Hecla to Participate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Leveraged Finance and Scotiabank Mining Conferences

Hecla Mining Company’s (NYSE:HL) Vice President – Investor Relations, Mike Westerlund, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Leveraged Finance Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. ET. A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://www.veracast.com/webcasts/baml/levfin2016/id12113796072.cfm. A webcast link to the presentation and PDF of the slide presentation will be available on the Company’s website at www.hecla-mining.com.

Phillips S. Baker, Jr., President and CEO, will participate in a Silver panel discussion at the Scotiabank Mining Conference in Toronto, on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. ET.

ABOUT HECLA

Founded in 1891, Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) is a leading low-cost U.S. silver producer with operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Mexico, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and pre-development properties in seven world-class silver and gold mining districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and an exploration office and investments in early-stage silver exploration projects in Canada.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made or information provided in this news release that are not historical facts, such as anticipated production, sales of assets, exploration results and plans, costs, and prices or sales performance are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “targets,” “anticipates” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated, expected or implied. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, metals price volatility, volatility of metals production and costs, litigation, regulatory and environmental risks, operating risks, project development risks, political risks, labor issues, ability to raise financing and exploration risks and results. Refer to the company’s Form 10-K and 10-Q reports for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected future results. The company undertakes no obligation and has no intention of updating forward-looking statements other than as may be required by law.

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Hecla Mining CompanyJeanne DuPont, 1-800-HECLA91 (1-800-432-5291)[e-mail] Communications CoordinatorInvestor and Public Relations