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): January 31, 2006
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 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho |
83815-9408 |
|---|---|
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(208) 769-4100
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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On January 30, 2006, our wholly owned subsidiary, 2056672 Ontario Limited, entered into an agreement for the brokered sale of all of our 7,232,000 common shares of Alamos Gold, Inc. with CIBC World Markets, Inc. for cash consideration of $57.4 million.
The information disclosed under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
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/ Lewis E. Walde
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| Lewis E. Walde | |||
| V.P., Chief Financial Officer | |||
Dated: January 31, 2006
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