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Hecla Mining Company: 5 open mines, 362 MSHA citations
Hecla Mining Company (MSHA controller ID M00089) controls 5 open mines through 5 operators, with 859 employees in 5 states, mostly silver ore. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA issued 362 citations and orders at those mines with $126,578 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 94 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- MSHA controller ID
- M00089
- Open mines
- 5
- Operators
- 5
- Employees
- 859
- States
- 5
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 362
- Significant and substantial
- 19 (5.2%)
- Closure orders
- 6
- High negligence or reckless
- 16
- Proposed penalties
- $126,578
- Amount paid so far
- $99,024
- Inspections
- 172
- Inspector hours on site
- 3,680
- Citations per inspection
- 2.10 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 122
- Injury and illness cases
- 94
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 3, 2026
Operators under Hecla Mining Company
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company | 1 | 410 | 190 | $59,672 | 56 |
| Hecla Mining Company | 1 | 445 | 154 | $49,355 | 38 |
| Klondex Hollister Mine Inc. | 1 | 0 | 17 | $17,408 | 0 |
| Rio Grande Silver, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 1 | $143 | 0 |
| Montanore Minerals Corp | 1 | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Mines with the most citations
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hecla Greens Creek Mine | Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company | Juneau, AK | Silver ore | 410 | 190 |
| Lucky Friday | Hecla Mining Company | Shoshone County, ID | Silver ore | 445 | 154 |
| Hollister Mine | Klondex Hollister Mine Inc. | Elko County, NV | Gold ore | 0 | 17 |
| Bulldog Mine | Rio Grande Silver, Inc. | Mineral County, CO | Silver ore | 1 | 1 |
| Montanore Project | Montanore Minerals Corp | Lincoln County, MT | Silver ore | 3 | 0 |
States
Commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Silver ore | 4 |
| Gold ore | 1 |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 76 | 0 | $16,471 | 18 |
| 2023 | 58 | 3 | $21,622 | 15 |
| 2024 | 92 | 5 | $30,260 | 22 |
| 2025 | 73 | 6 | $45,019 | 24 |
| 2026 | 63 | 5 | $13,206 | 15 |
Standards cited most at mines controlled by Hecla Mining Company
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 57.12028 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 34 |
| 30 CFR 57.20003 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 57.12004 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 18 |
| 30 CFR 57.14100 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 17 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 15 |
| 30 CFR 57.20032 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 12 |
| 30 CFR 57.12018 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 57.20008 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 57.12002 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 57.4104 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 57.12032 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 57.12008 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 57.11001 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 57.20011 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 57.4201 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
Injury and illness cases at mines controlled by Hecla Mining Company
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 43 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 51 |
What the accident reports at mines controlled by Hecla Mining Company describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 32 |
| Hoisting | 26 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 12 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 11 |
| Machinery | 10 |
| Slip or fall of person | 10 |
| Powered haulage | 8 |
| Other | 3 |
| Fire | 2 |
| Fall of roof or back | 2 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines controlled by Hecla Mining Company
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Elevator | 27 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 14 |
| Rock drill | 3 |
| Load-haul-dump | 3 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 3 |
| Rock or roof bolting machine | 3 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 3 |
| Mancar | 1 |
| Forklift | 1 |
| Hoist | 1 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.