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        <issuerName>HECLA MINING CO/DE/</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>Moyes Kari G.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>COEUR D'ALENE</rptOwnerCity>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>83815</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Ms. Moyes was awarded 10,984 restricted stock units on April 13, 2026.  A prorated portion vested on June 22, 2026.  To cover her tax liability on those vested units, Hecla Mining Company withheld 303 shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Award of restricted stock units that vest as follows:  6,626 shares on June 21, 2027, 6,625 shares on June 21, 2028, and 6,625 shares on June 21, 2029</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Consists of 543 shares held directly and 30,014 unvested restricted stock units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Ms. Moyes was awarded performance rights representing the contingent right to receive between $317,625 and $635,250 worth of Hecla Mining Company common stock based on Hecla Mining Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028) relative to our peers.  Examples of the potential grant of shares to Ms. Moyes under this plan are as follows:  100th percentile rank among peers = maximum award at 200% of target ($635,250 in stock); 50th percentile rank among peers = target award at grant value ($317,625 in stock), and 0 percentile rank among peers = threshold award below 25% of target.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Consists of 543 shares held directly, 19,876 unvested performance-based rights, and 30,014 unvested restricted stock units.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for Kari Moyes</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-06-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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