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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-11-002913
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110509
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110509
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110509

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HECLA MINING CO/DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000719413
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400]
		IRS NUMBER:				770664171
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08491
		FILM NUMBER:		11821765

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6500 N MINERAL DRIVE SUITE 200
		STREET 2:		NONE
		CITY:			COEUR D'ALENE
		STATE:			ID
		ZIP:			83815-9408
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2087694100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6500 N MINERAL DRIVE SUITE 200
		STREET 2:		NONE
		CITY:			COEUR D'ALENE
		STATE:			ID
		ZIP:			83815-9408
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>CURRENT
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Date of
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>HECLA
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            <b>77-0664171</b>
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            <b>6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200</b>
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            <b>Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815-9408</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>(208)
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      <b>Item 2.02&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition</b>
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      On May 9, 2011, Hecla Mining Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a news
      release announcing the Company&#8217;s First Quarter 2011 and three months
      ended March 31, 2011 financial results.&#160;&#160;The news release is attached
      hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
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      In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
      in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be
      &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the
      liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference
      into any registration statement or other document filed under the
      Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall
      be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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      <b>Item 5.07 &#8211; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</b>
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      At our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 3, 2011, our
      shareholders were asked to consider and vote upon the following four
      proposals: (1)&#160; elect two directors to our Board of Directors to hold
      office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their
      successors are duly elected and qualified; (2)&#160; approve an advisory
      resolution on the Company&#8217;s executive compensation; (3)&#160;&#160;advise the
      Company on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the Company&#8217;s
      executive compensation; and (4) ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP
      as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
      ending December&#160;31, 2011.
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      On the record date of March 7, 2011, there were 279,181,448 shares of
      the Company&#8217;s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote
      at the Annual Meeting, if represented.&#160;&#160;The count of shares present at
      the meeting, in person or proxy, was 218,425,093, or 78.23% of the
      outstanding voting shares of the Company.&#160;&#160;&#160;For each proposal, the
      results of shareholder voting were as follows:
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      <u>Proposal 1</u>.&#160;&#160;&#160;<i>Election of Two Director Nominees</i>.
      The shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees
      proposed by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors to serve until the 2014
      Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until such nominee&#8217;s successor is duly
      elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting
      results:
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          <b>Votes</b>

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            <b>For</b>
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            <b>Against</b>
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          <b>Broker</b>

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            <b>Non-Votes</b>
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          Phillips S. Baker, Jr.
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            136,178,412
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        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
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          2,847,485
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        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 12%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          538,241
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        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
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          78,860,955
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          Dr. Anthony P. Taylor
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        <td style="text-align: center; width: 12%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          135,475,398
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        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 12%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          3,492,768
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        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 12%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          595,972
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        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 12%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          78,860,955
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    <p style="text-align: justify">
      <u>Proposal 2</u>.&#160;&#160;&#160;<i>Advisory Vote on Executive
      Compensation</i>. The shareholders of the Company approved the
      compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers. The following is
      a breakdown of the voting results:
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          <b>Votes </b>

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            <b>For</b>
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          &#160;
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Votes</b>
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Against</b>
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        <td style="text-align: center; width: 2%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          &#160;
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          <b>Abstain</b>
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            &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 24%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Broker</b>

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Non-Votes</b>
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        <td style="text-align: center; width: 24%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          123,053,368
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        <td style="width: 2%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 23%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,041,940
        </td>
        <td style="width: 2%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 23%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,468,830
        </td>
        <td style="width: 2%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 24%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          78,860,955
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    <p style="text-align: justify">

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    <div style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt">
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          2
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    <p>
      <u>Proposal 3</u>.&#160;&#160;&#160;<i>Advisory Vote on Frequency of
      Votes on Executive Compensation</i>. The following is a breakdown of the
      voting results on the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory
      vote on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers:
    </p>
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          <b>One</b>

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Year</b>
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        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 2%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 18%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Two </b>

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            <b>Years</b>
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        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 2%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
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        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 18%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Three</b>

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Years</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 2%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 19%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Abstain</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; width: 2%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 19%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Broker</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Non-Votes</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 18%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          99,319,547
        </td>
        <td style="width: 2%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 18%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,877,727
        </td>
        <td style="width: 2%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 18%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          12,592,253
        </td>
        <td style="width: 2%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 19%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,991,201
        </td>
        <td style="width: 2%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 19%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          86,644,365
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p style="text-align: justify">

    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify">
      <u>Proposal 4</u>.&#160;&#160;&#160;<i>Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as
      Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. </i>The shareholders of
      the Company ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company&#8217;s
      independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
      December 31, 2011. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
    </p>
    <p style="margin-left: 60.0px">

    </p>
    <div style="text-align:center">
    <table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; width: 60%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 32%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Votes </b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>For</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 2%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 32%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Votes</b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Against</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 2%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 32%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Abstain</b>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 32%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          213,240,805
        </td>
        <td style="width: 2%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 32%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,170,794
        </td>
        <td style="width: 2%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 32%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,013,494
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <p>
      There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 4.
