X0202 4 2006-01-31 0000719413 HECLA MINING CO/DE/ HL 0001166090 BROWN ARTHUR 6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE, SUITE 200 COEUR D'ALENE ID 83815-9408 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2006-01-31 2006-01-31 4 M 0 3186 5.185 A 158706 D Phantom Stock 0 2006-01-31 2006-01-31 4 A 0 1129 0 A Common Stock 1129 75155 D Stock Options 5.185 2006-01-31 2006-01-31 4 F 0 75000 0 D 2003-01-09 2006-01-31 Common Stock 75000 540000 D Stock Options 6.235 2006-01-31 2006-01-31 4 J 0 60000 0 D 2003-08-19 2006-01-31 Common Stock 60000 480000 D These are stock units that convert 1 for 1 to common stock These 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 These 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 Plan These shares are held in the Key Employee Deferred Compenstion Plan Of the 75,000 options, 3,186 were exercised and 71,814 were withheld for payment of exercise price Represents expiration of options without exercise Tami D. Hansen, Attorney-in-Fact for Arthur Brown 2006-02-02