Education

Hecla’s Greens Creek mine is the largest provider of student aid at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). Hecla has been a key partner for 12 years with the UAS Center for Mine Training for the Pathway to Mining Careers workforce development program which focused on educating, recruiting, and training Alaskans for careers in the mining industry. As a result, our Greens Creek mine has hired a substantial number of program graduates. Most recently, Hecla donated $250,000 to the endowment fund for the UAS Environmental Science fund.

Greens Creek promotes local recruitment initiatives that aim to keep qualified mining professionals in Alaska. We have hired eight graduates from the Juneau area through the Underground Mine Training Camp and the Surface Mining Operations Camp programs in Delta Junction, who are now underground support miners.

Hecla also offers scholarships to promising students in relevant careers, often leading to hiring the students for full-time positions upon graduation.

• Greens Creek provides two full scholarships annually to students at Prince William Sound College with the expectation of becoming a full-time millwright at Hecla upon graduation. In 2022, two students participated in the program and three employees have been hired through this program.
• Hecla provides $105,000 each year to award two Diesel Technologies scholarships to UAS students.