<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001693472-24-000008.txt : 20241104
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001693472-24-000008
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241104

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Boggs Catherine J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001693472
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08491
		FILM NUMBER:		241423987

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6500 N MINERAL DR., SUITE 200
		CITY:			COEUR D'ALENE
		STATE:			ID
		ZIP:			83815

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]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		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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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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        <footnote id="F1">Ms. Boggs entered into an interim CEO Agreement (&quot;ICEO Agreement&quot;) with Hecla Mining Company (&quot;Company&quot;) and accepted the position of Interim President and CEO (&quot;ICEO&quot;) of the Company.  She receives a monthly management fee in the amount of $106,000 prorated for each partial month of service, comprised of $63,000 in cash and $42,400 of value in the form of common stock of the company, from the Hecla Mining Company 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (&quot;2010 Stock Plan&quot;).  The stock component is determined by dividing the applicable stock fee by the closing price of a share of the Company's common stock on the NYSE on the last trading day of the applicable month, or on the last trading day prior to the termination of the ICEO Agreement.  The shares granted to Ms. Boggs under the ICEO Agreement will be delivered to Ms. Boggs in aggregate within ten days after the termination of the ICEO Agreement, but in all events before March 15, 2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The closing price on the NYSE on October 31, 2024 (last trading day for the month of October).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Consists of 194,600 shares held directly and 123,284 shares deferred into trust under the Hecla Mining Company Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Tami D. Whitman - Attorney-in-Fact for Catherine J. Boggs</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-11-04</signatureDate>
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