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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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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) Vice President & Gen. Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/19/2018 (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 06/19/2018   A   45,692 (1) A $ 3.83 116,299 (2) D   Common Stock 06/19/2018   J   6,209 (3) A $ 3.83 6,209 I By 401(k) Plan

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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

06/19/2018

A

27,415 (4)

01/01/2021

01/01/2021

Common Stock

27,415 (5)

$ 0

35,933 (6)

D

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			Vice President & Gen. Counsel

Signatures

Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for David C. Sienko		06/19/2018
**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)	Award of restricted stock units that vest as follows: 15,230 shares on June 21, 2019; 15,231 shares on June 21, 2020; and 15,231 shares on June 21, 2021.
(2)	Total number of unvested restricted stock units held by Mr. Sienko.
(3)	Held as 511.264 units in Mr. Sienko's 401(k) account under Hecla Mining Company's Capital Accumulation Plan, and estimated to be 6,209 shares.
(4)	Mr. Sienko was awarded performance rights representing the contingent right to receive between $52,500 and $210,000 worth of Hecla Mining Company common stock based on Hecla Mining Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period (January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020) 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 ($210,000 in stock); 60th percentile rank among peers = target award at grant value ($105,000 in stock); and 50th percentile rank among peers = threshold award at 50% of target ($52,500 in stock).
(5)	The number shown in Column 5 of Table II assumes a target payout (i.e., $105,000 worth of common stock), with the common stock valued at the closing price on the day of the award ($3.83). 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 number of performance units held by Mr. Sienko.

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