Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Hecla Mining Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $116M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 499
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 92nd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $231,540
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Hecla Mining Company · Idaho · Mining & Oil Extraction
$116M in assets, 499 participants
Hecla Mining Company's Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan reported $116M in total assets and 499 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.
- #685 in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 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, $116M for 499 participants (~$231,540/participant), down 1.9% in 2023.
- #685
- in Mining & Oil Extraction (811 peers)
- -1.9%
- assets change YoY
- 1.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $2M 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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$115,538,468 Top 8% higher than 92% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 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 (499 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$18M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 466 in the plan year 2022 filing to 499 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $118M in the plan year 2022 filing to $116M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 770664171 · Hecla Mining Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan · $116M · 499 · 92nd
- SCH $116M
- EBSA 499
- PART 92nd
- TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
- NET near Bdo USA, LLP Cash Balance Plan
- BOOK ind #685
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
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $118M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $116M |
| Net Income | -$2M |
| Employer EIN | 770664171 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1947-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Idaho National Laboratory Employee Retirement Plan $2.1B · 1,037
- Retirement Plan of Idaho Power Company $938M · 2,075
- Shaws Supermarkets, Inc. Pension Plan for Union Employees $223M · 5,337
- Amalgamated Sugar Company Hourly Retirement Plan $214M · 840
- St. Luke's Health System Basic Pension Plan $154M · 244
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 Bdo USA, LLP Cash Balance Plan in IL ($116M); by covered participants it is Alaska Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan in OR (499 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($116M here).
- Bdo USA, LLP Cash Balance Plan (IL) $116M · 749
- Owensboro Health Retirement Plan (KY) $116M · 1,310
- Bss Retirement Plan for Bargained Employees (WA) $115M · 244
- Bricklayers Union Local No 1 of Missouri Pension P (MO) $115M · 517
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (499 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Alaska Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan (OR) 499 · 0 off
- Cincinnati Financial Corporation Retirement Plan (OH) 500 · 1 off
- Clopay Ames Pension Plan (FL) 498 · 1 off
- IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund (IL) 498 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.