The new control room at Casa Berardi lets an operator in an office above ground control and monitor equipment running 1,000 feet below the surface.
Photo courtesy of HECLA MINING CO.
March 30, 2018
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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.