Hecla Announces Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

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Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:00pm EDT 

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(Business Wire)--
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL), a precious metals company, will
hold its quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter 2008
results on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008, at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time (10:00
a.m. Eastern Time). Hecla will release its second quarter 2008
financial results on August 4th after market closes.

   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

   Hecla Mining Company, headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho,
mines, processes and explores for silver and gold in the United States
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.

Hecla Mining Company
Vice President - Investor and Public Relations
Vicki Veltkamp, 208-769-4128
vveltkamp@hecla-mining.com

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