Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Hecla Mining Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$118M
Total assets Near avg plan size
466
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$252,678
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Hecla Mining Company · Idaho · Mining & Oil Extraction

$118M in assets, 466 participants

Hecla Mining Company's Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan reported $118M in total assets and 466 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #775 in Mining & Oil Extraction (892 peers)

Where Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan sits by assets

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $118M for 466 participants (~$252,678/participant), down 13.6% in 2022.

#775
in Mining & Oil Extraction (892 peers)
-13.6%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $18M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$117,748,146 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (466 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 770664171 · Hecla Mining Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan · $118M · 466 · 94th

  • RANK $118M
  • RANK 466
  • RANK 94th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health
  • RANK ind #775

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Idaho →

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement PlanHecla Mining Company Restate…$118MDefined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela HealthDefined Benefit Pension Plan…$118MBangor Hydro Electric Company Pension PlanBangor Hydro Electric Compan…$118MThe Restated Noncontributory Retirement Plan for CooperativesThe Restated Noncontributory…$118MNewspaper and Mail Deliverers' Publishers' Pension FundNewspaper and Mail Deliverer…$118M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$136M
Net Assets (End of Year)$118M
Net Income-$18M
Employer EIN770664171
Plan Effective Date1947-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hecla Mining Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hecla Mining Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$280M 9.045947623407336% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$260M$270M$280M$290M 202220232024 $257M $280M ▲ +9.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,138 $257M
2023 2 1,213 $266M
2024 2 1,283 $280M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Idaho

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Idaho, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000 00.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.117748146 · Participants: 466Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement PlanIdaho National Laboratory Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.804565982 · Participants: 1166Idaho National Laboratory Employee Retirement PlanRetirement Plan of Idaho Power Company, Total assets ($B): 0.88786635 · Participants: 2009Retirement Plan of Idaho Power CompanyShaws Supermarkets, Inc. Pension Plan for Union Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.229726053 · Participants: 5165Shaws Supermarkets, Inc. Pension Plan for Union EmployeesAmalgamated Sugar Company Hourly Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.178987222 · Participants: 891Amalgamated Sugar Company Hourly Retirement PlanSt. Luke's Health System Basic Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.144101084 · Participants: 268St. Luke's Health System Basic Pension Plan
Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Idaho, assets vs. participants
Compare Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Idaho, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health in PA ($118M); by covered participants it is Triple-S Management Corporation Non-Contributory Retirement Plan in PR (466 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (466 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.6% during 2022, from $136M to $118M. Reported net income was -$18M.
How have Hecla Mining Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hecla Mining Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.0%, from $257M to $280M.
Where does Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Defined Benefit Pension Plan for the Employees of Excela Health in PA ($118M, 578 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Triple-S Management Corporation Non-Contributory Retirement Plan in PR (466 participants, $128M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 770664171.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.