EX-95 11 ex95.htm EXHIBIT 95

Exhibit 95

Mine Safety Disclosure s

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 year ended December 31, 2016, MSHA proposed $86,636 in penalty assessments at the Greens Creek mine, $18,909 in penalty assessments at the Lucky Friday mine, and $998 in penalty assessments at the Troy mine. Hecla has not yet received all penalty assessments related to the citations issued in 2016. We have the opportunity to contest or appeal these penalties.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, MSHA issued the Greens Creek mine 17 citations 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, 6 such citations to the Lucky Friday mine, and no such citations at the Troy mine.

The Greens Creek mine has 2 legal action pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, regarding citations for which penalties have been assessed.

The Lucky Friday mine and the Troy mine have no actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

As required by the reporting requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, as amended, the table below presents the following information for the year ended December 31, 2016.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | $86,636 | — | no | No | 2 | 0 | 0
Lucky Friday | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | $18,909 | — | no | No | 0 | 0 | 0
Troy | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | $998 | — | no | No | 0 | 0 | 0