Hecla to Participate at the Silver Summit, Scotiabank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch Conferences

Hecla Mining Company’s (NYSE:HL) Vice President – Investor Relations, Mike Westerlund, will present at The Silver Summit in San Francisco on Monday, November 23, 2015, at 5:15 p.m. ET. A PDF of the presentation will be available on the Company’s website at www.hecla-mining.com.

Mike Westerlund, Vice President – Investor Relations, will also participate in a panel discussion at the Scotiabank Mining Conference in Toronto on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Jim Sabala, Sr. Vice President – CFO, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Leveraged Finance Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, on Friday, December 4, 2015, at 8:50 p.m. ET. A webcast link and PDF of the presentation will be available on the Company’s website at www.hecla-mining.com.

The presentations will include third quarter 2015 operating and financial highlights and the outlook for the remainder of 2015.

About Hecla

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 gold producer with an operating mine in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and pre-development properties in six 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 DuPontCorporate Communications CoordinatorInvestor and Public Relations1-800-HECLA91 (1-800-432-5291)[e-mail]