8-K 1 helca_8k-012012.htm FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 20, 2012
HECLA MINING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware | 1-8491 | 77-0664171
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation) |  |

6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815-9408
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(208) 769-4100
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
Hecla Mining Company (“Hecla”) is furnishing presentation materials included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The presentation materials were prepared to be included in presentations with investors during the first quarter of 2012. Hecla is not undertaking to update this presentation.
The information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise stated in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Presentation Materials dated February 28, 2012
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SIGNATURE
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.

| HECLA MINING COMPANY |
| By: | /s/ David C. Sienko |
|  | David C. Sienko |
|  | Vice President and General Counsel |
Dated: February 27, 2012 |  |  |

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