    </p>
    <p style="white-space: nowrap">
      <b>Item 9.01&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</b>
    </p>
<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; width: 7%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          (c)
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; width: 93%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Exhibits
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; width: 7%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 93%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 7%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 93%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          99.1 News Release dated May 9, 2011. *
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            ____________________
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            *&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Filed herewith.
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
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          3
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        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SIGNATURE</font></u><br>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px">
      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px">

    </p>
    <div style="text-align:center">
    <table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; width: 6%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; width: 44%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            HECLA MINING COMPANY
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; width: 3%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; width: 3%; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            By:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 3%">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 44%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            /s/ David C. Sienko
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; width: 44%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            David C. Sienko
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; width: 44%; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Vice President &amp; General Counsel
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 3%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      <br>
      Dated: &#160;May 9, 2011<br><br>
    </p>
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Hecla's
      Net Income Doubles in the First Quarter 2011</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>For the
      Period Ended March 31, 2011</b></font>
    </p>
    <p>
      COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2011--Hecla Mining Company
      (&#8220;Hecla&#8221;) (NYSE:HL) today announced first quarter financial and
      operational results. Hecla reported net income applicable to common
      shareholders of $43.2 million, or $0.16 per basic share. First quarter
      silver production was 2.5 million ounces at a total cash cost of $1.03
      per ounce, net of by-products.<sup>1</sup>
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>FIRST QUARTER 2011 HIGHLIGHTS</b>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Revenues of $136.4 million, a $56.5 million increase over the same
        period in 2010
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Gross profit of $79.6 million, more than double the amount for the
        same period in 2010
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Net income applicable to shareholders of $43.2 million, or $0.16 per
        basic share
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        EBITDA of $81.0 million in comparison to $31.7 million in the same
        period in 2010<sup>2</sup>
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Operating cash flow of $60.9 million, a $43.1 million increase over
        the same period in 2010
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Silver production of 2.5 million ounces at a total cash cost of $1.03
        per ounce, net of by-products
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Cash and cash equivalents of $321.7 million, a $38 million increase in
        the quarter
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      &#8220;Hecla's first quarter results were records for revenue, gross profit,
      and net income reflecting the strong operating performance and metals
      prices,&#8221; said Hecla&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer, Phillips S.
      Baker, Jr. &#8220;We expect our balance sheet and growing cash flow will meet
      our financial obligations, fund capital projects that expand our
      operations, and advance organic growth projects on our large land
      packages in the U.S. and Mexico. Notwithstanding these results, we are
      deeply saddened by the loss of Larry Marek, a family member, friend and
      colleague. He will be greatly missed. The strength and dedication of the
      Lucky Friday team during the rescue and recovery efforts was unwavering.
      I would like to extend my gratitude to all of those who had us in their
      thoughts and prayers and helped us during this difficult time.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <sup><b>1)</b></sup> <b>Total cash cost per ounce of silver represents a
      non-U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measurement. A
      reconciliation of total cash cost to cost of sales and other direct
      production costs and depreciation, depletion and amortization (GAAP) can
      be found at the end of the release.</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      <sup><b>2)</b></sup> <b>Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation,
      and Amortization (&#8220;EBITDA&#8221;) is not a measure of operating performance
      computed in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a
      substitute for net income prepared in conformity with GAAP. A
      reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income (GAAP) can be found at
      the end of the release.</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>FINANCIAL OVERVIEW</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Hecla reported strong first quarter 2011 revenues and cash flow from
      operating activities as a result of Lucky Friday's and Greens Creek&#8217;s
      performance and higher metals prices. Net income applicable to common
      shareholders for the quarter increased by $24.8 million over the same
      period in 2010. The increase in net income and gross profits in the
      first quarter was due to higher metals prices.
    </p>
    <div style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="6">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="6">
          First Quarter Ended
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <i><b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></i>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="middle" colspan="2">
          <b>Mar. 31, 2011</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="middle" colspan="2">
          Mar. 31, 2010
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <b>FINANCIAL DATA</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>136,364</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          79,875
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Gross Profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>79,573</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          27,536
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          EBITDA
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>80,997</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          31,723
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Income applicable to common shareholders
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>43,219</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,436
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Basic income per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>0.16</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.08
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted income per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>0.15</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.07
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>43,357</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          21,844
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Cash flow provided by operating activities
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>60,910</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,795
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (dollars in thousands except per share amounts - unaudited)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      Hecla&#8217;s cash position at March 31, 2011 was $321.7 million, compared to
      $116.3 million of cash on hand at March 31, 2010.
