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<p>Matt Seaton, right, and Stephanie Brunner, with Ferguson Contracting, rolls out fabric over a reclaimed 1.5-acre section Monday under Interstate-90 in Wallace. The Department of Justice announced that Hecla Mining Company settled with the U.S., the state of Idaho and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe on a suit concerning claims over mining waste related damages. Hecla will pay the entities $263.4 million, all of which will go toward ramped up cleanup efforts in the lower and upper Coeur d'Alene basins.</p>

<p>Matt Seaton, right, and Stephanie Brunner, with Ferguson Contracting, rolls out fabric over a reclaimed 1.5-acre section Monday under Interstate-90 in Wallace. The Department of Justice announced that Hecla Mining Company settled with the U.S., the state of Idaho and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe on a suit concerning claims over mining waste related damages. Hecla will pay the entities $263.4 million, all of which will go toward ramped up cleanup efforts in the lower and …

June 14, 2011

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Hecla to pay $263.4M in cleanup costs
June 14, 2011 9 p.m.

Hecla to pay $263.4M in cleanup costs

Among 10 largest cash settlements achieved under Superfund

Mining waste cleanup in the Coeur d'Alene Basin will receive an impressive financial boost, thanks to a settlement over one of the largest cases ever filed under the Superfund statute.