Article: United States: Hecla Acquires 70.3% Of Greens Creek For $750 Million.

Article: Hecla Acquires 70.3% of Greens Creek Mine for $750 ...
Business Wire;  February 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... by about 140% * Greens Creek is among the lowest ... silver mines in North America * Accretive on major ... silver produced at Greens Creek, including by ... among the lowest in North America. Greens Creek has a strong track ...

Article: Low silver prices plague Greens Creek. ...
Alaska Business Monthly;  September 1, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... largest silver mine in North America is a prestigious ranking ... but officials at the Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island ... ore were discovered. Greens Creek managers also announced ... expanding the project. If Greens Creek officials decide to ...

Article: Rio Tinto Completes Sale of Greens Creek Mine ...
PR Newswire;  April 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... completed the sale of Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company and Kennecott ... 3 per cent interest in the Greens Creek mine in Alaska to an affiliate ... represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in ...

Article: Greens Creek starts up, Hecla's Lucky Friday ...
Business Wire;  July 29, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... HL- PrB:NYSE) today announced the Greens Creek mine near Juneau, Alaska, has recommenced ... is a joint venture between Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. (70.3%) and Hecla ... chief executive officer, praised the Greens Creek mine management, saying, "This property ...

Article: Hecla Completes Acquisition of 100% of Greens Creek ...
Business Wire;  April 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... that held a 70.27% interest in the Greens Creek silver mine and joint venture located ... Hecla subsidiaries now hold 100% of the Greens Creek joint venture, which is believed to ... Hecla has held a 29.73% interest in Greens Creek for the past two decades. On an annualized ...

Article: JOINT VENTURE APPROVES REDEVELOPMENT OF GREENS ...
Business Wire;  May 17, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... have approved the redevelopment of the Greens Creek silver/gold/zinc/lead mine on ... of 1997." Exploration drilling at Greens Creek in 1994 brought 2.3 million tons of ... than the material mined previously at Greens Creek. At a production rate of 1,320 tons ...

Article: Greens Creek raises sales expectations.
Australasian Business Intelligence;  February 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Rio Tinto has divested its 70 per cent interest in the Greens Creek precious and base metals mine in Alaska to Hecla Mining Company ... secured $US750 million for the assets. Analysts had valued Greens Creek at just $US200 million and the actual sale price may cause ...