HECLA MINING CO/DE/ — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 2, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HECLA MINING CO/DE/ (HL)
CIK: 0000719413
Period of Report: 2011-03-02

Reporting Person: Sienko David C (Vice Pres - General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-02	Common Stock	F	1713	$10.28	Disposed	3287	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Mr. Sienko was awarded 10,000 restricted stock units on January 29, 2010, upon his employment with Hecla Mining Company. The restrictions have lapsed on 5,000 of those restricted stock units. Mr. Sienko elected to have Hecla Mining Company withhold 1,713 shares of this award to cover his tax liability.