Hecla Mining is engaged in the discovery, acquisition, development, production, and marketing of silver, gold, lead and zinc. Co. produces both metal concentrates, which it...
Marc Courtenay submits: The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee held a key interest rate steady on Tuesday in an effort to supposedly nurse the economy back to health. This is apparently to be done without further exacerbating inflation. The decision by the U.S. central bank leaves the benchmark...
The Gold Report submits: The Gold Report spoke with financier and newsletter writer Darrell Brookstein about the turbulent gold market and the many opportunities he believes are out there as mining companies are oversold. He believes that this is just a pullback in a bull market, and we could very...
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS] We'll take our first question from Mr. Anthony Sorrentino or Sorrentino Metals. Anthony Sorrentino - Sorrentino Metals - Analyst Good morning, everyone. Phil Baker - Hecla Mining - President & CEO Hi, Tony. ...
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, ma'am. Operator instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Anthony Sorrentino with Sorrentino metals. You may proceed. Q - Anthony Sorrentino, Sorrentino Metals Hello, everyone. Would you go into further detail as to the assay results...
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. Well take our first question from Anthony Sorrentino, Sorrentino Metals. Q - Anthony Sorrentino, Sorrentino Metals Hello everyone. You had said that your exploration and pre-development budget has been increased by about $3 million to perhaps as high as...
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from the line of Anthony Sorrentino with Sorrentino Metals. Anthony Sorrentino - Sorrentino Metals Hello, everyone. Ron Clayton Hi, Anthony. Anthony Sorrentino - Sorrentino Metals Hi. I believe that Hecla expects to produce...
Question-and-Answer Session Vicki Veltkamp Annie, I think now is the time for the question and answer period. Could you give the instructions for that please? Operator Sure. If you want to ask a question please press "star" followed by "one" on...
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And your first quarter is from the line of Anthony Sorrentino with Sorrentino Metal. Please proceed. Anthony Sorrentino - Sorrentino Metal Hello everyone. Phil Baker Hi, Anthony. Anthony Sorrentino - Sorrentino Metal What is your philosophy concerning the...
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Your first question comes from the line of Anthony Sorrentino - Sorrentino Metals. Anthony Sorrentino - Sorrentino Metals In your press release, you said that the Lucky Friday expansion project would consist of an additional surface shaft, an internal underground...
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Okay, thank you. Operator Instructions. And your first question comes from the line of Anthony Saracino, Saracino Metals. Please proceed. Anthony Saracino - Saracino Metals Good morning everyone. Phil Baker Hi, Anthony. Anthony Saracino - Saracino Metals Hi. With regard to the pre-feasibility study...
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Sure, thank you. Operator Instructions And your first question comes from the line of Anthony Saracino of Saracino Metals. Please proceed. Anthony Saracino - Saracino Metals Good morning everyone. Phil Baker Hey Good morning. I am glad that you are able to get on the...
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Barry Cooper with CIBC. Please proceed. Barry Copper - CIBC World Markets Yes, good morning everyone. I was wondering can you just rubble off what you are realized prices were for commodities that you produced? Phil Baker...
Bill Cara submits: The Physical Platinum Exchange Traded Commodity [ETC] [LSE:PHPT] fell -30% in the week to Aug 17. This data may be of interest. Stephen Jen, currency specialist at Morgan Stanley has issued an excellent report (“My Thoughts on Currencies”) dated Aug-18. Here is the summary, making many...
Marc Courtenay submits: There are a heck of a lot of "value stocks" right now, especially in the natural resources and precious metals sectors. The recent bloody sell-off major correction in those areas has increased the possibilities for 100% gains in some stocks over the coming months. What causes...
Mark Anthony submits: In recent weeks, we have seen the worst sell-off of commodities in the history of commodity trading. The magnitude and viciousness of the sell-offs made many traders wonder whether a slowing global economy could mean commodities are no longer bullish fundamentally. These commodities sell-offs are precisely...
Stockerblog submits: It looks like everything can be negotiated in Idaho. In 2005 the town of Santa, Idaho changed its name to SecretSanta.com for one year, in return for $20,000. More recently, new fiscal legislation passed with the aim of stimulating the economy statewide. Some interesting facts about Idaho...
Mark Anthony submits: Yesterday, barely one week after the fall of Fannie Mae FNM and Freddie Mac FRE, we saw the fall of the third and fourth largest financial institutions at the same time. Lehman Brothers LEH filed for bankruptcy, and Merrill Lynch MER sold itself to Bank of America...
Earnings Call ExcerptHere’s the entire text of the prepared remarks from Hecla Mining’s (ticker: HL) Q3 2005 conference call. The Q&A is here. We recognize that this transcript may contain inaccuracies - if you find any, please post a comment below and we’ll incorporate your corrections. ...
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) ("Hecla") announced that the underwriters have exercised their over-allotment option resulting in the issuance of an additional 3.35 million shares in connection with the company's recent offering of common stock. The issuance of the additional common shares closed today. The...
KELLOGG, Idaho -- Just when locals thought the mining industry was deader than Noah Kellogg's mule, more miners are suddenly heading back down the shafts in northern Idaho's Silver Valley. A steep rise in metals prices has re-energized this battered area's original industry,...