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Exhibit 95

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Our mines are operated subject to the regulation of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”), under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”). In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law, and amended in December 2011. The following mine safety data is provided pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act.

 

When MSHA believes a violation of the Mine Act has occurred, it may issue a citation for such violation, including a civil penalty or fine, and the mine operator must abate the alleged violation. During the second quarter of 2018, MSHA proposed no penalty assessments at the Greens Creek mine, $1,154 in penalty assessments at the Lucky Friday mine, and no penalty assessments at the Troy mine. Hecla has not yet received all penalty assessments related to the citations issued in the second quarter of 2018. We have the opportunity to contest or appeal these penalties.

 

During the second quarter of 2018, MSHA issued the Greens Creek mine 1 citation pursuant to Section 104 of the Mine Act for violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard, and 1 such citation at both the Lucky Friday mine and the Troy mine.

 

The Greens Creek, Lucky Friday, and Troy mines have no legal actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, regarding citations for which penalties have been assessed.

 

As required by the reporting requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, as amended, the table below presents the following information for the three-month period ended June 30, 2018.

 

                                                     

Received

                   
                                               

Received

   

Notice of

                   
                                         

Total

   

Notice of

   

Potential

   

Legal

             
               

Section

               

Total Dollar

   

Number

   

Pattern of

   

to have

   

Actions

   

Legal

   

Legal

 
               

104(d)

               

Value of

   

Of

   

Violations

   

Patterns

   

Pending

   

Actions

   

Actions

 
   

Section

   

Section

   

Citations

   

Section

   

Section

   

MSHA

   

Mining

   

Under

   

Under

   

as of Last

   

Initiated

   

Resolved

 
   

104 S&S

   

104(b)

   

and

   

110(b)(2)

   

107(a)

   

Assessments

   

Related

   

Section

   

Section

   

Day of

   

During

   

During

 

Mine

 

Citations

   

Orders

   

Orders

   

Violations

   

Orders

   

Proposed

   

Fatalities

   

104(e)

   

104(e)

   

Period

   

Period

   

Period

 

Greens Creek

  1     0     0             $ 0         no     no     0     0     0  

Lucky Friday

  1     0     0             $ 1,154         no     no     0     0     0  

Troy

  1     0     0             $ 0         no     no     0     0     0