Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL)
is pleased to announce its Board of Directors has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $0.875 per share on the 157,816 outstanding shares
of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. This represents a
total amount to be paid of approximately $138,000. The cash dividend is
payable January 2, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 15, 2014.
About Hecla
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL)
is a leading low-cost U.S. silver producer with operating mines in
Alaska and Idaho, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine
in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and pre-development
properties in five 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.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made or information provided in this news release that are
not historical facts, such as anticipated payments, litigation outcome
(including settlement negotiations), 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.
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