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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-18-013269
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180712
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180712
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180712

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:		18951052

	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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WASHINGTON, DC 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(</b><b>d</b><b>) of<br>
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>July</b><b> 12</b><b>, 2018</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>HECLA MINING COMPANY </b><br>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Coeur d&#39;Alene, Idaho 83815-9408</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(208) 769-4100</b></p>

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<b>N/A</b><br>
(Former name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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:</p>

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<b>&#9744;</b><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))<br>
<b>&#9744;</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<br>
<b>&#9744;</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item 2.02&nbsp; Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:22.5pt;">On July 12, 2018, Hecla Mining Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a news release (&ldquo;Release&rdquo;) announcing preliminary production and financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;All measures of the Company&#39;s second quarter 2018 operating and financial results and conditions contained in the Release are preliminary and reflect the Company&rsquo;s expected results as of the date of the Release. Actual reported second quarter 2018 results are subject to management&#39;s final review as well as review by the Company&#39;s independent registered accounting firm and may vary significantly from current expectations because of a number of factors, including, without limitation, additional or revised information and changes in accounting standards or policies or in how those standards are applied. A copy of the Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item 7.01&nbsp; Regulation FD Disclosure</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The Release described above also discusses the Company&rsquo;s pending acquisition of Klondex Mines Ltd. (&ldquo;Klondex&rdquo;).</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Items 2.02 and 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company&rsquo;s filings 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.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 8.01&nbsp; Other Events</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">On July 12, 2018, Klondex announced that its shareholders and other security holders had approved the previously announced plan of arrangement between the Company and Klondex at a special meeting of Klondex&rsquo;s shareholders and option holders held on July 12, 2018.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Completion of the arrangement is subject to various conditions, including final court approval, and is expected to occur on July 20, 2018.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 9.01&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">(d) Exhibits</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="ex_117742.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">News Release, dated July 12, 2018.*</a></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">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.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; July 12, 2018</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:53.8%;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Hecla Mining </b><b>Company</b><br>
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By:<u>/s/ David C. Sienko&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:53.8%;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President &amp; General Counsel</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>NEWS RELEASE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>HECLA REPORTS 2.6 MILLION OUNCES OF SILVER AND </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>60,313 OUNCES OF GOLD PRODUCTION IN SECOND QUARTER 2018</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">July 12, 2018</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">COEUR D&#39;ALENE, IDAHO -- Hecla Mining Company (<u>NYSE:HL</u>) today announced certain preliminary results&sup1; for the second quarter of 2018.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Silver production of 2.6 million ounces, and gold production of 60,313 ounces.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Silver equivalent production of 10.5 million ounces or gold equivalent production of 133,158 ounces.<sup>2</sup></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $245 million at June&nbsp;30, 2018, an increase of about $43 million over June 30, 2017.</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;Hecla&rsquo;s second quarter mine production exceeded expectations due to continued improvements in the mines,&rdquo; said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., Hecla&rsquo;s President and CEO. &ldquo;Greens Creek had higher than expected grades and had about 5% of the tons coming from automated headings. Casa Berardi exceeded expectations due to higher grades and the flexibility of having sources of ore from the underground and the surface. San Sebastian production, while lower than last year, was higher than we expected due to higher grades. This outperformance put the cash position at the second highest in the past six years, which we expect to deploy to acquire Klondex early in the third quarter.&rdquo;</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">See cautionary statement regarding preliminary statements at the end of this release.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Silver and gold equivalent calculation based on average actual prices for each metal in the second quarter as follows: $16.53 for Ag, $1,306 for Au, $1.08 for Pb, and $1.41 for Zn.</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Greens Creek</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">At the Greens Creek mine, 2.0 million ounces of silver and 13,720 ounces of gold were produced in the quarter. The higher silver and gold production, when compared to the second quarter of 2017, was due to higher ore grades as a result of mine sequencing. The mill operated at an average of 2,290&nbsp;tons per day (tpd).</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Lucky Friday</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">At the Lucky Friday mine, 24,686 ounces of silver were produced in the quarter. There was no production in the second quarter of 2017, as limited production performed by salaried staff during the ongoing strike commenced in July 2017.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Casa Berardi</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">At the Casa Berardi mine, 42,721 ounces of gold were produced in the quarter, including 8,979&nbsp;ounces from the East Mine Crown Pillar pit. The mine produced as expected, with an increase of 9,460 gold ounces compared to the second quarter of 2017. The mill operated at an average of 3,845&nbsp;tpd.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>San Sebastian</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">At the San Sebastian mine, 0.6 million ounces of silver and 3,872 ounces of gold were produced in the second quarter. Although silver and gold production compared to the second quarter of 2017 were lower, both still exceeded our estimates for the quarter due to the amount of higher-grade stockpile material processed. The mill operated at an average of 415 tpd.</p>

