Hecla Mining Company was established in 1891. Our company's rich history of mining has distinguished us as a respected precious metals producer. While our past is impressive, we are determined to meet the challenges and opportunities our future holds.
Underground miners at Republic, Washington, circa 1900 Hecla mine, Burke, Idaho, circa 1900
Digital Memories - Mining Films Preserved
MG 23 Item 18: Hercules and Hecla Surface Plants at Burke, and dredging operations at Murray, March 20, 1926. These are mostly surface panoramic shots of the mining companies and the surrounding forests. (Click on title to view movie.)
Historic mining films from Idaho's Silver Valley Mining District have been preserved thanks to a 2007 Partnership Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) awarded to the University of Idaho Library's Special Collections & Archives. The original moving pictures were filmed in 1926 and 1930 by Harry Webb Marsh, a mining engineer employed by the Tamarack and Custer Mining Company of Coeur d'Alene. Shot with one of the first private motion picture film cameras in Idaho, the films appear to be the earliest known footage of the Hercules and Hecla operations at Burke and Murrary (1926). This film is part of the Harry Web Marsh Collection, Manuscript Group 23.