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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1

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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference in  this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8  of Hecla Mining Company, of our report dated February 1,
2002 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Hecla Mining Company,
which appears in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2001.


/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP

July 22, 2002
Spokane, Washington