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Lucky Friday production suspended for rest of the year – Hecla

18th September 2023

By: Mariaan Webb

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

     

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US-based precious metals miner Hecla Mining has suspended production at the Lucky Friday mine, in Idaho, for the remainder of the year, to complete repair work caused by a fire in the mine’s secondary egress, the #2 shaft.

The fire has been extinguished and normal ventilation has been established, Hecla reported on Monday.

The company was bringing the mine back into production by developing a new secondary egress to bypass the damaged portion of the shaft.

The mine had produced three-million ounces of silver as of the end of July 2023.

Hecla said that it did not expect a material change to 2024 consolidated silver production guidance.

The company has property insurance with an underground sub-limit of $50-million and believes this policy will cover most of the property damage and business interruption, less the deductible.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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