Hecla Declares Preferred Dividend
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) today announced its Board of Directors has declared the regular quarterly dividend of $0.875 per share
on the 157,816 shares of outstanding Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. This represents a total amount to be paid of
approximately $138,000. The cash dividend is payable July 3, 2017, to shareholders of record on June 15, 2017.
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
seven 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 Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Statements made or information provided in this news release that are not historical facts 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. Such forward-looking
statements or forward-looking information include statements or information regarding estimates of silver production for 2016 on a
consolidated basis and at each of the Greens Creek, Lucky Friday and San Sebastian mines, annual gold production for 2016 at Casa
Berardi, and fourth quarter 2016 production. The material factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking statements or
forward-looking information include that the Company’s plans for development and production will proceed as expected and will not
require revision as a result of risks or uncertainties, whether known, unknown or unanticipated, to which the Company’s operations
are subject.
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 10K 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.
Hecla Mining Company
Jeanne DuPont, 800-HECLA91 (800-432-5291)
Corporate Communications Coordinator
Investor Relations
hmc-info@hecla-mining.com
www.hecla-mining.com
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