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                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                                 Washington D. C.  20549
                                                  
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                                         FORM 8-K
  
                          PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                             SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
            Date of Report
            (Date of earliest event reported):                May 28, 1996
  
  
  
                                   Hecla Mining Company
                                                                            
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                  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
                                         Delaware
                                                                             
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                      (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
  
                      1-8491                             82-0126240
                                                                             
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            (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  
  
            6500 Mineral Drive
            Coeur d'Alene, Idaho                         83814-8788
                                                                             
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            (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
  
  
  
                                      (208) 769-4100
                                                                             
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                             (Registrant's Telephone Number)
  
  
  
  
  
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            Item 5.   Other Events.
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                      On  May  28,  1996,  the Registrant  issued  the  press
            release  attached  hereto as  Exhibit  A,  which is  incorporated
            herein by this reference.
  
            Item 7.   Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information
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                      and Exhibits.
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                      Exhibit A - Press Release dated May 28, 1996.
  
  
                                        SIGNATURE
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                      Pursuant  to  the requirements  of  Section  12 of  the
            Securities Exchange Act of  1934, the Registrant has duly  caused
            this  report to  be  signed on  its  behalf by  the  undersigned,
            thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
                                          HECLA MINING COMPANY
  
  
  
  
                                          By      /s/ Nathaniel K. Adams     
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                                            Name:   Nathaniel K. Adams
                                            Title:  Corporate Counsel and
                                                         Assistant Secretary
  
  
            Dated:  May 28, 1996
  
  
  
  
  
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                                      EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
            Exhibit        Description
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            A              News release dated May 28, 1996
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                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                                 Washington D. C.  20549
                                                  
                                       -----------
  
                                         FORM 8-K
  
                          PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                             SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
            Date of Report
            (Date of earliest event reported):                May 28, 1996
  
                                   Hecla Mining Company
                                                                            
             ----------------------------------------------------------------
  
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                         Delaware
                                                                             
            -----------------------------------------------------------------
  
                      (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
                      1-8491                             82-0126240
                                                                             
            -----------------------------------------------------------------
  
            (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
            6500 Mineral Drive
            Coeur d'Alene, Idaho                         83814-8788
                                                                             
            -----------------------------------------------------------------
  
            (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
  
                                      (208) 769-4100
                                                                             
            -----------------------------------------------------------------
  
                             (Registrant's Telephone Number)
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            Item 5.   Other Events.
                      ------------ 
  
                      On  May  28,  1996,  the Registrant  issued  the  press
            release  attached  hereto as  Exhibit  A,  which is  incorporated
            herein by this reference.
  
            Item 7.   Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information
                      ----------------------------------------------------   
                      and Exhibits.
                      ------------
  
                      Exhibit A - Press Release dated May 28, 1996.
  
                                        SIGNATURE
                                        ---------
  
                      Pursuant  to  the requirements  of  Section  12 of  the
            Securities Exchange Act of  1934, the Registrant has duly  caused
            this  report to  be  signed on  its  behalf by  the  undersigned,
            thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                          HECLA MINING COMPANY
  
                                          By      /s/ Nathaniel K. Adams     
                                            ---------------------------------
  
                                            Name:   Nathaniel K. Adams
                                            Title:  Corporate Counsel and
                                                         Assistant Secretary
  
            Dated:  May 28, 1996
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                                      EXHIBIT INDEX
  
            Exhibit        Description
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            A              News release dated May 28, 1996