Hecla to Present at Jefferies Global Industrial A&D Conference in New York

Hecla Mining Company′s (NYSE:HL)
President and CEO Phillips S. Baker, Jr., will speak at the Jefferies
Global Industrial A&D Conference in New York on August 9 at 9:00 am ET.
Mr. Baker will present an overview of Hecla′s business strategy and its
position as the largest North America-focused silver producer.

A webcast of the presentation will be available at http://wsw.com/webcast/jeff70/hl/
as well as on Hecla′s web site on the events & webcasts page at Investors
Home page. The slides used by Mr. Baker will also be available on
the events & webcasts page in the Investor Relations section of Hecla′s
web site at www.hecla-mining.com
following his presentation.

About Hecla

Established in 1891, Hecla Mining Company is a leading low cash cost
silver producer in the U.S. The company has two operating mines and
exploration properties in four world-class silver mining districts in
the U.S. and Mexico.

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, environmental and litigation
risks, operating and regulatory risks, project development risks,
political and regulatory 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

Corporate Communications
Coordinator

Investor and Public Relations

1-800-HECLA91
(1-800-432-5291)

hmc-info@hecla-mining.com