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Corporate Of ces and Exploration Projects ($17,548,944)
Greens Creek Mine ($35,479,228)
Lucky Friday Mine ($21,963,114)
HECLA PAYROLL BY FACILITY IN 2010
$75 MillionTotal Payroll
Stamp mill donated for the interactive children’s exhibit at Juneau Douglas City Museum.
HECLA’S ECONOMIC IMPACT IN 2010: DIVERSE AND SIGNIFICANT In 2010, Greens Creek and Lucky Friday purchased $163 million in goods and services from local and regional suppliers, including over $33 million in contractor services. Company-wide, Hecla purchased nearly $200 million of goods and services.
Additional suppliers, contractors, and businesses are indirectly supported by Hecla and our operations. Lucky Friday supports
more than 600 indirect jobs, with more than $65 million paid to contractors, suppliers, and vendors in 2010. Greens Creek supports more than 800 indirect jobs, paying out $98 million in 2010. Another 200 indirect jobs are supported by other Hecla facilities.
HECLA DIRECT EMPLOYMENT BY FACILITY IN 2010
Lucky Friday’s nearly $22 million payroll in 2010 supported an average annual wage of $84,000 – nearly triple that of the $30,000 average annual wage in Shoshone County. e 2010 Greens Creek average annual wage per employee – $107,000 from an aggregate payroll of more than $35 million – represents more than three times the average annual non-mining private-sector wage of $35,000 in Juneau. e 2010 payroll for all remaining Hecla facilities was nearly $18 million.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: A KEY TO SUCCESS
It’s not just the company that impacts our communities – our employees do, too. Greens Creek employees paid $430,000 in local property taxes in 2010. e Juneau school district received $664,000 in school funding due to the 192 employee children attending
local schools. Employees contributed more than $64,000 to local philanthropic e orts, including local civic and youth programs in 2010 such as the high school science fair, local opera and musical productions, city museums and exhibits, youth sports, and scholarships to the University of Alaska-Southeast, among others.
In North Idaho, Lucky Friday employees are also active volunteers in community and school organizations. Approximately 175 children of employees attend local schools, accounting for $615,000 in state funding to the school districts. Employees
are volunteers with local emergency response teams and the
re department. Lucky Friday has made more than $22,000 in
656 Total Employees
Corporate Of ces and Exploration Projects (74)
Greens Creek Mine (329)
Lucky Friday Mine (253)
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