September 2016 Investor Fact Sheet
www.hecla-mining.com
Hecla Mining Company is not only the largest and one of the lowest-cost U.S. silver producers, and the
third largest U.S. producer of both zinc and lead, but also a growing gold producer.
Share Performance
NYSE: HL
end of Q2: 06/30/16, (1) as of 09/02/16
Share Price:
$ 5.91(1)
52-Week Range:
$ 1.45 – $7.26(1)
Basic Shares:
381.5 million
Fully Diluted:
388.9 million
Market Capitalization:
$ 2.3B (1)
Hecla owns and operates four mines on district-sized land packages in mining-friendly North American
jurisdictions: Greens Creek in Alaska, one of the largest and highest-margin primary silver mines in the
world; the newly revitalized Lucky Friday silver mine in North Idaho; the San Sebastian silver-gold mine
near Durango, Mexico; and the Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec. In addition to its diversified silver and
gold operating and cash-flow generating base, Hecla has a number of exploration properties and predevelopment projects in six world-class silver and gold mining districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
2015 record silver production was 11.6 million ounces with 189,327 ounces of gold production. Both
exceeding the Company’s expectations for 2015. 2016 company-wide production is estimated to be
15.75 million ounces of silver and 233,000 ounces of gold.
Multiple Secure Revenue Streams
Strong Cash Flow Flexibility
Low Political Risk Jurisdictions
Strong
Investment
Fundamentals
Healthy Cash Margins
Strong Financial Position
Established Work Force
Commitment to Safety
Four High-Quality Operations
Operating Mines
Greens Creek – Admiralty Island, Alaska
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One of the world’s largest and lowest-cost
primary silver mines.
Produced approx. 200M oz. of silver and
1.5M oz. of gold since startup in 1989.
2.1M oz. of silver production and 11,528 oz. of
gold production in Q2/16; 2016E silver
production of 8.3M oz. and 53,000 oz. of gold.
Greens Creek
Admiralty Island, Alaska
operating mine
Rock Creek
Noxon, Montana
pre-development project
Corporate Office
Vancouver, BC
Lucky Friday – Mullan, Idaho
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857,542 oz. of silver production in Q2/16;
2016E silver production of 3.1M oz.
#4 Shaft has been excavated to its final dept of
8,600 feet and is expected to be operational in
the fourth quarter of 2016.
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41,954 oz. of gold production in Q2/16; 2016E
gold production of 145,000 oz.
East Mine Crown Pillar (EMCP) pit excavation
has exposed vein closer to surface than
expected. EMCP 2016E gold production of
5,000 oz. increasing to ~30,000 oz. in 2017.
San Sebastian – Durango, Mexico
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Montanore
Libby, Montana
pre-development project
Casa Berardi
Corporate Office (HQ)
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Casa Berardi – Val d’Or, Quebec
1.3M oz. of silver production and 9,483 oz. of
gold production in Q2/16; 2016E silver
production of 4.35M oz. and 35,000 oz. of gold.
Opinaca / Wildcat
James Bay, Quebec
exploration project
Lucky Friday
Silver Valley
Wallace, Idaho
exploration project
Mullan, Idaho
operating mine
Val d’Or, Quebec
operating mine
Monte Cristo
Esmeralda County, Nevada
exploration project
Fayolle
Val d’Or, Quebec
exploration project
Quebec Office
Val d’Or, Quebec
Heva–Hosco
Val d’Or, Quebec
exploration project
San Juan Silver
Creede, Colorado
exploration project
San Sebastian
Durango, Mexico
operating mine
Key Growth Initiatives
San Sebastian – Hecla’s Newest Mine – San Sebastian
is a very high-grade silver and gold mine in Mexico.
Production began late in 2015 and the first doré was poured
on December 22, 2015. A series of shallow open pits are
being mined over an expected 18 to 24 months, generating
strong cash flow for the Company. The mine has required
very little capital to begin production, due to renting a thirdparty mill to process the ore, utilizing contract miners to
mine it, and the shallow nature of the pits.
Lucky Friday #4 Shaft – The #4 Shaft, a key growth
project, has reached its final depth of 8,600 feet below
the surface. The focus now turns to equipping the
shaft with steel sets, guides, skip loading facilities and
electrical infrastructure, with the goal of the shaft being
fully operational in the fourth quarter of 2016, and then
beginning the lateral development necessary to provide
access to higher-grade material that should extend the
mine life more than 20 years.
Rock Creek and Montanore – Rock Creek (acquired in
2015) and Montanore (acquired in September 2016) are
two large silver/copper deposits in Montana. Rock Creek
expects an SEIS by the end of 2016. Montanore has
an EIS and Record of Decision. The projects are being
permitted separately and both have the potential to be
large, long-lived silver/copper mines.
Financial Highlights
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Q2/2016
Q1/2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Sales of products $171,302$131,017$443,567$500,781$382,589$321,143
Net income (loss) 24,116
(618) (86,968) 17,824 (25,130) 14,954
Cash provided by operating activities 67,390 18,748 106,445 83,124 26,644 69,016
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at end of reporting period 158,683 134,018 155,209 209,665 212,175 190,984
Dividend per Common Share 0.0025 0.0025
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.06
Leading Silver Producer with Strong Cash Margins (Greens Creek, Lucky Friday and San Sebastian)
(1) Cash cost, after by-product credits, per silver ounce represents non-U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measurement; a reconciliation of which to cost of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation, depletion and amortization (GAAP) can be found below.
(2) Realized prices are calculated by dividing gross revenues for each metal by the payable quantities of each metal included in the concentrate and doré sold during the period.
