X0202 4 2006-05-10 0000719413 HECLA MINING CO/DE/ HL 0001166088 WALDE LEWIS E 6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE, SUITE 200 COEUR D'ALENE ID 83815-9408 0 1 0 0 V.P. and CFO Restricted Stock 2006-05-10 4 F 0 3936 6.45 D 48190 D On May 6, 2004, Mr. Walde was awarded 12,000 restricted stock units under the terms of the Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan. On September 6, 2005, the restrictions on those units lapsed. Under the terms of the Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan, Mr. Walde elected not to take a distribution of these units until May 10, 2006. The 3,936 shares represents shares withheld by the Company to cover Mr. Walde's payroll tax liability on these units. Lewis E. Walde 2006-05-11