X0201 42003-10-31 0000719413 HECLA MINING CO/DE/ HL 0001166090 BROWN ARTHUR 6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE, SUITE 200 COEUR D'ALENE ID 83815-9408 1000Phantom Stock02003-10-312003-10-314A043230A1988-08-081988-08-08Common Stock432323512DThese are stock units that convert 1 for 1 to common stockThese are stock units that convert to common stock upon termination of employment or such other date as specified under the company's Key Employee Deferred Compensation PlanThese are stock units that convert to common stock upon termination of employment or such other date as specified under the company's Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan. They have no expiration date.These stock units are based on a discretionary amount that was granted to Art Brown by the Compensation Committee under the Key Employee Deferred Compensation PlanTami Hansen, Attorney-in-Fact for Arthur Brown2003-11-03