    </p>
    <p>
      Capital expenditures at our operations totaled $21.8 million for the
      first quarter of 2011. The expenditures incurred at Lucky Friday were
      $14.4 million, the majority of which was on the #4 Shaft Project. The
      expenditures incurred at Greens Creek were $4.9 million.
    </p>
    <p>
      Exploration expenditures during the first quarter were $3.3 million.
      Drill programs were under way in Mexico, the Silver Valley, Greens
      Creek, and Lucky Friday (underground), with preparations for drilling at
      the San Juan Silver JV and Greens Creek (surface) in progress. Because
      of weather conditions, the first quarter always has the smallest
      exploration expenditures.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Coeur d&#8217;Alene Basin Litigation</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      In May, settlement of the litigation advanced with the negotiators
      representing Hecla Limited and the United States, the Coeur d&#8217;Alene
      Indian Tribe, and the State of Idaho reaching an understanding on the
      proposed non-monetary terms of settlement that, together with the
      previously announced proposed monetary terms, would represent a
      comprehensive settlement of the Coeur d&#8217;Alene Basin litigation and
      related claims in the form of a Consent Decree. Although Hecla is
      optimistic the Consent Decree will be entered, there can be no assurance
      that the parties will successfully complete the terms of a Consent
      Decree or that the Consent Decree will be entered by the Court and
      thereby become final and binding. For more information on the proposed
      terms of settlement, please refer to our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on
      May 9, 2011.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Metals Prices</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Realized metals prices increased significantly in the first quarter of
      2011 compared to the same period in 2010. In the first quarter of 2011,
      realized metals prices exceeded market prices primarily because of
      precious metals provisional price gains of $8.4 million. This compares
      to a price adjustment of negative $0.4 million in the first quarter 2010.
    </p>
    <div style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="6">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            First Quarter Ended
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Mar. 31, 2011</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="2">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Mar. 31, 2010
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>AVERAGE METAL PRICES</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Silver &#8211;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            London PM Fix ($/oz.)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>31.66</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16.92
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Realized price per ounce
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>36.49</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16.92
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Gold &#8211;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            London PM Fix ($/oz.)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,384</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,109
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Realized price per ounce
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,405</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,107
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Lead &#8211;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            LME Cash ($/pound)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1.18</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.01
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Realized price per pound
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1.19</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.93
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Zinc &#8211;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            LME Cash ($/pound)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1.09</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.04
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Realized price per pound
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1.09</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.96
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <b>Base Metals Forward Sales Contracts</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The following table summarizes the quantities of base metals committed
      under financially settled forward sales contracts at March 31, 2011:
    </p>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Metric tonnes</b><br><b>under contract</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Average price per</b><br><b>pound</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Zinc</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Lead</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Zinc</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Lead</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Contracts on provisional sales</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          2011 settlements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          13,050
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,475
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $1.09
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $1.19
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Contracts on forecasted sales</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          2011 settlements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,700
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,575
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $0.96
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $1.00
        </td>
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          2012 settlements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          26,650
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $1.11
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $1.11
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          2013 settlements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,900
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,775
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $1.16
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $1.15
        </td>
      </tr>
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        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
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        </td>
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    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>OPERATIONS OVERVIEW</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Silver production of 2.5 million ounces was almost identical to the
      first quarter 2010. The increase in cost of sales and total cash cost
      per ounce of silver quarter-over-quarter is attributable to increased
      mine license taxes, higher treatment and freight charges, incurred
      employee profit-sharing due to higher metals prices, and increased
      production costs, and for cost per ounce, lower gold, zinc and lead ore
      grades resulting in lower by-product credits. Depreciation, depletion
      and amortization have declined due to lower zinc and lead production at
      Greens Creek.
    </p>
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            First Quarter Ended
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Mar. 31, 2011</b>
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Mar. 31, 2010
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        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
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          <b>PRODUCTION SUMMARY &#8211; TOTALS</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Silver &#8211;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Ounces produced
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,454,408</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,483,734
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Payable ounces sold
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,363,429</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,042,240
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Gold &#8211;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Ounces produced
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>14,430</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,862
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Payable ounces sold
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>11,590</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          12,851
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Lead &#8211;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Tons produced
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>9,655</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          12,181
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Payable tons sold
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>8,602</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,607
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Zinc &#8211;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Tons produced
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>17,681</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          22,212
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Payable tons sold
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>13,515</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          15,654
        </td>
      </tr>
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Total cash cost per ounce of silver produced (1)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$ 1.03</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $ (3.03)
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>
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    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>(1)</b> <b>Total cash cost per ounce of silver represents a non-U.S.
      Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measurement. A
      reconciliation of total cash costs to cost of sales and other direct
      production costs and depreciation, depletion and amortization (GAAP) can
      be found at the end of the release.</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Greens Creek</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      First quarter silver production at Greens Creek of 1.7 million ounces
      was slightly higher than the same period in 2010. The increase is due to
      higher silver ore grades.
    </p>
    <p>
      Total cash cost for the first quarter was negative $0.73 per ounce, net
      of by-products, compared to negative $6.47 per ounce, for the same
      period in 2010. The increase in total cash cost in the first quarter
      over the same period in 2010 is due to lower by-product credits, higher
      mine license tax and profit sharing due to higher metals prices, and
      increased production costs. Mining and milling costs per ton in the
      first quarter 2011 increased by 11% and 25%, respectively, due primarily
      to lower mill throughput, resulting from lower availability of
      higher-volume longhole stopes, and an increase in power costs, due to
      higher diesel prices and reduced availability of hydroelectric power.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Lucky Friday</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      First quarter silver production at Lucky Friday was 0.8 million ounces,
      which was slightly lower than the same period in 2010. The overall
      decrease in production quarter-over-quarter is primarily due to lower
      silver ore grade.
    </p>
    <p>
      Total cash cost at Lucky Friday was $4.99 per ounce, net of by-product
      credits, in comparison to $3.21 per ounce, for the same period in 2010.
      The increase in total cash cost per ounce quarter-over-quarter is mainly
      due to higher treatment and freight costs, employee profit-sharing due
      to higher metals prices, and increased production costs. This was
      partially off-set by higher lead and zinc by-product credits. Mining and
      milling costs per ton increased in the first quarter 2011 by 10% and 6%,
      respectively, due to a decrease in tonnage produced, increased fuel
      costs, and consumable underground materials.
    </p>
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    <p>
      On April 15, 2011, a fatal accident occurred at the Lucky Friday Mine
      resulting in our decision to immediately halt all operations at the mine
      (other than rescue efforts) for a period of 10 days. The accident
      involved a localized fall of ground at 6150 level in the west 15 stope.
      The Mine Safety Health Administration (&#8220;MSHA&#8221;) had representatives
      on-site during the rescue and recovery effort. They will access the mine
      during the investigation. Stopes 15 and 12 are currently closed;
      however, it is not anticipated to impact guidance.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>ENGINEERING ORGANIC GROWTH</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Hecla is currently looking at potential projects which could generate
      organic growth for the Company. These projects have been separated into
      three categories: construction, scoping studies, and exploration.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Construction - #4 Shaft Project</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Lucky Friday's #4 Shaft Project progressed well during the quarter.
      Completion of the hoist room at the end of 2010 allowed the associated
      equipment installation to continue with all major mechanical components
      installed and operational. Detailed engineering of the shaft and its
      components are expected to be completed in the second quarter. Drilling
      of the geotechnical hole is under way. We expect to get final approval
      from the Board of Directors on this project by mid-2011.
    </p>
    <p>
      Capital expenditures were $11.6 million for a total of $60.3 million
      spent to date on the project. Total project capital is expected to be
      approximately $200 million, which includes $45&#160;million budgeted for the
      full year of 2011, for an internal shaft descending from the 4900 level
      to the 8800 level, with expected completion in 2014.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Scoping Studies</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company has initiated three re-opening studies of mines that
      operated in the last 25 years or less in price environments that were
      significantly lower than current prices and that have identified
      resources. In the Silver Valley, the Star mine operated from 1891 to
      1981 and again in the early &#8216;90&#8217;s. This re-opening study will quantify
      existing resources and develop a plan for rehabilitating access for both
      operations and exploration. This study will include the Noonday. The
      second is the San Juan Silver JV in Creede, Colorado, where the study is
      developing plans to re-open the Bulldog portal and underground drifts to
      provide underground drill platforms and access resources. The company
      which previously operated the Bulldog mine reported approximately 37
      million ounces in reserves which Hecla currently reports as a resource.
      The third is an update of the scoping study on the Hugh Zone at our San
      Sebastian property in Mexico, to look at potentially resuming production
      on this deeper polymetallic orebody.
    </p>
    <p>
      In addition, Hecla has initiated work on two scoping studies at the
      mines. The first is a mine optimization study at Lucky Friday to
      establish the optimal rate of mining in order to determine a mill
      expansion. The second study is developing plans to rehabilitate the 29
      Ramp at Greens Creek which could increase silver production from the
      higher grade East Ore zone and extend mine life.
    </p>
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    <p>
      <b>EXPLORATION</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      At Greens Creek, results from underground drilling continue to define
      high-grade resources at the NWW Zone for over 400 feet strike along two
      limbs below the current workings. The two mineralized zones remain open
      along strike in both directions. Drilling from the southern-most section
      of Deep 200 South intersected white baritic ore with precious and base
      metals in both zones. This is an 800-foot continuation of a high-grade
      mineralized trend that does not appear to be weakening in either
      thickness or grade.
