secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HECLA MINING CO/DE/ (HL)
CIK:        0000719413
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-002003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hecla reports FY2025 record silver production 17.0M oz; issues 2026 guidance with record $55M exploration spend
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- FY2025 silver production 17.0M oz (+5% YoY) and gold 150,509 oz, both at top end of guidance.
- Lucky Friday set annual record with 5.3M oz silver; all silver operations met or exceeded guidance.
- 2026 guidance: silver 15.1-16.5M oz, gold 134-146K oz; capital spend $255-$279M.
- Record exploration and pre-development budget of $55M, nearly double 2025 level.
- Silver cash cost after by-product credits guided to ($1.50)-($1.25)/oz; AISC $15.00-$16.25/oz.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000143774926002003/0001437749-26-002003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000143774926002003/hl20260122_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-002003

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