Hecla Mining Company HL Stock Analysis

About Hecla Mining Company

Founded in 1891, Hecla Mining Company is the largest silver producer in the United States. In addition to operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Quebec, Canada, the Company owns a number of exploration properties and pre-development projects in world-class silver and gold mining districts throughout North America. About Alexco Alexco is the owner and operator of the historic Keno Hill Silver District in Canada’s Yukon Territory, one of the highest-grade silver deposits in the world. Important Additional Information About the transaction and Where to Find It This material relates to Hecla’s proposed acquisition (the “Transaction”) of Alexco. Shares of Hecla’s common stock (the “Hecla Shares”) issued in connection with the proposed Transaction may be registered pursuant to a registration statement to be filed with the SEC or issued pursuant to an available exemption. This information is not a substitute for any registration statement or any other document that Hecla may file with the SEC or that it or Alexco may send to their respective shareholders in connection with the offer and/or issuance of Hecla Shares. Investors are urged to read any registration statement, if and when filed, and all other relevant documents that may be filed with the SEC or with Canadian regulatory authorities as and if they become available because they will contain important information about the issuance of Hecla Shares. Documents, if and when filed with the SEC, will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website ( www.sec.gov ) and under Hecla’s profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.