COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL)
today announced it expects to release its fourth quarter and year-end
2017 financial results before market open on Thursday, February 15, 2018.
A conference call and webcast will be held Thursday, February 15, at
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results. You may join the
conference call by dialing toll-free 1-855-760-8158 or for international
by dialing 1-720-634-2922. The participant passcode is HECLA.
Hecla’s live and archived webcast can be accessed at www.hecla-mining.com
under Investors or via Thomson StreetEvents Network. Institutional
investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com),
a password-protected event management site.
ABOUT HECLA
Founded in 1891,Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL)
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.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Statements made or information provided in this news release that are
not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
"forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities
laws. Words such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expects”, “intends”,
“projects”, “believes”, “estimates”, “targets”, “anticipates” and
similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking
statements. Such forward-looking statements or forward-looking
information include statements or information regarding silver
production for 2017 on a consolidated basis and at each of the Greens
Creek, Lucky Friday and San Sebastian mines, annual gold production for
2017 at Casa Berardi, and fourth quarter 2017 production. The material
factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking statements
or forward-looking information include that the Company’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’s operations are subject.
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 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.

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