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Hecla CEO Phillips Baker retires, interim CEO appointed

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Kitco News - Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) announced today that Phillips S. Baker Jr. is retiring, effective immediately.

Current chair Catherine J. Boggs has been named interim president and CEO.

“I would like to thank Phil for his years of service and valued contributions to Hecla and the silver industry overall. The Board will immediately begin a search for a new Chief Executive, and we are confident that we will find the right, highly qualified individual to lead Hecla,” said Boggs in a news release who noted that Baker had been with the company for 23 years.

Hecla Mining is the largest silver producer in the United States with mines in Alaska, Idaho, and Quebec. The company also has a number of exploration and pre-development projects throughout North America.

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