HECLA MINING CO/DE/ — Regulatory Filings 2016

Oct 20, 2016

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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): October 17, 2016

HECLA MINING COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	1-8491	77-0664171
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815-9408

(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) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Representatives of Hecla Mining Company (“Hecla”) will host an Investor Day in Toronto on Thursday, October 20, 2016, and in New York City on Friday, October 21, 2016. At these meetings, presentations will be made by the Company’s senior management, mine management and technical staff. Information on the live, listen-only webcast of the Toronto presentation is included in the News Release attached as Exhibit 99.1. Presentation materials are attached as Exhibit 99.2.

The information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	News Release dated October 17, 2016. *
99.2	Presentation Materials. *
	* Furnished 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.

Dated: October 19, 2016

Hecla Mining Company
By:	/s/ David C. Sienko
	David C. Sienko
	Vice President & General Counsel