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• Miners to return to Lucky Friday

  May 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 WALLACE – The closed Lucky Friday Mine will begin rehiring workers in July and should return to a full workforce by the end of the year, said Phil Baker, Hecla …

• Hecla reports first quarter earnings of $12.4M

  May 8, 2012 in Business, Idaho Hecla Mining Co. reported Tuesday a first-quarter net income of $12.4 million, or 4 cents per share, on revenues of $91.2 million. That’s down from a net income of $43.2 …

• Feds say mine not inspected as ordered

  March 13, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 After a violent rock burst at the Lucky Friday Mine on Nov. 16, federal inspectors ordered mine managers to conduct twice-daily monitoring to check if stress was building up in … 3

• Questions erupt over Lucky Friday

  January 24, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 WALLACE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter will ask federal regulators to hold a public meeting in the Silver Valley to explain their decision to shut down the Lucky Friday Mine’s … 6

• Otter asks feds to explain mine shaft closure

  January 23, 2012 Idaho Gov. Butch Otter will ask federal regulators to hold a public meeting in the Silver Valley to explain their decision to shut down the Lucky Friday Mine’s shaft for … 3

• Lucky Friday Mine families explore ways to wait out closure

  January 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 WALLACE – Mark Miller’s baby girl is just learning how to crawl. She has three rambunctious older brothers, ages 2, 7 and 9. Miller hopes he can find a job …

• Resource fair set for miners

  January 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 A yearlong closure of the Lucky Friday Mine could reduce income in the Silver Valley by more than $25 million, state officials said. The figure represents lost wages and the … 1

• Mine shutdown impact could exceed $25 million

  January 13, 2012 in News A year-long closure of the Lucky Friday Mine could reduce income in the Silver Valley by more than $25 million, state officials said. 5

• Mine’s troubles called similar to Nevada site

  January 13, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Conditions in the Lucky Friday Mine’s main shaft have parallels to problems at a Nevada gold mine where a 2010 shaft accident claimed the lives of two workers, a top … 1

• Mine shutdown means lost jobs, economic uncertainty

  January 12, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Federal regulators’ decision to shut down the Lucky Friday Mine’s main shaft was greeted with confusion and concern Wednesday in Idaho’s Silver Valley. Officials at Hecla Mining Co., which operates … 3

• Lucky Friday workers face year-long mine closure

  January 11, 2012 in Business, Idaho Hecla Mining Company said this morning that it would close the Lucky Friday silver mine for a year to clean its main shaft as required by federal regulators, a move … 7

• Mining deaths second-lowest in a century

  January 6, 2012 in Business, Region The number of U.S. mining deaths last year was the second-lowest reported since statistics were first recorded in 1910, the U.S. Department of Labor says.

• Lucky Friday to build new access tunnel

  December 22, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Officials at Hecla Mining Co. say they will tunnel a 750-foot bypass at the Lucky Friday Mine to route workers away from a portion of the mile-long corridor where a …

• Hecla to bypass rock burst at Lucky Friday Mine

  December 21, 2011 in City, Idaho Hecla Mining Co. today announced that it is going to build a bypass at Lucky Friday Mine to take workers away from an area where a rock burst last week …

• Lucky Friday rock burst registers on seismographs

  December 15, 2011 in City, Idaho Three Lucky Friday miners remained in North Idaho hospitals this morning after a rock burst injured a total of seven miners on Wednesday night. The rock burst was strong enough … 8

• Regulators slam Hecla for miner’s death in April

    December 2, 2011 in Business, City, Idaho Federal mine safety regulators have handed out four citations to Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining Co. after a miner died in the company’s Lucky Friday Mine in April. Hecla acknowledged fines …

• Lucky Friday miner dies from his injuries

  November 20, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 For the second time this year, a miner has died after sustaining injuries while working at Hecla Mining Co.’s Lucky Friday Mine. Brandon Lloyd Gray, 26, was critically injured Thursday … 1

• Two injured in Lucky Friday Mine

  November 19, 2011 in City on Page B1 Two miners were injured Thursday while working to expand the Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan, Idaho. One was hospitalized in critical condition, the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

• 2 miners injured in Lucky Friday Mine

  November 18, 2011 in Idaho Two miners were injured Thursday while working to expand the Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan, Idaho. One was hospitalized in critical condition, the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office said today in … 4

• Mine blaze likely arson

  August 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 A fire inside the Lucky Friday Mine last month likely was set by an arsonist, according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office. About 170 miners who were working in the …

• ATF: Idaho mine fire likely the work of arsonist

  August 12, 2011 in News, Region A fire inside the Lucky Friday Mine last month likely was set by an arsonist, according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office. About 170 miners who were working in the …

• Two fires in weeks trigger probe at mine

  July 30, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Investigators are looking into the cause of a second fire in three weeks at the Lucky Friday Mine. The underground silver mine near Mullan, Idaho, was evacuated at 7 p.m. …

• Second fire reported at Lucky Friday Mine

  July 29, 2011 in News Investigators are looking into the cause of a second fire in three weeks at the Lucky Friday Mine. The underground silver mine near Mullan, Idaho, was evacuated at 7 p.m. …

• Smoke evacuates Lucky Friday Mine

  July 6, 2011 in News The Lucky Friday Mine was evacuated Tuesday evening after an employee reported smoke in the underground silver mine.

• Work resumes today at Lucky Friday Mine

  April 29, 2011 in News, Idaho The Lucky Friday Mine is back in operation, Hecla Mining Co. officials said today.

• Memorial service for miner is Thursday

  April 26, 2011 in News A memorial service for Larry “Pete” Marek will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Kellogg High School Gymnasium.

• Probe of mine cave-in begins

  April 26, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Federal investigators began searching Monday for answers in the April 15 cave-in that claimed the life of a Lucky Friday miner. “No miner should ever have to die for a …

• Investigation planned in miner’s death

  April 25, 2011 The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration will thoroughly investigate the roof collapse at the Lucky Friday Mine that killed an employee, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis said today. 3

• Workers recover miner’s remains

  April 25, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 The body of Lucky Friday miner Larry “Pete” Marek was recovered Sunday afternoon, just hours after Hecla Mining Co. announced it had suspended rescue efforts because he likely had died …

• Miner’s body recovered from Lucky Friday mine

  April 24, 2011 in News The body of Lucky Friday miner Larry Marek was recovered this afternoon after he was killed in a mine collapse on April 15, Hecla Mining Co. announced today. 19

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