    </p>
    <p>
      Past drilling at the western-most Gallagher Zone defines multiple
      intervals of dominantly white baritic ore containing bands of massive,
      fine-grained sulfides including galena and sphalerite. The upper lens
      varies from 15 to 32 feet in thickness, the middle lens varies from 10
      to 25 feet and the lower tail varies from 12 to 20 feet. These broader
      zones typically vary in grades from 4.5 to 8.0 ounces per ton silver,
      0.04 to 0.11 ounce per ton gold, and 4% to 16% combined lead and zinc.
      Within these broad zones are higher-grade cores from 4 to 8 feet in
      thickness that include 5.5 to 12.6 ounces per ton silver, 0.08 to 0.21
      ounce per ton gold, and 6.8% to 36.3% combined lead and zinc. Recent
      drilling along 300 feet of strike length defined flat-lying
      mineralization that is continuous for over 500 feet and steepens as it
      is terminated to the east and west. Drilling has also defined a second
      discrete orebody near the Gallagher Fault.
    </p>
    <p>
      Approval of the 2011 surface exploration work plan at Greens Creek from
      the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture was received and pad building for
      drill sites has begun. Road drilling commenced in early May and by
      mid-May, a second surface drill will be operational. By early June,
      three drills will be operating on surface at Greens Creek and a program
      of over 35,000 feet is anticipated for 2011.
    </p>
    <p>
      At the Lucky Friday, drilling continues to define strong veining in the
      intermediate veins to the east and below the 4050 Level beyond the
      current resource boundaries. Drilling from the 4050 Level at the Lucky
      Friday is improving reserve quality and increasing resources between the
      3600 and 4400 elevations. Drill intersections of the 30 Vein are narrow
      with variable grade; however, a number of intermediate veins have
      significant intersections that could represent new resources.
      Exploration drilling also continued from the 5900 #4 Shaft Project
      station to target the west side of the deposit to about the 8000 Level.
    </p>
    <p>
      In Mexico recent high-grade, gold-silver drill intersections on the
      epithermal Andrea Vein have now defined a 1 to 5 meter-wide mineralized
      vein with a strike length of 1.0 mile that is open in a number of
      directions. The main Andrea Vein and mineralized splays consist of
      banded quartz sulfide veins with localized brecciation, with halos
      containing strong alterations and disseminated sulfides. The consequence
      of these encouraging results is an expansion of the original drill
      program to three drills in operation.
    </p>
    <p>
      At the San Juan Silver JV (Creede, CO district), with partners Emerald
      Mining and Leasing, LLC and Golden 8 Mining LLC, a new high-grade
      gold/silver zone was encountered by drilling in late 2010 at the
      intersection of the Amethyst and Equity Vein. Drill intersections from
      the program in 2010 included 13.1 ounces per ton silver and 0.18 ounce
      per ton gold over 7.9&#160;feet, 10.0 ounces per ton silver and 0.14 ounce
      per ton gold over 5.5 feet, 31.8 ounces per ton silver and 0.31 ounce
      per ton gold over 2.5 feet, 2.31 ounces per ton silver and 0.45 ounce
      per ton gold over 2.0 feet, and 0.32 ounce of silver over 2.0 feet.
      These intersections will be followed-up with both a surface drill
      program in June and a plan to re-open the Equity portal and related
      underground workings to drill this new target from underground later
      this year in an effort to define a new gold-silver resource.
    </p>
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    <p>
      <b>2011 GUIDANCE</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Hecla reiterates silver production guidance in 2011 which will range
      between 9 and 10&#160;million ounces. Forecast total cash cost per ounce<sup>3</sup>
      is expected to be approximately zero dollars per ounce of silver
      produced, net of by-product credits, based on $1,350 per ounce of gold,
      and $1.05 per pound of lead and zinc.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      A conference call and webcast will be held Monday, May 9, at 11:00 a.m.
      Eastern Time to discuss these results. You may join the conference call
      by dialing toll-free 1-866-713-8395 or 1-617-597-5309 internationally.
      The participant passcode is HECLA.
    </p>
    <p>
      Hecla&#8217;s live and archived webcast can be accessed at <u>www.hecla-mining.com</u>
      under Investor Relations or via Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual
      investors can listen to the call at <u>www.earnings.com</u>, Thomson's
      individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional
      investors can access the call via Thomson Street Events (<u>www.streetevents.com</u>),
      a password-protected event management site.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>ABOUT HECLA</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Established in 1891, Hecla Mining Company is the largest and lowest cash
      cost silver producer in the U.S. The company has two operating mines and
      exploration properties in four world-class silver mining districts in
      the U.S. and Mexico.
