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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-186245"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HL"
cik: "0000719413"
company_name: "HECLA MINING CO/DE/"
filed_at: "2023-07-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T09:08:23.217725+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hecla Mining Reports Preliminary Q2 2023 Production: Silver Up 13% YTD, Lucky Friday Hits 20-Year High

## Summary
- Keno Hill produced 184,264 oz silver in Q2 2023, with June throughput of 330 tpd, ramping toward 440 tpd target.
- Lucky Friday mine achieved highest quarterly silver production since Q1 2000 at 1.29M ounces in Q2 2023.
- Greens Creek produced 2.4M oz silver and 16,351 oz gold in Q2, on track for annual guidance of 9.0-9.5M oz silver.
- Casa Berardi gold production fell 23% quarter-over-quarter due to wildfire-related road closures; guidance suspended.
- Overall year-to-date silver production increased 13% compared to first half 2022, gold decreased 14%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-186245
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HL
- cik: 0000719413
- company_name: HECLA MINING CO/DE/
- filed_at: 2023-07-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312523186245/0001193125-23-186245-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312523186245/d460088d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-186245.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HECLA MINING CO/DE/ reported preliminary financial results for second quarter ended June 30, 2023.
  - Period: second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: Hecla Mining Company ( NYSE:HL ) today announced its preliminary silver and gold production for the second quarter and first half of 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312523186245/0001193125-23-186245-index.htm

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