Hecla Mining Company
6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815
August 9, 2016
VIA EDGAR
John Reynolds
Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-212313) of Hecla Mining Company |
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
On behalf of Hecla Mining Company (the “Registrant”), and pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 be accelerated to 1:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on August 10, 2016, or as soon thereafter as practicable. As requested by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), the Registrant hereby acknowledges that:
| • | should the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
| • | the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
| • | the Registrant may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
If you need additional information, please contact the undersigned at (208) 769-4100 or J. Craig Walker of K&L Gates LLP at (312) 807-4321.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| HECLA MINING COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ David C. Sienko | |
| Name: | David C. Sienko | |
| Title: | Vice President and General Counsel | |
