US miner Hecla targets 9.5 million oz Ag output

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Hecla Mining expects to boost silver nproduction to more than 9.5 million oz nin 2012 despite the loss of two months nof production at its Lucky Friday mine in nIdaho while bypass work is completed, the nUS miner said Wednesday. Hecla plans nto develop a new haulage way to bypass nthe rock burst that occurred at the Lucky nFriday mine December 14. Creating the nbypass and reestablishing mine production nis expected to be complete by the end of nFebruary, the company said. Hecla’s cur-nrent silver output remains within previous nestimates, with 2011 production expected nat more than 9 million oz and cash cost nestimates remaining unchanged at around n$1.00/oz, net of byproducts.