Hecla Mining Corp.

Coeur d’Alene-based miner

Fri., Aug. 9, 2013

Stock symbol: HL

Reporting period: 2Q

Earnings:

Loss of $24.9 million

(8 cents per share)

Versus 2Q 2012:

Profit of $2.5 million

(1 cent per share)

Revenue: $85.3 million

Analysis: Hecla acquired Aurizon Mines Ltd., owner of a gold mine in Quebec, on June 1. It was “a pivotal event for Hecla, despite the associated costs resulting in a loss for the second quarter,” a Hecla news release said. The company also partially attributed a 64 percent increase in second-quarter silver production over 2012 to the reopening of the Lucky Friday silver mine near Mullan, Idaho.

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