Carlos Aguiar
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Carlos Aguiar was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2024. Prior to that, he served in various leadership roles at Hecla, including Vice President – Operations from August 2023 to November 2024, Vice-President General Manager of the company’s Lucky Friday Mine from July 2021 to August 2023, and Vice President – General Manager, Minera Hecla, at the San Sebastian Mine from April 2016 to June 2021. Mr. Aguiar was project manager for the San Sebastian milling operation from July 2015 to March 2016. He has held a number of positions across the company’s operations in Mexico, Idaho and Venezuela, including Processing Superintendent at the La Choya mine in Mexico where he first joined Hecla in 1996. Mr. Aguiar began his career in 1995 as a metallurgist and has over 25 years of experience in engineering and management in the mining industry. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Metallurgy from the University of Sonora (Mexico).
