<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001531103-19-000003.txt : 20190625
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001531103-19-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190621
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190625
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190625

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Radford Lawrence P
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001531103

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08491
		FILM NUMBER:		19919737

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6500 MINERAL DR., SUITE 200
		CITY:			COEUR D'ALENE
		STATE:			ID
		ZIP:			84815

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Radford was awarded (i) 78,409 restricted stock units on June 7, 2016, (ii) 58,773 restricted stock units on June 7, 2017, and (iii) 117,493 restricted stock units on June 19, 2018.  The restrictions lapsed on 1/3 of those vesting units (84,892 shares).  Mr. Radford elected to have Hecla Mining Company withhold 29,758 shares to cover his tax liability.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Award of restricted stock units that vest as follows:  40,761 shares on June 21, 2020; 40,761 shares on June 21, 2021; and 40,761 shares on June 21, 2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Total number of unvested restricted stock units held by Mr. Radford.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Mr. Radford was awarded performance rights representing the contingent right to receive between $75,000 and $300,000 worth of Hecla Mining Company common stock based on Hecla Mining Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period (January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021) relative to our peers.  Examples of the potential grant of shares to Mr. Radford under this plan are as follows: 100th percentile rank among peers = maximum award at 200% target ($300,000 in stock); 60th percentile rank among peers = target award at grant value ($150,000 in stock); and 50th percentile rank among peers = threshold award at 50% of target ($75,000 in stock).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The number shown in Column 5 of Table II assumes a target payout (i.e., $150,000 worth of common stock), with the common stock valued at the closing price on the day of the award ($1.84).  The actual number of shares received (if any) by Mr. Radford will depend on the Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period and will be determined following the termination of that period.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Total consists of 868,753 shares held directly, 220,202 unvested restricted stock units, and 180,294 performance-based shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for Lawrence P. Radford</signatureName>
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