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The Hecla Mobile Miner was jointly developed for Hecla’s Lucky Friday Mine by a Swedish company, Atlas Copco. The Mobile Miner 40V, worth $7.5 million and scheduled for 2019 delivery, is ideal for mechanical excavation of tunnels in hard rock.

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Hecla: Technology should retool, not replace, miners
March 30, 2018 2:29 p.m.

Hecla: Technology should retool, not replace, miners

Despite a lengthy, contentious and expensive strike, Hecla Mining Co. officials want to make something abundantly clear: They’re embracing advances in technology not to bypass contrary employees, but to strengthen the company for the long haul.