By Shane Lasley
Mining News
Greens Creek silver output rebounds
Q4 output up 23%, SE Alaska mine recovers 9.2M oz in 2021 North of 60 Mining News – January 14, 2022
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Last updated 2/3/2022 at 2:42pm
Hecla Mining Company
Hecla Greens Creek Mine crews were able to access higher-grade ore during the fourth quarter, which resulted in a 23% increase in silver production over the previous three months.
Hecla Mining Company Jan. 13 reported that its Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska produced 9.2 million ounces of silver during 2021, a 12% drop from the 10.5 million oz produced the prior year. This drop was largely due to mining easier to access but lower-grade ore because of manpower challenges around mid-year.
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