Hecla Announces Conference Call Schedule to Discuss Greens Creek Acquisition

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL), a precious metals company, will hold a conference call today to discuss the acquisition of the Greens Creek mine, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 noon Pacific Time).

This call is being web cast by Thomson and can be accessed at Hecla’s web site at www.hecla-mining.com under Investor Relations.

The company will audio webcast the call which may be accessed through the Thomson SreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com, Thomson’s individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site.

Hecla Mining Company, headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, mines, processes and explores for silver and gold in the United States, Venezuela and Mexico. A 117-year-old company, Hecla has long been well known in the mining world and financial markets as a quality producer of silver and gold.