FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Sienko David C 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

HECLA MINING CO/DE/ [ HL ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
VP & General Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE, SUITE 200 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/21/2019
(Street)

COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83815
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   6/21/2019     F    11148   (1) D $0   540570   D    
Common Stock   6/21/2019     A    81522   (2) A $1.84   120729   (3) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Rights   $0   6/21/2019     A      54348   (4)      1/1/2022   1/1/2022   Common Stock   54348   (5) $0   751580   (6) D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Mr. Sienko was awarded (i)35,000 restricted stock units on June 7, 2016, (ii) 26,235 restricted stock units on June 7, 2017, and (iii) 45,692 restricted stock units on June 19, 2018. The restrictions lapsed on 1/3 of those vesting units (35,642 shares). Mr. Sienko elected to have Hecla Mining Company withhold 11,148 shares to cover his tax liability.
(2)  Award of restricted stock units that vest as follows: 27,174 shares on June 21, 2020; 27,174 shares on June 21, 2021; and 27,174 shares on June 21, 2022.
(3)  Total number of unvested restricted stock units held by Mr. Sienko.
(4)  Mr. Sienko was awarded performance rights representing the contingent right to receive between $50,000 and $200,000 worth of Hecla Mining Company common stock based on Hecla Mining Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period (January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021) relative to our peers. Examples of the potential grant of shares to Mr. Sienko under this plan are as follows: 100th percentile rank among peers = maximum award at 200% target ($200,000 in stock); 60th percentile rank among peers = target award at grant value ($100,000 in stock); and 50th percentile rank among peers = threshold award at 50% of target ($50,000 in stock).
(5)  The number shown in Column 5 of Table II assumes a target payout (i.e., $100,000 worth of common stock), with the common stock valued at the closing price on the day of the award ($1.84). The actual number of shares received (if any) by Mr. Sienko will depend on the Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period and will be determined following the termination of that period.
(6)  Total consists of 540,570 shares held directly, 120,729 unvested restricted stock units, and 90,281 performance-based shares.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sienko David C
6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE, SUITE 200
COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83815

VP & General Counsel

Signatures
Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for David C. Sienko 6/25/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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