Hecla Announces Appointment of Larry Radford as Chief Operating Officer
May 24 2018 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) today announced that Mr. Larry
Radford has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company
effective immediately, a promotion from his previous role of Senior
Vice President – Operations, overseeing Hecla’s operations,
development projects, pre-development initiatives.
“Throughout his career Larry has demonstrated a strong ability
to optimize operations, and you can see this in the improved
performance of Greens Creek and Casa Berardi since he joined
Hecla,” said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., Hecla’s President and Chief
Executive Officer. “With the expected addition of the Klondex
assets, Hecla is growing again and his talents will continue to be
an important part of our strong team as it integrates and optimizes
these new mines.”
Mr. Radford joined Hecla in 2011 and has over 35 of experience
in the mining industry, providing operational and technical support
to large-scale operations with Barrick and Kinross in the United
States, Chile, Brazil, and Australia.
About Hecla
Founded in 1891, Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) is a leading
low-cost U.S. silver producer with operating mines in Alaska, Idaho
and Mexico, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine
in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and
pre-development properties in seven world-class silver and gold
mining districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and an
exploration office and investments in early-stage silver
exploration projects in Canada.
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