Company Profile for Hecla Mining Company.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) Established in 1891 in northern Idaho's Silver Valley, Hecla Mining Company's rich history of mining has distinguished it as a respected precious metals Precious Metals Valuable metals such as gold, iridium, palladium, platinum, and silver. Notes: Investing in precious metals can be done either by purchasing the physical asset, or by purchasing futures contracts for the particular metal. producer. Now headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Coeur d'Alene (IPA: [kɚ də liːn]) is the county seat and largest city of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. , this international, publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. is 112 years old. The best percentage stock price performer on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. during 2002, Hecla Mining Company produced 240,000 ounces of gold and 8.7 million ounces of silver last year, at very low costs of production. The average total cash cost for gold produced by Hecla in 2002 was $137 per ounce, and the average total cash cost for silver was $2.16 per ounce. Hecla's excellent exploration prospects, minimal debt, good cash position and growing gross profit make this a turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. story. Hecla mines and processes silver, gold, lead and zinc zinc, metallic chemical element; symbol Zn; at. no. 30; at. wt. 65.38; m.p. 419.58°C;; b.p. 907°C;; sp. gr. 7.133 at 25°C;; valence +2. Zinc is a lustrous bluish-white metal. It is found in Group 12 of the periodic table. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Mexico and Venezuela. Hecla currently produces silver from three silver mines, San Sebastian, Greens Creek and Lucky Friday, as well as mining gold at the La Camorra La Camorra is the name of a three-movement suite for tango ensemble composed by Ástor Piazzolla. It was inspired by the Neapolitan criminal organization Camorra and represents Piazzolla's most ambitious compositional statement in length and large-scale musical form, though mine. The company's gold and silver operations are low cost, with total average cash costs in 2003 estimated at $150 per ounce of gold and $2.15 per ounce of silver. 2003 estimated production is approximately 215,000 ounces of gold and 9 million ounces of silver. Hecla has long been well known in the United States as a major primary silver producer and quality gold producer. The name "Hecla" is commonly associated with both precious metals by investors. Hecla's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HL."
Company: Hecla Mining Company
Headquarters Address: 6500 N Mineral Drive
Suite 200
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815-9408
Main Telephone: 208-769-4100
Website: www.hecla-mining.com
Ticker: HL(NYSE);HL-PrB(NYSE)
Type of Organization: Public
Industry: Natural Resources: Mining/Minerals
Earnings Release Dates: 1st Quarter: May 1, 2003
2nd Quarter: July 31, 2003
3rd Quarter: November 4, 2003
Key Executives: Chairman: Arthur Brown
President: Phillips S. Baker, Jr.
Investor Relations
Contact: Vicki Veltkamp
Phone: 208-769-4144
Email: vveltkamp@hecla-mining.com
Investor Relations
Contact: Jeanne DuPont
Phone: 208-769-4177
Email: jdupont@hecla-mining.com
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