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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Clary Michael L.
  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 & CAO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6500 N. MINERAL DR., SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/21/2024
(Street)

COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83815		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 06/25/2024   S   30,634 (1) D $ 4.905 351,972 (2) D  
Common Stock 06/21/2024   A   66,397 (3) A $ 5.17 351,972 (4) D  
Common Stock 06/21/2024   J   9,137 (5) A $ 0 9,137 I Held in 401(k) Plan Account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 06/21/2024   A   66,397 (6)   01/01/2027 01/01/2027 Common Stock 66,397 $ 0 351,972 (7) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Clary Michael L.
6500 N. MINERAL DR., SUITE 200
COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83815		       Sr. VP & CAO  

Signatures

 Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael L. Clary   06/25/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Mr. Clary was awarded (i) 21,574 restricted stock units on June 21, 2021, (ii) 40,632 restricted stock units n June 21, 2022, and (iii) 40,990 restricted stock units on June 21, 2023. The restrictions lapsed on 1/3 of those vesting units (34,399 shares). To cover his tax liability, Hecla Mining Company sold 30,634 of those shares.
(2) Consists of 123,893 shares held directly, 120,812 performance-based units, and 107,267 unvested restricted stock units.
(3) Award of restricted stock units that vest as follows: 22,132 shares on June 21, 2025; 22,132 shares on June 21, 2026; and 22,133 shares on June 21, 2027.
(4) See footnote 2.
(5) Held as 761.561 units in Mr. Clary's 401(k) account under the Hecla Mining Company Capital Accumulation Plan, and estimated to be 9,137 shares.
(6) Mr. Clary was awarded performance rights representing the contingent right to receive between $171,638 and $686,660 worth of Hecla Mining Company common stock based on Hecla Mining Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026) relative to our peers. Examples of the potential grant of shares to Mr. Clary under this plan are as follows: 100th percentile rank among peers = maximum award at 200% of target ($686,660 in stock); 50th percentile rank among peers = target award at grant value ($343,275 in stock); and 25th percentile rank among peers = threshold award at 25% of target ($85,819 in stock).
(7) See footnote 2.

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