneau area mine also produced 11,559 oz of gold during the quarter ending Sept. 30, down 7 percent from Q3 2017.
The Idaho-based mining company attrib...
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