UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported):                                   May 2, 2007


                              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                                  77-0664171
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(Commission File Number)            (IRS Employer Identification No.)


6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho                                           83815-9408
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)


                                 (208) 769-4100
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               (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code


                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         On May 2, 2007, Hecla Mining Company (the "Company") issued a news
release announcing the Company's First Quarter 2007 and three months ended March
31, 2007 financial results. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
to this Form 8-K.

         In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and
shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits


                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        HECLA MINING COMPANY


                                        By: /s/ Philip C. Wolf
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                                            Name:  Philip C. Wolf
                                            Title: Senior Vice President

Dated: May 2, 2007

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                                 Title
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Exhibit 99.1 -          Hecla Mining Company News Release dated May 2, 2007


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