{"id":1178318,"date":"2020-04-15T13:14:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T18:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1020556"},"modified":"2020-04-15T13:14:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T18:14:51","slug":"hecla-resumes-work-at-casa-berardi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1178318","title":{"rendered":"Hecla resumes work at Casa Berardi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) <a aria-label=\"plans to restart operations (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/ir.hecla-mining.com\/file\/Index?KeyFile=403609595\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans to restart operations<\/a> at the Casa Berardi gold mine following the government of Quebec\u2019s decision to allow mining activities to resume.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The underground mine was <a aria-label=\"temporarily suspended (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/hecla-to-suspend-operations-at-casa-berardi\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">temporarily suspended<\/a> on March 24 in compliance with government orders to minimize the risk of exposure to covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Restart of operations is planned over a month and will follow the government\u2019s guidelines with a focus on maintaining appropriate covid-19 practices, including emphasizing proper hygiene practices and social distancing. <\/p>\n<p>As an added precaution, the company said open-pit contract mining will not yet resume to minimize the number of workers on site. 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