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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-216231
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		7
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170628
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170628
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170628

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:		17934814

	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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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>C<SMALL>URRENT</SMALL> R<SMALL>EPORT</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>P<SMALL>URSUANT</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;13 <SMALL>OR</SMALL> 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><SMALL>OF</SMALL> T<SMALL>HE</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL> E<SMALL>XCHANGE</SMALL> A<SMALL>CT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June&nbsp;28, 2017 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HECLA MINING COMPANY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-8491</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">77-0664171</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Coeur d&#146;Alene, Idaho 83815-9408 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(208) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">769-4100</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>N/A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former name or
Former Address, if changed Since Last Report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12(b))</FONT><B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT><B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;28, 2017, Hecla Mining Company (the
&#147;Company&#148;) issued a news release announcing certain estimated preliminary production and financial results for the second quarter ending June&nbsp;30, 2017.&nbsp;All measures of the Company&#146;s second quarter 2017 operating and
financial results and conditions contained in the news release are preliminary and reflect only the Company&#146;s estimated second quarter 2017 results as of the date of the news release and should not be regarded as a representation by the Company
as to its actual results for such quarter. Actual reported second quarter 2017 results are subject to the Company&#146;s financial closing procedures, completion of the financial statements, and management&#146;s final review as well as review by
the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm and may vary significantly from the preliminary estimates included in the news release. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and is incorporated herein by reference.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form <FONT
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(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company&#146;s filings or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Tender Offer for 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;28, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of the
outstanding $506.5&nbsp;million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the &#147;Existing Notes&#148;). A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference. Neither this
Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> nor any of the exhibits attached hereto shall be deemed to constitute a (i) notice of redemption for purposes of the indenture governing the Existing Notes or (ii) an offer to
purchase the Existing Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Offering of Senior Notes </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;28, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions,
$500&nbsp;million of senior unsecured notes due 2025 through a private placement to certain eligible purchasers. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">News Release (Preliminary Results) dated June&nbsp;28, 2017.*</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David C. Sienko</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President and General Counsel</TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HECLA REPORTS ESTIMATED SECOND QUARTER RESULTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">June&nbsp;28, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">COEUR
D&#146;ALENE, IDAHO &#151; Hecla Mining Company (<U>NYSE:HL</U>) today announced estimated realized prices, production, revenue, net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2017, based on preliminary information available as of
June&nbsp;21, 2017.&sup1; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table summarizes estimated results that are expected to be within the following ranges: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Second Quarter 2017 Highlights (Preliminary Results/Developments) </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company expects that its operating mines will perform in line with its estimates for the second quarter. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Net loss applicable to common stockholders is expected to be in the range of $(2.0) &#150; $(8.0) million. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter is expected to be in the range of $38 &#150; $48&nbsp;million. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Production, sales and Adjusted EBITDA are lower than the metrics recorded in the first quarter due in part to lower silver, lead and zinc prices, the expected lower grade at Greens Creek and the ongoing strike at Lucky
Friday. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company expects to extend its $100&nbsp;million credit facility to July 2020. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company and the union representing unionized workers at Lucky Friday are scheduled to meet in early July. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ABOUT HECLA </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Founded in 1891,<B>
</B>Hecla Mining Company (<U>NYSE:HL</U>) is a leading <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">low-cost</FONT> U.S. silver producer with operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Mexico, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine in Quebec, Canada.
The Company also has exploration and pre-</P>
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development properties in seven world-class silver and gold mining districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and an exploration office and investments in early-stage silver exploration projects
in Canada. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOTES </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>Estimated revenue is calculated by multiplying estimated realized price by estimated payable metal sold (not estimated production). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Statements Regarding Estimated Results </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In this news release we include certain estimated preliminary<B> </B>second quarter 2017 operating and financial results, including metals
production, sales, revenues, realized prices, treatment charges, and Adjusted EBITDA. Each of these amounts is preliminary and reflects only the Company&#146;s estimated second quarter 2017 results as of the date of this news release, based on
information available as of June&nbsp;21, 2017, and should not be regarded as a representation by the Company as to its actual results for such quarter. Actual reported second quarter 2017 results are subject to the Company&#146;s financial closing
procedures, completion of the financial statements, and management&#146;s final review as well as review by the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm and may vary significantly from the preliminary estimates due to a number of
factors, including, without limitation, additional or revised information, changes in accounting standards or policies or in how those standards are applied, and certain risks the Company faces, including, but not limited to those described under
the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these preliminary estimates of
our second quarter 2017 operating and financial results. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statements made or information provided in this news release that are not historical facts are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and &#147;forward-looking information&#148; within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Words such as &#147;may&#148;, &#147;will&#148;, &#147;should&#148;, &#147;expects&#148;,
&#147;intends&#148;, &#147;projects&#148;, &#147;believes&#148;, &#147;estimates&#148;, &#147;targets&#148;, &#147;anticipates&#148; and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements or
forward-looking information include statements or information regarding estimates of silver production for the second quarter of 2017 on a consolidated basis and at each of the Greens Creek, Lucky Friday and San Sebastian mines, second quarter 2017
gold production at Casa Berardi. The material factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information include that the Company&#146;s plans for development and production will proceed as expected and
will not require revision as a result of risks or uncertainties, whether known, unknown or unanticipated, to which the Company&#146;s operations are subject. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Forward-looking statements 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, litigation, regulatory and environmental risks, operating risks, project
