8-K 1 hl20180806_8k.htm FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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): August 7, 2018

HECLA MINING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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

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)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 7, 2018, Hecla Mining Company (the “Hecla”) issued a news release reporting reserve and resource estimates as at December 31, 2017 and as at April 1, 2018, for its newly acquired Nevada operations acquired as a result of Hecla’s acquisition of Klondex Mines Ltd., which was completed on July 20, 2018. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’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.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |  | Description
99.1 |  | News Release, dated August 7, 2018. * * Furnished herewith

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.

Dated: August 7, 2018

| Hecla Mining Company |
| By: | /s/ David C. Sienko |
|  | David C. Sienko |
|  | Vice President & General Counsel |