    </p>
    <p>
      <sup><b>3)</b></sup> <b>Forecast total cash cost per ounce of silver
      represents a non-U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
      measurement. A reconciliation of forecast total cash cost to cost of
      sales and other direct production costs and depreciation, depletion and
      amortization (GAAP) can be found at the end of the release.</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Cautionary Statements</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Statements made which are not historical facts, such as anticipated
      payments, litigation outcome (including settlement negotiations),
      production, sales of assets, exploration results and plans, costs, and
      prices or sales performance are &quot;forward-looking statements&quot; within the
      meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and
      involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
      results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated, expected
      or implied. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
      to, metals price volatility, volatility of metals production and costs,
      environmental and litigation risks, operating risks, project development
      risks, political risks, labor issues, ability to raise financing and
      exploration risks and results. Refer to the company's Form 10-K and 10-Q
      reports for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact
      expected future results. The company undertakes no obligation and has no
      intention of updating forward-looking statements other than as may be
      required by law.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Cautionary Statements to Investors on Reserves and Resources</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits mining
      companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral
      deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce.
      We use certain terms on this release, such as &#8220;resource,&#8221; &#8220;other
      resources,&#8221; and &#8220;mineralized materials&#8221; that the SEC guidelines strictly
      prohibit us from including in our filings with the SEC. U.S. investors
      are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 10-K and Form
      10Q. You can review and obtain copies of these filings from the SEC&#8217;s
      website at <u>www.sec.gov</u>.
    </p>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="11">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
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        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>Consolidated Statements of Income</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts -
          unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="8">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="8">
          First Quarter Ended
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="middle" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Mar. 31,</b><br><b>2011</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="middle" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Mar. 31,<br>2010
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Sales of products
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>136,364</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          79,875
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Cost of sales and other direct production costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>44,529</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          36,270
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="middle">
          Depreciation, depletion and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>12,262</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,069
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>56,791</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          52,339
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>79,573</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          27,536
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other operating expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          General and administrative
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>4,699</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,113
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Exploration
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>3,301</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,429
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Other operating expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,817</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          964
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Provision for closed operations and environmental matters
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,021</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,376
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>10,838</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          11,882
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>68,735</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          15,654
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other income (expense):
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Gain on sale of investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>611</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          588
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Loss on derivative contracts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(2,034</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          - -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Interest and other income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>18</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          51
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(477</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(1,882</b>
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        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>66,853</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          15,615
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax benefit (provision)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(23,496</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,229
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>43,357</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          21,844
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Preferred stock dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(138</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3,408
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Income applicable to common shareholders
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>43,219</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,436
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic income per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>0.16</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.08
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted income per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>0.15</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.07
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>278,448</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          242,039
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>296,244</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          261,231
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>HECLA MINING COMPANY</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>Consolidated Balance Sheets</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>(dollars and shares in thousands - unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>Mar. 31, 2011</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
          Dec. 31, 2010
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>321,662</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          283,606
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Short-term investments and securities held for sale
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>- -</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,474
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>50,236</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          36,840
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>17,821</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,131
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Deferred taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>79,391</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          87,287
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,673</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,683
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>471,783</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          432,021
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>5,237</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,194
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Restricted cash and investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>10,309</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,314
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Properties, plants and equipment, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>840,264</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          833,288
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Deferred taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>84,834</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          100,072
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other noncurrent assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>4,662</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,604
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total assets</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,417,089</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,382,493
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>LIABILITIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Current liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts payable and accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>26,313</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          31,725
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued payroll and related benefits
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>9,600</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,789
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>14,709</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,042
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Current portion of accrued reclamation and closure costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>175,349</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          175,484
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Current portion of capital leases
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,714</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,481
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Current derivative contract liabilities (Note 10)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>14,528</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20,016
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>243,213</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          256,537
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Long-term capital leases
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>4,004</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,792
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued reclamation and closure costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>143,728</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          143,313
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other noncurrent liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>15,218</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,598
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total liabilities</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>406,163</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          420,240
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>SHAREHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Preferred stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>39</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          543
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Common stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>69,881</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          64,704
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Capital surplus
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,180,195</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,179,751
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accumulated deficit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(222,359</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (265,577
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accumulated other comprehensive loss
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(14,761</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (15,117
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Treasury stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(2,069</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (2,051