development risks, political risks, labor issues, ability to raise financing and exploration risks and results. Refer to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10K 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 STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For
further information, please contact: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mike Westerlund </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice
President &#150; Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">800-HECLA91</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(800-432-5291)</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor Relations </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hmc-info@hecla-mining.com</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Website: <U>www.hecla-mining.com</U> </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net income (loss)<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">($8.0)&nbsp;-&nbsp;$(2.0</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Income tax provision<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Interest expense, net of amount capitalized</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Pre-development expense</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Acquisition costs/debt related
costs<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Less: Foreign exchange loss<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Less: Loss on derivative
contracts<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(5)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Lucky Friday suspension costs</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Provisional price losses</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Stock based compensation</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Provision for closed operations and environmental matters</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Plus: Exploration expense</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>38&nbsp;-&nbsp;$48</B></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Net income/(loss) for the three months ending June&nbsp;30, 2017 is estimated based on multiple assumptions, including items outlined in footnotes (2), (3), (4) and (5)&nbsp;below. If any of these assumptions change or
prove to be inaccurate then actual final reported net income (loss) will be different than this estimated preliminary net loss amount. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">For the three months ending June&nbsp;30, 2017, income taxes are estimated based on statutory rates. Final actual income tax expense/benefit may differ from this estimated preliminary amount which would cause the actual
final reported net income (loss) amount to be different than the estimated preliminary net loss amount. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">For the three months ending June&nbsp;30, 2017, estimated debt related costs do not include related fees and transaction costs associated with the issuance of the new notes and the retirement of the current notes.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Foreign exchange gain (loss) is primarily related to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-measurement,</FONT> to U.S. dollars, of our monetary asset and liability balances denominated in Canadian dollars and Mexican
pesos. The estimated foreign exchange loss for the three months ending June&nbsp;30, 2017 is based on the closing exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso as of June&nbsp;26, 2017. Any change in the exchange
rate before the end of the second quarter could cause this estimated preliminary amount to differ from the actual final reported amount which would cause the actual final reported net income (loss) amount to be different than the estimated
preliminary net loss amount. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">For the three months ending June&nbsp;30, 2017, estimated loss on derivative contracts are based on prices as of June&nbsp;20, 2017. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">Investor Relations, Hecla Mining Company &#9679; 1-800-432-5291&#9679; hmc-info@hecla-mining.com</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HECLA MINING COMPANY ANNOUNCES CASH TENDER OFFER FOR </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ITS OUTSTANDING 6.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">June&nbsp;28, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">COEUR
D&#146;ALENE, IDAHO &#151; Hecla Mining Company (<U>NYSE:HL</U>) today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the &#147;Tender Offer&#148;) to purchase any and all of its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). There is
$506.5&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding. The Tender Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated June&nbsp;28, 2017 (the &#147;Offer to Purchase&#148;), which is
being sent to holders of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Tender Offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July&nbsp;6, 2017,
unless extended or earlier terminated as described in the Offer to Purchase (such time and date, as they may be extended, the &#147;Expiration Time&#148;). Tenders of the Notes must be properly made before the Expiration Time and may be withdrawn at
any time before the Expiration Time. Holders of the Notes who validly tender (and do not validly withdraw) their Notes at or prior to the Expiration Time, or who deliver to the information and tender agent a properly completed and duly executed
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in accordance with the instructions described in the Offer to Purchase, will receive in cash $1,038.13 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted by the Company for purchase in the Tender Offer,
plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the settlement date, which is expected to be July&nbsp;7, 2017. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tendered Notes
may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Time. The Tender Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including the receipt by the Company of proceeds from a proposed
debt financing on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Company generating net proceeds, together with cash on hand, in an amount sufficient to effect the repurchase of all the Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender
Offer. The Company may amend, extend or terminate the Tender Offer in its sole discretion and subject to applicable law. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company currently intends to deliver a notice of redemption in order to redeem any Notes
outstanding following the consummation of the Tender Offer, although the Company has no legal obligation to do so and the selection of any particular redemption date is in the Company&#146;s discretion. This news release shall not be deemed to
constitute a notice of redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Merrill Lynch is acting as the dealer manager for the Tender Offer. The information agent and
tender agent is Global Bondholder Services Corporation. Copies of the Offer to Purchase, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and related tender offering materials are available at
<U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">http://www.gbsc-usa.com/Hecla-Mining/</FONT></U> or by contacting Global Bondholder Services Corporation at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(866)-807-2200</FONT></FONT> or by
email at <U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">contact@gbsc-usa.com</FONT></U>. Questions regarding the Tender Offer should be directed to BofA Merrill Lynch at (980) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">387-5602</FONT> and U.S. Toll-free at (888) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">292-0070.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None of the Company, the dealer manager, the information and tender agent, or the trustee for
the Notes, or any of their respective affiliates, is making any recommendation as to whether holders of the Notes should tender any Notes in response to the Tender Offer. Holders of the Notes must make their own decision as to whether to tender any
of their Notes and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender. This news release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. In addition, this news release does not constitute a notice of redemption of the Notes under the optional redemption provisions of the indenture
governing the Notes. The Tender Offer is being made solely by means of the Offer to Purchase. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require any tender offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Tender Offer
will be deemed to be made on behalf of the Company by the dealer manager or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ABOUT HECLA </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Founded in 1891,<B>
</B>Hecla Mining Company (<U>NYSE:HL</U>) is a leading <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">low-cost</FONT> U.S. silver producer with operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Mexico, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine in Quebec, Canada.
