COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hecla Mining Company’s (NYSE:HL)
CEO and President, Mr. Phillips S. Baker, Jr., will speak at the
Jefferies 2013 Industrials Conference in New York City on Thursday,
August 15, at 10:30 am EDT. Mr. Baker will present an overview of
Hecla’s second quarter 2013 operating results and the Company’s outlook
for the remainder of 2013.
A webcast of the presentation will be available at http://wsw.com/webcast/jeff78/hl/.
A webcast link to the presentation and a PDF of the slide presentation
will also be available on the Company’s website atwww.hecla-mining.com.
About Hecla
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL)
is a leading low-cost U.S. silver producer with operating mines in
Alaska and Idaho, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine
in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and pre-development
properties in five 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.
Cautionary Statements
Statements made which are not historical facts, such as anticipated
payments, litigation outcome (including settlement negotiations),
production, sales of assets, exploration results and plans, costs, and
prices or sales performance are "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words
such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expects”, “intends”, “projects”,
“believes”, “estimates”, “targets”, “anticipates” and similar
expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements.
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's Form 10-K 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.

Hecla Mining Company
Jeanne DuPont, 1-800-HECLA91 (1-800-432-5291)
Corporate
Communications Coordinator
Investor and Public Relations
hmc-info@hecla-mining.com
Source: Hecla Mining Company