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total shareholders' equity</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,010,926</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          962,253
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total liabilities and shareholders' equity</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,417,089</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,382,493
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>279,190</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          258,486
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="8">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>HECLA MINING COMPANY</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>(dollars in thousands - unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="8">
          First Quarter Ended
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="middle" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Mar. 31,</b><br><b>2011</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="middle" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Mar. 31,<br>2010
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>OPERATING ACTIVITIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>43,357</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          21,844
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Noncash elements included in net income:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Depreciation, depletion and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>12,327</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,107
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Gain on sale of investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(611</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (588
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Provision for reclamation and closure costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>279</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,220
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Stock compensation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>377</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          333
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>23,135</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (6,344
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Amortization of loan origination fees
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>166</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          172
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Unrealized gain on derivative contracts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(5,186</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          - -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Other non-cash charges, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>324</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          446
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Change in assets and liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(13,395</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (12,241
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,310</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (863
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Other current and noncurrent assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,683</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,268
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts payable and accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,043</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,159
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued payroll and related benefits
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(1,188</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (6,527
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(1,333</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          942
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued reclamation and closure costs and other non-current
          liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(1,378</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (133
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash provided by (used by) operating activities</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>60,910</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,795
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Additions to properties, plants and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(21,831</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (6,732
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Proceeds from disposition of properties, plants and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>112</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          - -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Decreases in restricted cash and investment balances
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>5</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          - -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Proceeds from sale of investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,366</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,138
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Purchases of investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(3,200</b>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          - -
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(23,548</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (5,594
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Proceeds from issuance of stocks and warrants, net of related
          expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>4,739</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          666
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Dividends paid to preferred shareholders
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(3,408</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (828
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Acquisition of treasury shares
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(18</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          - -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Repayments of debt and capital leases
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(619</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (375
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>694</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (537
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>38,056</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          11,664
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>283,606</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          104,678
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>321,662</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          116,342
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
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        <div style="text-align: center">

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        <div style="text-align: center">
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        </div>
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<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="9">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="12">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="12">
          <b>Production Data</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="9">
          First Quarter Ended
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
          Mar. 31, 2010
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        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="12">
          <b>GREENS CREEK UNIT</b>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Tons of ore milled
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>189,767</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          198,124
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Mining cost per ton
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p>
            <b>46.64</b>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          42.00
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Milling cost per ton
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>27.64</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          22.05
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Ore grade milled &#8211; Silver (oz./ton)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>12.50</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10.87
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Ore grade milled &#8211; Gold (oz./ton)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>0.12</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.13
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Ore grade milled &#8211; Lead (%)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>3.28</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4.28
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Ore grade milled &#8211; Zinc (%)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>9.38</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          11.21
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Silver produced (oz.)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,697,584</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,601,655
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Gold produced (oz.)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>14,430</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,862
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Lead produced (tons)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>4,711</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,680
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Zinc produced (tons)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>15,526</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,681
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash cost per ounce of silver produced (1)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(0.73</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (6.47
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Capital additions (in thousands)
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>4,860</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,696
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="middle" colspan="12">
          <b>LUCKY FRIDAY UNIT</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Tons of ore processed
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>88,760</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          92,041
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Mining cost per ton
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>58.51</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          53.07
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Milling cost per ton
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>15.40</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14.47
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Ore grade milled &#8211; Silver (oz./ton)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>9.27</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10.30
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Ore grade milled &#8211; Lead (%)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>6.08</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6.45
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Ore grade milled &#8211; Zinc (%)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2.85</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3.15
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Silver produced (oz.)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>756,824</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          882,079
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Lead produced (tons)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>4,944</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,501
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Zinc produced (tons)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,155</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,531
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash cost per ounce of silver produced (1)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>4.99</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3.21
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Capital additions (in thousands)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>14,410</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,481
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      (1) Gold, lead and zinc produced have been treated as by-product credits
      in calculating silver costs per ounce. Total cash costs per ounce of
      silver and gold represent non-U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting
      Principles (GAAP) measurements. A reconciliation of total cash costs to
      cost of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation,
      depletion and amortization (GAAP) can be found in the cash costs per
      ounce reconciliation section of this news release.
