Hecla
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- Fury and Hecla StraitFury and Hecla StraitFury and Hecla Strait is a narrow channel of water located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Situated between Baffin Island and Melville Peninsula it connects Foxe Basin, to the east, with the Gulf of Boothia, to the west....
, Nunavut, Canada - Hecla, MontanaHecla, MontanaHecla was a town in Beaverhead County, Montana. It has been designated as a ghost town with only a few ruined buildings remaining. It was notable at one time as the home of Blanche Lamont, who taught at Hecla's one-room schoolhouse. Lamont would become the first of two murder victims of Theodore...
, USA - Hecla, South DakotaHecla, South DakotaHecla is a city in Brown County, South Dakota, United States, located only a few miles south of the North Dakota border. The population was 227 at the 2010 census...
, USA - Hecla and Fury IslandsHecla and Fury IslandsThe Hecla and Fury Islands are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in western Gulf of Boothia, near the Boothia Peninsula, and southeast of Martin Islands....
, Nunavut, Canada - Hecla and Griper BayHecla and Griper BayHecla and Griper Bay is an Arctic waterway. Located in the Hazen Strait, it is a large inlet in the north of Melville Island, Canada. It is split between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut...
, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada - Hecla-Grindstone Provincial ParkHecla-Grindstone Provincial ParkHecla-Grindstone Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Manitoba, Canada.Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park comprises Hecla Island, Grindstone , Black Island and a number of other small islands...
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- Hecla class bomb vesselHecla class bomb vesselThe Hecla class was a class of bomb vessels of the Royal Navy of the early 19th century. They were designed for use as bomb or mortar ships and were very heavily built. Eight ships were launched; all were converted for use as exploration or survey ships...
- Hecla class survey vesselHecla class survey vesselThe Hecla class formed the backbone of the Royal Navy's ocean survey fleet from the mid-1960s. Three ships, , and , were ordered in the early 1960s to replace the aging survey ships and ....
- HMS HeclaHMS HeclaSeven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland.* The first Hecla was a 10-gun bomb vessel purchased in 1797...
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- Hecla MiningHecla MiningHecla Mining is a silver and other precious metals mining company based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The company employs approximately 870 people and owns the Lucky Friday unit in northern Idaho, the San Sebastian unit in the state of Durango, Mexico, and the Greens Creek unit , near Juneau,...
Idaho based mining company - Calumet and Hecla Mining CompanyCalumet and Hecla Mining CompanyThe Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based in the Michigan Copper Country. In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company in the United States during that period.-History:In 1864, Edwin J...
, Michigan, USA- Calumet & Hecla BandCalumet & Hecla BandIn the late 19th century, many mining companies established in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan entered an era of economic growth and prosperity. Minerals such as copper and nickel were taken from the ground in large quantities...
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