Reconciliation of Cost of Sales and Other Direct Production Costs and Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, the most comparable
GAAP measurement, to Cash Cost, After By-Product Credits, per Silver Ounce for Greens Creek, Lucky Friday & San Sebastian
(dollars and ounces in thousands, except per ounce – unaudited)
Q2/2016
Q1/2016
Q4/2015
Q3/2015
Q2/2015
Costs of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation,
depletion and amortization (GAAP)$
71,667$
71,036$
54,441$
70,043$
57,965
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
(16,300)
17,374
18,083
16,669
16,451
Treatment costs
20,527
(20,963)
(22,495)
(18,518)
(19,305) Change in product inventory
2,122
(1,959)
(3,412)
5,445
(6,119)
Reclamation and other costs
(1,369) 605
397 624
96
Cash cost, before by-product credits (1)
76,647 75,979
71,868 65,823
67,034
By-products credits
(60,577) (61,330) (51,683) (46,401) (53,183)
Cash cost, after by-product credits
$16,070
$14,649
$20,185
$19,422
$13,851
Divided by silver ounces produced
4,233 4,635
3,626
2,584
2,469
Cash cost, before by-product credits, per silver ounce
$
18.11
$
16.39
$
19.79
$
25.47
$
27.15
By-product credits per silver ounce
$(14.31) $(13.23) $(14.24) $(17.96) $(21.54) Cash cost, after by-product credits, per silver ounce
$3.80
$3.16
$5.55
$7.52
$5.61
(1) Includes all direct and indirect operating cash costs related to the physical activities of producing metals, including mining, processing and other plant costs, third-party refining and marketing expense, on-site general and administrative costs, royalties and mining production
taxes, net of by-product revenues earned from all metals other than the primary metal produced at each unit.
Largest Institutional Owners
(research as of 06/30/16)
Van Eck Associates Corporation
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
Dimensional Fund Advisors, LP
State Street Global Advisors (US)
Ceredex Value Advisors (US)
Voya Investment Management LLC
Global X Management
Northern Trust Investments, Inc.
Geode Capital Management
Analyst Coverage
Michael Jalonen, BofA Merrill Lynch
Matthew Fields, BofA Merrill Lynch (High Yield)
Jessica Fung, BMO Capital Markets
Cosmos Chiu, CIBC World Markets
Jorge Beristain, Deutsche Bank
Lucas Pipes, FBR & Co.
John Bridges, JP Morgan
Dan Rollins, RBC Capital Markets
Heiko Ihle, Rodman & Renshaw
Craig Johnston, Scotia Capital, Inc.
David Deterding, Wells Fargo Securities (High Yield)
Company Info
Directors
Ted Crumley, Chairman
Phillips S. Baker, Jr.
George R. Johnson
George R. Nethercutt, Jr.
Stephen F. Ralbovsky
Terry V. Rogers
Charles B. Stanley
Dr. Anthony P. Taylor
Officers
Phillips S. Baker, Jr., President & CEO
Lindsay Hall, Sr. VP - Chief Financial Officer
Larry Radford, Sr. VP – Operations
Dean W. McDonald, Sr. VP – Exploration
David C. Sienko, VP – General Counsel
Rob Brown, VP – Corporate Development
U.S. Corporate Office
6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815-9408
208.769.4100
Canadian Corporate Office
Suite 970, 800 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 2V6
604.682.6201
Investor Inquiries
800.432.5291 | hmc-info@hecla-mining.com
Qualified Person (QP) Pursuant to Canadian National Instrument 43-101
Dean McDonald, P.Geo., Senior Vice President – Exploration of Hecla Mining Company, who
serves as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101(“NI 43-101”), supervised the
preparation of the scientific and technical information concerning Hecla’s mineral projects in
this fact sheet. Information regarding data verification, surveys and investigations, quality
assurance program and quality control measures and a summary of analytical or testing
procedures for the Greens Creek Mine are contained in a technical report prepared for
Hecla and Aurizon Mines Ltd. (“Aurizon”) titled “Technical Report for the Greens Creek
Mine” effective date March 28, 2013, and for the Lucky Friday Mine are contained in a
technical report prepared for Hecla and Aurizon titled “Technical Report for the Lucky Friday
Mine Shoshone County, Idaho, USA” effective date April 2, 2014, and for the Casa Berardi
Mine are contained in a technical report prepared for Aurizon titled “Technical Report on
the mineral resource and mineral reserve estimate for Casa Berardi Mine, Northwestern
Quebec, Canada” effective date March 31, 2014 (the “Casa Berardi Technical Report”), and
for the San Sebastian Mine are contained in a technical report titled “Technical Report for the
San Sebastian Ag-Au Property, Durango, Mexico” effective date September 8, 2015. Also
included in these four technical reports is a description of the key assumptions, parameters
and methods used to estimate mineral reserves and resources and a general discussion of
the extent to which the estimates may be affected by any known environmental, permitting,
legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing or other relevant factors. Copies of these
technical reports are available under Hecla’s and Aurizon’s profiles on SEDAR at www.sedar.
com. The Casa Berardi Technical Report was reviewed by Dr. McDonald on behalf of Hecla.
To the best of Hecla’s knowledge, information and belief, there is no new material scientific
or technical information that would make the disclosure of the mineral resources and mineral
reserves for Casa Berardi in this fact sheet inaccurate or misleading.
Cautionary Statements
Statements made which are not historical facts, such as strategies, plans, production,
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
“forward looking information” under Canadian securities laws. Words such as “may,” “will,”
“should,” “expects,” “intends,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “targets,” “anticipates,” and
similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements 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, environmental and litigation risks, operating risks, project development
risks, political risks, labor issues, ability to raise financing, and exploration risks. Refer to our
Form 10-K and 10-Q reports for a more detailed discussion of risk factors that may impact
expected future results. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements
other than as may be required by law.