Hecla's President to Speak at the 2008 Global Metals and Mining Conference

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hecla Mining Company's (NYSE:HL) President and Chief Executive Officer, Phillips S. Baker, Jr., will speak at the Metals and Mining Conference in New York on Thursday, March 27, at 1:20 pm (Eastern time). Mr. Baker will present an overview of Hecla's recent acquisitions, low-cost growth profile and excellent exploration potential, emphasizing Hecla's position as the low-cost, low-risk silver investment.

A web cast of the presentation will be available on the following web site at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/vir/hl/. The slides used by Mr. Baker will also be available in the Investor Relations section of Hecla's web site at www.hecla-mining.com, following his presentation.

Hecla Mining Company, headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, mines, processes and explores for silver and gold in the United States, Venezuela and Mexico. A 117-year-old company, Hecla has long been well known in the mining world and financial markets as a quality producer of silver and gold. Hecla's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HL."

Statements made which are not historical facts, such as anticipated payments, litigation outcome, 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 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, exploration risks and results, political risks, project development risks, labor issues and ability to raise financing. Refer to the company's Form 10-Q and 10-K 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.

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