Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$116M
Total assets
499
Participants
92nd
Percentile by assets
$231,540
Avg per participant

Sponsored by Hecla Mining Company · Idaho · Mining & Oil Extraction

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.

What the 2023 filing shows

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan holds $116M for 499 participants - about $231,540 per participant, in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, down 1.9% over the 2023 plan year.

$116M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
499
covered participants
92nd
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
$231,540
avg assets per participant

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.

State
Industry
Mining & Oil Extraction

Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

What the Filing Says About Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan is a Defined Benefit (Pension) retirement plan sponsored by Hecla Mining Company, headquartered in Idaho. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's 2023 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $116M in total end-of-year assets and covers 499 participants across the Mining & Oil Extraction industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 770664171, and the plan has been effective since 1947-01-01. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.

Year over year, total assets edged down modestly from $118M at the beginning of 2023 to $116M at year-end - down 1.9%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $116M, with reported net income of -$2M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 2 prior plan-year filings from the same sponsor shown below.

Across the 3 plan years Hecla Mining Company has on file with PlainRetire (2022-2024), sponsor-wide plan assets have moved from $257M to $280M, a gain of 9.0%, while reported participants moved from 1,138 to 1,283 (+12.7%). The strongest year on file by total sponsor assets was 2024 at $280M; the softest was 2022 at $257M. Year-by-year, sponsor-wide filings show: 2022 - $257M in assets across 2 plans covering 1,138 participants; 2023 - $266M in assets across 2 plans covering 1,213 participants; 2024 - $280M in assets across 2 plans covering 1,283 participants.

By assets, Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan outranks 92% of the 126,618 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 1.2x the national average plan size of $100M and 730 average participants.

Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows, a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.

How the percentile is calculated: we count every plan that filed a 2023 Form 5500 with a reported end-of-year asset figure (126,618 plans), rank Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan against all of them by total assets, and report the share of those plans it outranks. A plan reporting no asset figure for the year is excluded from the ranking rather than assumed to be zero.

Financial Summary (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$118M
Total Assets (End of Year)$116M
Net Assets (End of Year)$116M
Net Income-$2M
Plan TypeDefined Benefit (Pension)
Employer EIN770664171
Plan Effective Date1947-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hecla Mining Company)

$250M$260M$270M$280M$290M 202220232024 $257M $280M ▲ +9.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Hecla Mining Company 401(k) plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,138 $257M
2023 2 1,213 $266M
2024 2 1,283 $280M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much money is in the Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan?
As of the 2023 Form 5500 filing, Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan holds $116M in total assets with 499 participants. It is sponsored by Hecla Mining Company.
What type of plan is Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan?
Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan is a Defined Benefit (Pension) plan. It has been effective since 1947-01-01. The plan is filed with the U.S. Department of Labor under EIN 770664171.
Who sponsors the Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan?
Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan is sponsored by Hecla Mining Company, located in Idaho. The sponsor's EIN is 770664171 and the plan operates in the Mining & Oil Extraction industry.
How did Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan perform in 2023?
Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 1.9% during 2023, moving from $118M to $116M in total assets. Net income was -$2M.

What this filing means

Ways to act on Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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

Reference: IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business, contribution-limit rules.

Reference: IRS Publication 590-B, Distributions from IRAs, RMD rules under SECURE Act 2.0.

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

Every figure on PlainRetire is rendered directly from the Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual return filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-07-24.