UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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): December 10, 2019

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share	HL	New York Stock Exchange
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.25 per share	HL-PB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 5.03 – Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On December 10, 2019, the Board of Directors of Hecla Mining Company (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Bylaws, which amendment is effective immediately. The amendment approved by the Board amends Article VII of the prior Bylaws of the Company to provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for the adjudication of certain disputes. Previously the Bylaws provided for any “state or federal court located within the State of Delaware” as the exclusive forums for those disputes.

The description of the amendment to the Company’s Bylaws contained herein is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the complete text of the Company’s Bylaws, as amended, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1 104	Bylaws of Hecla Mining Company, as amended as of December 10, 2019.* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL) * Filed herewith

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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.

HECLA MINING COMPANY
By:	/s/ David C. Sienko
	David C. Sienko
	Vice President and General Counsel

Dated: December 13, 2019

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