    </p>
    <div style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
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<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="8">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>HECLA MINING COMPANY</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Reconciliation of Cash Costs per Ounce to Generally Accepted
            Accounting Principles (GAAP)(1)</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>(dollars and ounces in thousands, except per ounce &#8211; unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="8">
          First Quarter Ended
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <b>Mar. 31, 2011</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
          Mar. 31, 2010
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>RECONCILIATION TO GAAP, ALL OPERATIONS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,530</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (7,532
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Divided by silver ounces produced
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,455</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,484
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash cost per ounce produced
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1.03</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3.03
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Reconciliation to GAAP:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>2,530</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (7,532
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Depreciation, depletion and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>12,262</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,069
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Treatment costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(24,236</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (24,918
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          By-product credits
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>64,511</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          69,395
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Change in product inventory
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,533</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (458
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Reclamation, severance and other costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>191</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (217
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Costs of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation,
          depletion and amortization (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>$</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>56,791</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            52,339
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>GREENS CREEK UNIT</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(1,245</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (10,366
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Divided by silver ounces produced
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,698</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,602
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash cost per ounce produced
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(0.73</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (6.47
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Reconciliation to GAAP:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(1,245</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (10,366
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Depreciation, depletion and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>10,680</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,080
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Treatment costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(19,116</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (19,939
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          By-product credits
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>50,063</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          55,926
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Change in product inventory
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,858</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (334
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Reclamation, severance and other costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>167</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (224
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Costs of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation,
          depletion and amortization (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>$</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>42,407</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            39,143
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
          <b>LUCKY FRIDAY UNIT</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>3,775</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,834
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Divided by silver ounces produced
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>757</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          882
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash cost per ounce produced
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>4.99</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3.21
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Reconciliation to GAAP:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>3,775</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,834
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Depreciation, depletion and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>1,582</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,989
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Treatment costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(5,120</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (4,979
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          By-product credits
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>14,448</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          13,469
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Change in product inventory
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>(325</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (124
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Reclamation and other costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <b>24</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Costs of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation,
          depletion and amortization (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>$</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>14,384</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            13,196
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      (1) Cash costs per ounce of silver represent non-U.S. Generally Accepted
      Accounting Principles (GAAP) measurements that the Company believes
      provide management and investors an indication of net cash flow.
      Management also uses this measurement for the comparative monitoring of
      performance of mining operations period-to-period from a cash flow
      perspective. &#8220;Total cash cost per ounce&#8221; is a measure developed by gold
      companies in an effort to provide a comparable standard; however, there
      can be no assurance that our reporting of this non-GAAP measure is
      similar to that reported by other mining companies. Cost of sales and
      other direct production costs and depreciation, depletion and
      amortization, was the most comparable financial measures calculated in
      accordance with GAAP to total cash costs.
    </p>
    <div style="width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="9">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="12">
          <b>HECLA MINING COMPANY</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="12">
          <b>Reconciliation of Net Income Applicable to Common Shareholders
          (GAAP) to EBITDA (1)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="12">
          <b>(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts &#8211; unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="9">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Three Months Ended<br>March 31,
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          2011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
          2010
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net income (GAAP)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          43,357
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          21,844
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Adjusting items:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Interest expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          459
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          627
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax provision (benefit)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          23,496
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          (6,229
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Depreciation, depletion and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          12,262
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          16,069
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Gain on sale of investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          (611
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          (588
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Loss on derivative contracts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          2,034
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom" colspan="2">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          EBITDA
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          80,997
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          31,723
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      (1) Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
      (&#8220;EBITDA&#8221;) is not a measure of operating performance computed in
      accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for
      net income prepared in conformity with GAAP. In addition, EBITDA may not
      be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA
      excludes the impacts of interest expense (net of interest income),
      income tax provision or benefit, depreciation, depletion and
      amortization of property, plants, equipment, and mineral interests, gain
      on sale of investments, and loss on derivative contracts. Management
      believes that EBITDA is an important indicator of our operations because
      it excludes items that may not be indicative of our core operating
      results, and provides a baseline for evaluating our underlying
      performance.
    </p>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <b>HECLA MINING COMPANY</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <b>Reconciliation of Forecast Cash Costs per Ounce to Forecast
          Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)(1)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top" colspan="7">
          <b>(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts &#8211; unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top" colspan="3">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            For the Year<br>2011
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Divided by silver ounces produced
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash cost per ounce produced
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.00
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Reconciliation to GAAP:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Total cash costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Depreciation, depletion and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          55,904
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Treatment costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (72,159
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          By-product credits
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          241,639
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Change in product inventory
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,529
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Reclamation costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,546
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Costs of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation,<br>depletion
            and amortization (GAAP)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            232,459
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <p>
      (1) Forecast cash costs per ounce of silver represent non-U.S. Generally
      Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measurements that the Company
      believes provide management and investors an indication of net cash
      flow. Management also uses this measurement for the comparative
      monitoring of performance of mining operations period-to-period from a
      cash flow perspective. &#8220;Total cash cost per ounce&#8221; is a measure
      developed by gold companies in an effort to provide a comparable
      standard; however, there can be no assurance that our reporting of this
      non-GAAP measure is similar to that reported by other mining companies.
      Cost of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation,
      depletion and amortization, was the most comparable financial measures
      calculated in accordance with GAAP to total cash costs.
    </p>
    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Hecla Mining Company<br>M&#233;lanie Hennessey, 604-694-7729<br>Vice
      President &#8211; Investor Relations<br>Direct Main: 800-HECLA91
      (800-432-5291)<br><u>hmc-info@hecla-mining.com</u><br><u>www.hecla-mining.com</u>
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