The Lucky Friday was among only four Idaho businesses chosen for this year’s prestigious award.

The company has been shifting to underground mining from an open pit at its giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia and had previously warned that production would take a hit.

Going green is the new differentiator in the cut-throat business of making aluminium.

The evidence is quite strong that the correction in Gold and gold stocks has more to go in terms of price and probably time.

Hecla Mining's Lucky Friday mine was named a "Pollution Prevention Champion."