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Bunker Hill eyes June restart

by JOSH McDONALD
Staff Writer | February 10, 2026 1:08 AM

KELLOGG — Momentum is building at the historic Bunker Hill Mine as the long-idle operation moves closer to renewed production, bolstered by a surge in hiring, near-completed facilities and new technology transforming how the company searches for precious metals. 

Bunker Hill Mining Corp. President and CEO Sam Ash said the underground development needed for the mine’s initial years of production is largely complete. The mine has stockpiled about 20,000 tons of ore that will be ready to process once the milling facilities are fully operational. 

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