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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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): January 26, 2026
HECLA MINING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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
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:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share
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New York Stock Exchange
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Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.25 per share
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 26, 2026, Hecla Mining Company (the “Company”) issued a news release (“Release”) announcing certain preliminary production and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. All measures of the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2025 operating and financial results and conditions contained in the Release are preliminary and reflect the Company’s expected results as of the date of the Release. Actual reported fourth quarter and full year 2025 results are subject to management's final review as well as review by the Company's independent registered accounting firm and may vary significantly from current expectations because of a number of factors, including, without limitation, additional or revised information and changes in accounting standards or policies or in how those standards are applied. A copy of the Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Representatives of the Company will host an Investor Day in New York City on Monday, January 26, 2026, where they are scheduled to make a presentation (the “Presentation”). There will also be a live webcast of the Presentation beginning at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The webcast can be accessed at https://hecla-mining-company-2026-investor-day-webcast.open-exchange.net/. As part of the Presentation, the Company expects to provide an update on its operations and other information about the Company. The Presentation is available on the Company’s website at http://www.hecla.com. The slides of the Presentation are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in these Items 2.02 and 7.01 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).
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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.
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HECLA MINING COMPANY |
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/s/ David C. Sienko
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David C. Sienko
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Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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Dated: January 26, 2026