HECLA MINING CO: To Pay $85T for CWA & Hazardous Waste Breaches

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — December 4, 2008 — The Hecla Mining Company, owner and operator of the “Lucky Friday” Mine and Mill in Idaho’s northern panhandle, has agreed to pay $85,000 and provide more than $17,000 in cash and emergency…