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 *
Boggs Catherine J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HECLA MINING CO/DE/ [HL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6500 N MINERAL DR., SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2024
(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 07/31/2024   A   7,334 (1) A $ 5.78 (2) 303,915 (3) D  

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Boggs Catherine J
6500 N MINERAL DR., SUITE 200
COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83815		   X     Interim President & CEO  

Signatures

 Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for Catherine J. Boggs   07/31/2024
**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) Ms. Boggs entered into an Interim CEO Agreement ("ICEO Agreement") with Hecla Mining Company ("Company") and accepted the position of Interim President and CEO ("ICEO") of the Company. She receives a monthly management fee in the amount of $106,000, comprised of $63,600 in cash, prorated for each partial month of service, and $42,400 of value in the form of common stock of the Company, from the Hecla Mining Company 2010 Stock Incentive Plan ("2010 Stock Plan"). The stock component is determined by dividing the applicable stock fee by the closing price of a share of the Company's common stock on the NYSE on the last trading day of the applicable month, or on the last trading day prior to the termination of the ICEO Agreement. The shares granted to Ms. Boggs under the ICEO Agreement will be delivered to Ms. Boggs in aggregate within ten business days after the termination of the ICEO Agreement, but in all events before March 15, 2025.
(2) The closing stock price on the NYSE on July 31, 2024 (last trading day for the month of July 2024).
(3) Consists of 156,396 shares held directly and 147,519 shares deferred into trust under (i) the Hecla Mining Company Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors (123,284 shares); and (ii) the 2010 Stock Plan (24,235 shares).

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