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<b>PRODUCTION SUMMARY</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>2,596,</b><b>424</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>5,130,</b><b>51</b><b>8</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>(1,046,</b><b>383</b><b>)</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>60,313</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">52,561</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>7,752</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>118,120</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">108,674</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>9</b><b>,</b><b>446</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Lead</b><sup><b>1</b></sup></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>5,</b><b>522</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">4,420</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>1,</b><b>102</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>11,</b><b>149</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">13,056</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>(1,</b><b>907</b><b>)</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>14,</b><b>299</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">12,966</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>1,</b><b>333</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>29,</b><b>510</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">28,503</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>1,</b><b>007</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Greens Creek</b><b>&nbsp;</b><b>&ndash;</b><b> Silver</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>1,999,792</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">1,932,047</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>67,74</b><b>5</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>3,913,023</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">3,861,344</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>51,679</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Greens Creek</b><b> - Gold</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>13,720</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">12,704</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:12.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>1,016</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>26,837</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">26,726</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>111</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Lucky Friday</b><b> - Silver</b><sup><b>1</b></sup></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>24,</b><b>686</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:12.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>24,</b><b>686</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>124,</b><b>466</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">680,782</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>(556,</b><b>316</b><b>)</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Casa Berardi</b><b> - Gold</b><sup><b>2</b></sup></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>42,721</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">33,261</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:12.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>9,460</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>82,898</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">69,068</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>13,830</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>San Sebastian</b><b> - Silver</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>559,647</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">866,950</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:12.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:6pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(307,303)</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>1,071,839</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">1,617,753</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>(545,914)</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:20.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>San Sebastian</b><b> - Gold</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>3,872</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">6,596</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:12.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(2,724)</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:13.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>8,385</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">12,880</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>(4,495)</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Union workers at Lucky Friday have been on strike since March 13, 2017. Limited production being carried out by salaried staff.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">(2)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Casa Berardi also produced 12,299 ounces of silver in the second quarter 2018 compared to 8,477 ounces of silver for second quarter 2017.</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>UPDATE ON ACQUISITION OF KLONDEX MINES LTD. </b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Today, after the Klondex Mines Ltd. (&ldquo;Klondex&rdquo;) annual and special meeting of securityholders, Klondex announced that its shareholders and securityholders approved the previously announced proposed statutory Plan of Arrangement between Hecla and Klondex.&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Subject to customary closing conditions in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement, the transaction is expected to close on or about July 20, 2018.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Founded in 1891,<b> </b>Hecla Mining Company (<u>NYSE:HL</u>) is a leading low-cost 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-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>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">All measures of the Company&#39;s second quarter 2018 operating and financial results contained in this news release, including cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, are preliminary and reflect the Company&rsquo;s expected results as of the date of this news release. Actual reported second quarter 2018 results are subject to management&#39;s final review as well as review by the Company&#39;s independent registered public accounting firm and may vary significantly from those expectations because of a number of factors, including, without limitation, additional or revised information and changes in accounting standards or policies or in how those standards are applied.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Statements made or information provided in this news release that are not historical facts are &quot;forward-looking statements&quot; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and &quot;forward-looking information&quot; within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Words such as &ldquo;may&rdquo;, &ldquo;will&rdquo;, &ldquo;should&rdquo;, &ldquo;expects&rdquo;, &ldquo;intends&rdquo;, &ldquo;projects&rdquo;, &ldquo;believes&rdquo;, &ldquo;estimates&rdquo;, &ldquo;targets&rdquo;, &ldquo;anticipates&rdquo; 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 2018 on a consolidated basis and at each of the Greens Creek, Lucky Friday and San Sebastian mines, and second quarter 2018 gold production at Casa Berardi, quarter-end cash position and the expected closing of the Klondex acquisition. The material factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information include that the Company&rsquo;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&rsquo;s operations are subject.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">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&#39;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>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Mike Westerlund</p>

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