THIS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER IS ISSUED TO HECLA MINING COMPANY TO REQUIRE HECLA TO PREPARE A SOIL SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS WORK PLAN TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE REPRESENTATIVE SOIL SAMPLES TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF ANY SOIL CONTAMINATION IN AND AROUND THE FACILITY. THIS ORDER IS BASED ON A FINDING THAT THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AT THE FACILITY MAY PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL HAZARD TO HUMAN HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT FOLLOWING INITIAL SOIL AND LEACHATE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS CONDUCTED IN AND AROUND THE FACILITY IN NOVEMBER 1998.