---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-005990"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HL"
cik: "0000719413"
company_name: "HECLA MINING CO/DE/"
filed_at: "2024-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T01:08:11.065389+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hecla 2023 silver production 14.3M oz (+1% YoY); Lucky Friday restarts production

## Summary
- Silver production of 14.3M oz exceeded 2022's 14.2M oz despite Lucky Friday shutdown since August 2023.
- Gold production decreased 14% to 151,259 oz; Casa Berardi transition to open pit mine, Greens Creek gold up 26%.
- Lucky Friday restarted production on Jan 9, 2024; full production and insurance proceeds expected in Q1 2024.
- Keno Hill produced 1.5M oz silver in 2023; Bermingham deposit achieved highest mined tonnage in December.
- Company targets up to 20M oz silver production by 2025, citing critical role in energy transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-005990
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HL
- cik: 0000719413
- company_name: HECLA MINING CO/DE/
- filed_at: 2024-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312524005990/0001193125-24-005990-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312524005990/d645796d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-005990
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-005990.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-005990.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HECLA MINING CO/DE/ reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.
  - Period: the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: Hecla Mining Company (the "Company") issued a news release ("Release") announcing certain preliminary production results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023 and other updates.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312524005990/0001193125-24-005990-index.htm

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