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): January
11, 2012
HECLA
MINING COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
1-8491 |
77-0664171 |
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| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| of Incorporation) |
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6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815-9408 |
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(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)
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:
⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 8.01. Other
On January 11, 2012, Hecla Mining Company (the “Company”) issued a news release with respect to the Lucky Friday Mine. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 News Release, dated January 11, 2012. * |
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* Filed 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.
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HECLA MINING COMPANY |
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By: |
/s/ David C. Sienko |
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David C. Sienko |
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Vice President & General Counsel |
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Dated: January 11, 2012
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