HLPB Hecla Mining Co. Prfd B

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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Roberts Lauren M	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) Sr. VP & COO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 6500 N MINERAL DR, SUITE 200	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/2/2019
(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

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
Phantom Stock	(1)	10/2/2019	10/2/2019	A		8796 (2)		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	8796	$1.8019 (3)	195363 (4)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. The shares become payable in common stock at the election of the reporting person, upon the reporting person's termination of service as an officer, or upon a specified future date as previously elected by the reporting person.
(2)	Mr. Roberts deferred part of this compensation into the Hecla Mining Company Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan during the quarter. At the end of the quarter, Mr. Roberts is credited with a number of phantom stock units.
(3)	The share price is based on the average closing price of Hecla's common stock for each day during the third quarter 2019.
(4)	Consists of 74,627 Performance Units, 111,940 Restricted Stock Units, and 8,796 shares of Phantom Stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Roberts Lauren M 6500 N MINERAL DR SUITE 200 COEUR D ALENE, ID 83815			Sr. VP & COO

Signatures
Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for Lauren M. Roberts		10/3/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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