8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

____________________

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2016

HECLA MINING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	1-8491	77-0664171
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815-9408

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(208) 769-4100

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Representatives of Hecla Mining Company (“Hecla”) will host an Investor Day in Toronto on Thursday, October 20, 2016, and in New York City on Friday, October 21, 2016. At these meetings, presentations will be made by the Company’s senior management, mine management and technical staff. Information on the live, listen-only webcast of the Toronto presentation is included in the News Release attached as Exhibit 99.1. Presentation materials are attached as Exhibit 99.2.

The information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	News Release dated October 17, 2016. *
99.2	Presentation Materials. *
	* Furnished herewith

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:      October 19, 2016

Hecla Mining Company
By:	/s/ David C. Sienko
	David C. Sienko
	Vice President & General Counsel

EX-99.1

  NEWS RELEASE   Exhibit 99.1    

HECLA TO HOST INVESTOR DAY WEBCAST AND CELEBRATES 125

YEARS BY RINGING NYSE CLOSING BELL^®

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 17, 2016

COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO -- Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) will host an Investor Day in Toronto on Thursday, October 20, and in New York on Friday, October 21. Presentations will be made by the company’s senior management, and topics will include operations, innovation and exploration.

There will be a live, listen-only webcast of the Toronto presentation beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on October 20. The URL link for the webcast is http://cdn.digitalservices.online/HeclaMining2016/. The webcast will be archived for one year on the company’s website. A PDF of the presentation will also be available on the Company’s website at www.hecla-mining.com.

In celebration of the Company’s 125th anniversary, Hecla will ring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Closing Bell® on Friday, October 21, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A video of Hecla’s Closing Bell® ceremony will be available at https://livestream.com/NYSE/HeclaMiningCompany on Friday. Founded in 1891, Hecla Mining Company is the oldest U.S.-based mining company listed on the NYSE.

“Achieving 125 years of mining operations is a reflection of Hecla’s persistence in improving operational performance, the disciplined acquisitions we have made, and our ability to work through challenging times. As a result, we now have the most production and reserves and the brightest outlook in our history. I thank the entire Hecla team, both past and present, and all our stakeholders who have helped us reach this milestone,” said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., President and CEO.

ABOUT HECLA

Founded in 1891, Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) is a leading low-cost U.S. silver producer with operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Mexico, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and pre-development properties in six world-class silver and gold mining districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and an exploration office and investments in early-stage silver exploration projects in Canada.

For further information, please contact:

Jeanne DuPont

Corporate Communications Coordinator

Investor and Public Relations

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

hmc-info@hecla-mining.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

Statements made or information provided in this news release that are not historical facts, such as anticipated 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 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. 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, litigation, regulatory and environmental risks, operating risks, project development risks, political 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.

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2