Hecla’s Elsa Reclamation and Development Corporation Receives 2025 Robert E. Leckie Award
12/16/2025
Elsa Reclamation and Development Corporation (ERDC), a subsidiary of Hecla Mining Company, has been awarded the 2025 Robert E. Leckie Award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship by the Government of Yukon. The award recognizes ERDC’s outstanding remediation work at the Keno Hill Silver District and the team’s commitment to community engagement and environmental responsibility.
The award is presented annually by the Yukon Government to recognize excellence in environmental stewardship within the territory’s mining sector. ERDC was independently nominated by an industry group for its comprehensive approach to remediation, community engagement, and support for local and First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun business participation. This marks the second consecutive year that Hecla operations in the Yukon have received industry recognition for environmental and community excellence.
