Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hecla Mining Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$117M
Total assets Near avg plan size
536
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$218,947
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Hecla Mining Company · Idaho · Mining & Oil Extraction

$117M in assets, 536 participants

Hecla Mining Company's Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan reported $117M in total assets and 536 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #657 in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 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, $117M for 536 participants (~$218,947/participant), up 1.6% in 2024.

#657
in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)
+1.6%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$117,355,534 Top 8% higher than 92% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (536 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 499 in the plan year 2023 filing to 536 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $116M in the plan year 2023 filing to $117M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 770664171 · Hecla Mining Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan · $117M · 536 · 92nd

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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

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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 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$116M
Net Assets (End of Year)$117M
Net Income$2M
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. -20000200040006000 00.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.117355534 · Participants: 536Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement PlanIdaho National Laboratory Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.001259353 · Participants: 930Idaho National Laboratory Employee Retirement PlanRetirement Plan of Idaho Power Company, Total assets ($B): 0.971347295 · Participants: 2113Retirement Plan of Idaho Power CompanyShaws Supermarkets, Inc. Pension Plan for Union Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.229628077 · Participants: 5378Shaws Supermarkets, Inc. Pension Plan for Union EmployeesAmalgamated Sugar Company Hourly Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.223847281 · Participants: 878Amalgamated Sugar Company Hourly Retirement PlanSt. Luke's Health System Basic Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.144429213 · Participants: 217St. 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 United Plant & Production Workers Local 175 Pension Fund in NY ($117M); by covered participants it is Ziply Fiber Pension Plan in WA (536 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($117M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (536 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Hecla Mining Company Restated Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 1.6% during 2024, from $116M to $117M. Reported net income was $2M.
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 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 United Plant & Production Workers Local 175 Pension Fund in NY ($117M, 269 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 Ziply Fiber Pension Plan in WA (536 participants, $126M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.