Hecla Mining Co

2 facilities · 2 states · 434.2M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Hecla Mining Co is the reported parent of 2 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 434.2M lbs of toxic releases. 6 of 24 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Alaska (375.5M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Hecla Mining Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for Hecla Mining Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

+6.6%

2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

+6.6%

106.3 million lb → 113.3 million lb, every facility that filed

  • Hecla Mining Co's total reported releases rose from 106.3 million lb in 2022 to 113.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Hecla Mining Co's off-site transfers fell from 840 lb in 2022 to 320 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Hecla Mining Co's water releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Hecla Mining Co's land releases rose from 106.3 million lb in 2022 to 113.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read Hecla Mining Co from filing to facility

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co; Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Teck American Inc; Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc; Coeur Mining Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Alaska; Idaho. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Metal Mining. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026

Total Releases
434.2M lbs
Facilities
2
Chemicals
24
Carcinogens
6

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co; Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Teck American Inc; Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc; Coeur Mining Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Alaska; Idaho. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Metal Mining.

Among slug-merged TRI parents in this extract, Hecla Mining Co sits near the top of the release list (rank #3 of 4,988). Hecla Mining Co files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co accounts for most of Hecla Mining Co's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.

Parent aggregation for Hecla Mining Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Teck American Inc; Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc; Coeur Mining Inc.) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where Hecla Mining Co sits among TRI parents

Hecla Mining Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Teck American Inc and Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc and Coeur Mining Inc.. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

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Largest chemicals disclosed by Hecla Mining Co

Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Where does this company operate?

State Facilities Total Releases
Alaska 1 375.5M lbs
Idaho 1 58.7M lbs

Facilities (2)

Facility Releases
Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co Juneau, AK 375.5M lbs
Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit Mullan, ID 58.7M lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does Hecla Mining Co release?
Hecla Mining Co discloses 434.2M lbs across 2 facilities. On the ladder it sits near Teck American Inc and Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc. Among slug-merged TRI parents in this extract, Hecla Mining Co sits near the top of the release list (rank #3 of 4,988).
How many facilities does Hecla Mining Co operate?
Hecla Mining Co maps to 2 facilities in Alaska, Idaho, including Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co; Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit. Releases are facility-concentrated: Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co accounts for most of Hecla Mining Co's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
What industries and chemicals show up for Hecla Mining Co?
Hecla Mining Co's disclosed pounds sit inside a single reported industry label: Metal Mining. Hecla Mining Co's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds (none of those top chemicals carry a carcinogen flag in this extract). Neighbor parents: Teck American Inc; Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc; Coeur Mining Inc..
Does Hecla Mining Co release carcinogens?
Yes - 6 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Zinc compounds; Lead compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Hecla Mining Co on total disclosed release pounds (434.2M lbs) and reporting facility count (2). Release-volume peers include Barrick Nevada Holding LLC, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, Freeport-McMoran Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.

About This Data

EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Alaska, Idaho; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

What to do with Hecla Mining Co's TRI parent record

From Hecla Mining Co, open Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co or compare against Teck American Inc rather than reading rank alone.

  • Open the largest Form R site for Hecla Mining Co (Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co in AK). Largest facility
  • Compare against Teck American Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
  • Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Hecla Mining Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies

Rank and peers (Teck American Inc, Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.

Use and verify this record

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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.

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