Hecla’s commitment to providing educational and workforce development opportunities benefits our communities and our company.
Hecla’s Greens Creek mine is the largest provider of student aid at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). In 2021, Hecla donated over $400,000 to educational programs at UAS, including $105,000 to the UAS Center for Mine Training for the Pathway to Mining Careers workforce development program and $250,000 to the endowment fund for an Environmental Science program. Hecla has been a key partner for 11 years and donated $1.2 million as an investment in educating, recruiting, and training Alaskans for careers in the mining industry. Our partnership has resulted in a substantial number of Greens Creek employees being graduates of the program.
The University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Hecla Quebec have partnered for over 10 years to support students through the Hecla-Quebec Global Development Fund (UQAT Foundation). Since 2009, Hecla Quebec has donated over $1.9 million to the Foundation thanks to a grant of $1 per ounce produced at the Casa Berardi Mine.
The James Bay Vocational Training Center allows students to perform the practical part of their training at the Casa Berardi Mine. In 2021, Hecla Quebec hired a total of 29 graduates from the Mineral Extraction program.
Hecla Quebec collaborated with the James Bay and Lac Abitibi professional training centers to develop a new mine mechanics training program that enrolled a total of 12 students in 2021.
Hecla’s operating mines (Greens Creek, Lucky Friday and Casa Berardi) all offer internship programs.
