| Hecla | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Wyoming#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Wyoming |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Wyoming |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Laramie |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6758 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1575°N -105.1733°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 82009 |
| Area Code: | 307 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1589463 |
Hecla is a ghost town in Laramie County in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
Although not posted, what remains of the stamping and smelting facilities is located on private property.
The area around Hecla was mined for copper from the 1860s to the 1960s by the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company which was a merger between the Calumet Company and the Hecla company. It became one of the major copper mining companies in the United States.[1]
At one point, Hecla was being considered as a stop for the Union Pacific Railroad, but it didn't gain enough attention and the proposal was dropped.[2]
In the book Hell Hole by Hunter Shea, the main character is asked by President Teddy Roosevelt to investigate a mine in Hecla.