The Company also has exploration and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-development</FONT> properties in seven world-class silver and gold mining districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and an exploration office and investments in early-stage
silver exploration projects in Canada. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statements made or information provided in this news release that are not historical facts are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and &#147;forward-looking information&#148; within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information include without
limitation, statements regarding the Company&#146;s intentions, expectations or beliefs regarding the Tender </P>
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Offer and the proposed offering of new senior notes. Forward-looking statements 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, adverse conditions in the United States or global capital markets, other adverse conditions in the United States or global economy, metals
price volatility, volatility of metals production and costs, litigation, regulatory and environmental risks, operating risks, project development risks, political risks, labor issues, ability to raise financing and exploration risks and results;
including that mineral resources are not mineral reserves, they do not have demonstrated economic viability and there is no certainty that they can be upgraded to mineral reserves through continued exploration, and with respect to Hecla&#146;s <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-operating</FONT> and exploration properties, that few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Refer to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> 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 STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For further information, please contact: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mike Westerlund </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President-Investor Relations </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">800-HECLA91</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(800-432-5291)</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hmc-info@hecla-mining.com</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Website: <U>www.hecla-mining.com</U> </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HECLA TO OFFER SENIOR NOTES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">June&nbsp;28, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">COEUR
D&#146;ALENE, IDAHO &#151; Hecla Mining Company (<U>NYSE:HL</U>) today announced its intention to offer (the &#147;Offering&#148;), subject to market and other conditions, $500&nbsp;million of Senior Notes due 2025 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Company&#146;s subsidiaries. The Company intends to use the net
proceeds from the Offering, together with cash on hand, to pay the purchase price and tender premium for up to all $506.5&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the &#147;2021 Notes&#148;) that are
validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) by holders and accepted by the Company in connection with the cash tender offer that it commenced on June&nbsp;28, 2017 (the &#147;Concurrent Tender Offer&#148;) and to pay the redemption price to redeem
any of the 2021 Notes that are not so tendered in the Concurrent Tender Offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will only be offered and sold to qualified
institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.
Upon the closing of the offering of the Notes, the Company, the guarantors of the Notes and the initial purchaser will enter into a registration rights agreement pursuant to which the Company and the guarantors will agree to file a registration
statement with respect to an offer to exchange the Notes for a new issue of Notes of the same series registered under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Concurrent Tender Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in an Offer to Purchase dated June&nbsp;28,
2017, which is being sent to holders of the 2021 Notes. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the 2021 Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale
in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. In addition, this news release does not constitute a notice of redemption of the 2021 Notes under the optional redemption provisions of the indenture
governing the 2021 Notes. </P>

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purchase the Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This news release is being issued pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act. This news release shall not constitute a notice of redemption for purposes of the 2021 Notes. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ABOUT HECLA </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Founded in 1891,<B>
</B>Hecla Mining Company (<U>NYSE:HL</U>) is a leading <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">low-cost</FONT> U.S. silver producer with operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Mexico, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine in Quebec, Canada.
The Company also has exploration and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-development</FONT> properties in seven world-class silver and gold mining districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and an exploration office and investments in early-stage
silver exploration projects in Canada. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statements made or information provided in this news release that are not historical facts are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and &#147;forward-looking information&#148; within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information include without
limitation, statements regarding the Company&#146;s intentions, expectations or beliefs regarding (i)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s intention to offer the Notes, subject to market and other conditions and (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s intention to use the
proceeds of the Offering, together with cash on hand, to repurchase the 2021 Notes that are validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) by holders and accepted by the Company, to pay the redemption price to redeem any of the 2021 Notes that are not
so tendered, and to pay related fees and expenses in connection with the offering. Forward-looking statements 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, adverse conditions in the United States or global capital markets, other adverse conditions in the United States or global economy, metals price volatility,
volatility of metals production and costs, litigation, regulatory and environmental risks, operating risks, project development risks, political risks, labor issues, ability to raise financing and exploration risks and results; including that
mineral resources are not mineral reserves, they do not have demonstrated economic viability and there is no certainty that they can be upgraded to mineral reserves through continued exploration, and with respect to Hecla&#146;s <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-operating</FONT> and exploration properties, that few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Refer to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> 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 STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For further information, please contact: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mike Westerlund </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President, Investor Relations </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">800-HECLA91</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(800-432-5291)</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hmc-info@hecla-mining.com</FONT> </P>
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