Lucky Friday Mine News

Company Faults Miner for Own Death in Idaho Tunnel Collapse

Hecla Mining Co. says a miner who died in a tunnel collapse at the Lucky Friday Mine in northern Idaho is partly responsible for his own death due to his own negligent and careless misconduct. The company in court documents …

Feds: Idaho Mine Missed Safety Check Before Rock Burst

A federal inspection report shows that officials at the Lucky Friday Mine in northern Idaho failed to conduct the second of two daily monitoring checks on the day a violent rock burst broke the pelvis of one miner and also …