Hecla Mining Company
Greens Creek Mine - Admiralty Island - Juneau, Alaska
Environmental Summer Internship Program
Environmental Internship:
Hecla is seeking an intern to work with the Environmental Department at its Greens Creek Mine during
the summer of 2016. The intern will be assigned a major environmental project to be finished by the end
of the summer, they will also provide a supporting role in numerous other activities within the
environmental department. In addition to the project work, experience will be provided in environmental
monitoring, data organization, remote data collection, and laboratory testing methods. Interns will do a
presentation of the final project results and summer accomplishments to senior management at the end
of the internship.
Internships at Greens Creek are quite competitive and have historically led to repeat hires or full time
work. The ideal candidate will have completed at least their sophomore year and be available from midMay through mid-August, but all interested candidates are encouraged to apply. The schedule is generally
5 days on, 2 days off with an optional 6th day if the workload warrants. Room and board are provided with
the internship at the Hawk Inlet camp facility. Pay is $19.19 an hour, days are 11 hours long, hours worked
over 8 in a day and 40 in a work week (starting on Sunday) are overtime and paid at time and a half. Airfare
to and from Juneau, Alaska is also included.
Intern must comply with all local, state, federal (including MSHA and ATF) and company standards and
guidelines for safety, health, environment, human resources and sustainable development while ensuring
professional learning objectives are being met. While performing the duties of this job, the intern may be
frequently required to stand, walk or sit for extended periods of time; use hand and fingers to handle or
feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; regularly required to
talk and hear. The employee may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision requirements for this
job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Employees may be frequently
exposed to outside weather conditions, wet and/or humid conditions; potentially hazardous wildlife;
moving heavy equipment.
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Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Environmental Internship
Greens Creek Overview:
Hecla’s various subsidiaries own 100% of the Greens Creek mine located in Southeast Alaska on Admiralty
Island. Greens Creek orebody is a polymetallic massive sulfide deposit containing significant Ag, Zn, Pb,
and Au, with lesser Cu, and lies entirely within the Admiralty Island National Monument. The mine
produces 2,200 tons per day using overhand cut and fill as well as longhole stoping methods. Through
conventional gravity and flotation processes the mill produces three concentrates (Pb, Zn, and bulk) along
with Au/Ag products. As of 2012, the deposit contained a total metal endowment of 320 million ounces
of Ag, 2.64 million ounces of Au, 812 thousand Tons of Pb, and 2.08 million Tons of Zn.
The Greens Creek property includes 17 patented lode claims and one patented mill site claim, in addition
to property leased from the U.S. Forest Service. The entire project is accessed by boat and served by 13
miles of road, and consists of the mine, an ore concentrating mill, a dry stacked tailings facility, a shiploading facility, camp facilities, and a ferry dock.
Embracing nearly a million acres of old growth rainforest, alpine tundra, and rugged coastline, Admiralty
Island National Monument and the Kootznoowoo Wilderness offer unrivaled opportunities for solitude
and primitive recreation in Southeast Alaska. The native Tlingít people call this island "Kootznoowoo,"
meaning "Fortress of the Bear." Indeed, Admiralty Island is home to the highest concentration of brown
bears in the world; more than all the Lower 48 states combined.
Education Requirements:
Enrolled in a B.S. program in ecology, geology, hydrology, environmental engineering, or related
field.
Training/ Special Skills:
Proficiency in spreadsheet and word processing desired, along with knowledge of SQL database (not
required).
Other requirements:
A valid driver’s license.
Applications & Resumes:
Applicants must possess current authorization to work in the United States. Resumes are welcome but
must be attached to an official application form. Application forms can be obtained from Juneau Job
Center or at http://www.hecla-mining.com/careers/documents/HeclaGCEmploymentApp_2015.pdf
and completed applications should be faxed to 907-465-2984.
If interested please send a resume to Christopher Wallace at the email address below.
Thank you,
Christopher Wallace
Christopher Wallace
Environmental Manager
CWallace@Hecla-mining.com
907-790-8473
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Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Environmental Internship