Hecla 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingHecla Mining Co/Lucky Friday Hourly Savings Plan · Plan 005 · EIN 82-0126240Updated Oct 2026

What Hecla's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.6M in employer contributions, about $4,398 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$63,719
Average account balance
405
Participants (end of year)
$23.6M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.12%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperT. Rowe Price Rps, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorBdo, USA P.C. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗
Late participant contributionsReported on the filingSchedule H ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 356 defined-contribution plans in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction with 100 to 499 participants.

Hecla: employer contribution per participant$4,398
Peer median$3,000
Hecla: average balance$63,719
Peer median$70,698
Hecla: admin expenses ÷ assets0.12%
Peer median0.32%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $14.6M at the end of plan year 2021 to $23.6M at the end of plan year 2024.

$14.6M2021$13.7M2022$18.3M2023$23.6M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Hecla plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024405$23.6M$1.6M$4,3980.12%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023561$18.3M$1.3M$2,4620.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022533$13.7M$590K$1,1610.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021487$14.6M$494K$1,0830.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Hecla plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Lucky Friday Pension Plan

Plan 002 · EIN 82-0126240 · plan year 2024 filing
$57,756
Average account balance
548
Participants (end of year)
$31.7M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.82%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorBdo USA, P.C. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Hecla match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Hecla Mining Co/Lucky Friday Hourly Savings Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.6M in employer contributions, about $4,398 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Hecla 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Hecla Mining Co/Lucky Friday Hourly Savings Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Hecla 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is T. Rowe Price Rps, Inc.. The plan administrator is Hecla - Lucky Friday Mine Hourly Savings Plan.

I left Hecla. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Hecla - Lucky Friday Mine Hourly Savings Plan, (208) 744-1751) or the recordkeeper, T. Rowe Price Rps, Inc.. The Hecla old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Hecla 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Hecla filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Hecla. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology