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Hecla Mining — European Gold Forum 2015

58 slides from Hecla Mining's conference presentation, Apr 15, 2015

  1. Slide 1: European Gold Forum

    QUALITY ASSETS UPSIDE POTENTIAL FINANCIAL STRENGTH UNDERVALUED European Gold Forum April 15, 2015

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statements

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Cautionary Statements Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements, Including 2015 Outlook This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange

  3. Slide 3: Hecla's Outperformance YTD

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Hecla’s Outperformance YTD 2015 Relative Price Performance 25% 20% 15% 12% 10% 7% 5% 0% -5% -3% Price Performance -10% Hecla: 12% -15% Intermediate Silver Index: 3% Junior Silver Index: 17% -17% -20% Silver Spot: 7% -25% 2-Jan 22-Jan 11-Feb 3-Mar 23-Mar Hecla Intermediate Silver

  4. Slide 4: 2014 Highlights and Achievements

    HECLA MINING COMPANY 2014 Highlights and Achievements $501M revenue 31%1 Record 34.5M silver equivalent production 50%2 Record 11.1M ounces silver production 24% Record 187K ounces gold production 56% P & P silver reserves 173M ounces 1.9% Record Adjusted EBITDA $174M 29%3 Cash at year end $210M vs.

  5. Slide 5: Hecla: A Transformed Company Since 2012

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Hecla: A Transformed Company Since 2012 2012 2014 % Change Silver production 6.4Moz 11.1Moz +73% Silver equivalent production 14.3Moz 34.5Moz +142% Gold production 56Koz 187Koz +237% Revenue $321M $501M +56% Operating cash flow $69M $138M1 +101% 1. Pro-forma 2014 OCF includes th

  6. Slide 6: 2015 Expectations

    HECLA MINING COMPANY 2015 Expectations 2015E1 Silver 2015E1 Gold Cash cost, after by-product Mine Production (Moz) Production (oz) credits, per silver/gold ounce2 Greens Creek 7.3 55,000 $4.50 Lucky Friday 3.2 n/a $8.75 Casa Berardi n/a 130,000 $825 Total 10.5 185,000 $6.00 Equivalent Production: In

  7. Slide 7: What Differentiates Hecla From Its Peers

    HECLA MINING COMPANY What Differentiates Hecla From Its Peers Quality assets and strong reserves – no impairments or write-downs of our properties Our mines are strong cash flow generators All our mines and pre-development projects have further upside Financially strong Undervalued 7

  8. Slide 8: HL Using Low 2014 Reserve Prices

    HECLA MINING COMPANY HL Using Low 2014 Reserve Prices1 2014 Reserve Silver Price/oz $22.00 $19.50 $20.00 $20.00 $18.50 $19.00 $19.00 $17.25 $18.00 $18.00 $16.50 Eldorado Hecla Endeavour Primero Pan American Coeur Fortuna* SilverCrest First Majestic Kinross Goldcorp 2014 Reserve Gold Price/oz $1,300

  9. Slide 9: HL Using Low 2014 Resource Prices

    HECLA MINING COMPANY HL Using Low 2014 Resource Prices1 2014 Resource Silver Price/oz $30.00 $24.00 $22.00 $22.00 $22.00 $19.00 $19.50 $20.00 $18.00 $18.00 Endeavour Primero Fortuna SilverCrest Hecla Coeur First Majestic Kinross Goldcorp Pan American* 2014 Resource Gold Price/oz $1,500 $1,350 $1,350

  10. Slide 10: Conventional Wisdom

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Conventional Wisdom “Precious metals companies don’t generate free cash flow.” “Precious metals companies have projects with large cost and time overruns.” 10

  11. Slide 11: Hecla Is A Strong Cash Flow Generator

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Hecla Is A Strong Cash Flow Generator Cash Bridge 2010 - 2014 (US$ Millions) Partially Discretionary $752.7M 1 1 Available $971.9 Cash Flow $219.2M Other Expenses $265.3M $550.4 $160.1 $42.2 $209.7 $151.2 $104.7 $263.4 $1.92 2010 Beginning Adjusted EBITDA Capex Exploration + Pre

  12. Slide 12: Our Mines Are Strong Cash Flow Generators

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Our Mines Are Strong Cash Flow Generators 2014 (USD Millions) Greens Creek Casa Berardi Lucky Friday 72% Conversion 15% Conversion 48% Conversion to FCF1 to FCF1 to FCF 2 $104.0 $60.9 $29.3 $69.1 $33.8 $50.4 $17.5 $16.3 $10.6 $34.5 OCF* Capex FCF** OCF* Capex FCF** ($18.2) OCF*

  13. Slide 13: North American Focused Asset Portfolio

    HECLA MINING COMPANY North American Focused Asset Portfolio Operations In Low-Risk + Mining-Friendly Jurisdictions 13

  14. Slide 14: Higher Grade Mines Than Peers

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Higher Grade Mines Than Peers Higher Grade Source: Company filings, MEG, BMO Capital Markets (03/31/2015) 14

  15. Slide 15: Greens Creek: High Grade & High Margin

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Greens Creek: High Grade & High Margin Gold Cash cost, after by- Silver Production Production product credits, per Ag oz1 2014, Q1/15Actual 7.8Moz 2.0Moz 58,753 oz $2.89/oz (2014) 2015E 7.3 Moz 55,000 oz $4.50/oz 2015E Capital $40M Ownership 1987(29.7%) / 2008(100%) 2P Reserves

  16. Slide 16: Greens Creek: Strong Financial Performance

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Greens Creek: Strong Financial Performance 30 Vein Past 25 Years1 Revenue $4.4 billion Consistently Net Income $1.1 billion Generates Free Cash Flow $941 million Positive Free Cash Flow 22% Free Cash Flow Conversion Historical Production Past 25 Years Silver Production: Zinc Pro

  17. Slide 17: Greens Creek: Expanding Reserves and Resources

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Greens Creek: Expanding Reserves and Resources Definition Drilling Exploration Drilling Deep Deep 200 200 South South Deep 200 Exploration Exploration South Definition 17

  18. Slide 18: Lucky Friday: Back at Full Production

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Lucky Friday: Back at Full Production Cash cost, after by-product Silver Production credits, per silver oz1 2014, Q1/15 Actual 3.2 Moz 0.84 Moz $9.44/oz (2014) 2015E 3.2 Moz $8.75/oz 2015E Capital $58M Ownership 1958 2P Reserves 78.9 Moz silver @ 13.4 oz/t M+I Resources 125.0Moz

  19. Slide 19: #4 Shaft: Expected to Grow Production 60%

    HECLA MINING COMPANY #4 Shaft: Expected to Grow Production 60%  As of Q4/14:  75% completed  $165 million spent  Excavation completed Q3/15  Operational shaft expected in Q3/16 at a 7580 Level total cost of $215 million Current Excavation  On schedule and on budget 19

  20. Slide 20: Casa Berardi: Great New Addition

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Casa Berardi: Great New Addition Cash cost, after by-product Gold Production credits, per gold oz1 2014, Q1/15 Actual 128,244 oz 25,412 oz $826/oz (2014) 2015E 130,000 oz $825/oz 2015E Capital $44M Ownership June 2013 2P Reserves 1.3 Moz gold @ 0.14 oz/t M+I Resources 1.4 Moz go

  21. Slide 21: Casa Berardi: Exploration Upside

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Casa Berardi: Exploration Upside Composite Longitudinal Section 21

  22. Slide 22: Casa Berardi: Increasing Resources

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Casa Berardi: Increasing Resources Southwest Zone 124 Zone 113 Zone New Zone 117 118 Zone 985 Level 4.0 gpt Au/4.6 m 123 Zone 15.8 gpt Au/4.5 m 22

  23. Slide 23: San Sebastian: Near-Term Growth Opportunity

    HECLA MINING COMPANY San Sebastian: Near-Term Growth Opportunity Could Potentially Become a 100M AgEq oz. District  Mined 11.6 million oz Ag and 177,541 oz Au from 2001-05  Total inferred resources 46% to 37.7 Moz AgEq in 2014  Total inferred resources 18% to 34.9 Moz AgEq in 2015  Near surface,

  24. Slide 24: San Sebastian: Significant New Discoveries

    HECLA MINING COMPANY San Sebastian: Significant New Discoveries SAN SEBASTIAN CONCESSIONS Aerial View Looking West Focus Area 0 500 LEGEND 1 : 500 Approximate Scale New Veins Past Producing Veins 24

  25. Slide 25: San Sebastian: High Grade Near Surface

    HECLA MINING COMPANY San Sebastian: High Grade Near Surface 3D Cross Section Vein NE SW EAST FRANCINE NORTH VEIN 328 ft FRANCINE MIDDLE VEIN 0 500 Feet Surface to 328 feet (100 meters): Silver Equivalent (Oxide) • 16.2 million ounces indicated resources HUGH ZONE • average grade of 0.11 oz/ton gold

  26. Slide 26: Financial Strength: Strong Margins

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Financial Strength: Strong Margins Silver Margins Casa Berardi Margins $1,298 $1,291 $1,275 $1,262 $35.30 $1,195 $32.11 32% $339 26% $412 $377 30% $436 35% 47% $560 $21.28 97% $18.46 $34.15 92% $29.41 68% $952 $14.44 74% $826 $13.65 $886 $898 $635 $6.84 $2.70 $4.81 $1.15 2011 20

  27. Slide 27: Strong Liquidity

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Strong Liquidity $367 $312 $310 $291 $294 $267 $191 $212 $210 $194 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 2015 (US$ millions) 27

  28. Slide 28: Reasonable Debt Level In Capital Structure

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Reasonable Debt Level In Capital Structure  Senior notes due in 2021 are the only Capitalization substantial indebtedness Actual Q4/2014  Limited covenants Cash and cash equivalents $210  No off-balance sheet arrangements Capital lease liability 23  Credit Metrics Borrowing,

  29. Slide 29: High Yield is "Good" Debt

    HECLA MINING COMPANY High Yield is “Good” Debt $500M in high yield notes gives us: Growth Purchased Casa Berardi, a long-life gold mine Flexibility No restrictive financial covenants Low cost 6.875% coupon or ~5% after tax capital Long term Zero repayment obligations until 2021 borrowings Minimal A

  30. Slide 30: Diversified Revenue - Silver, Gold, Lead and Zinc

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Diversified Revenue - Silver, Gold, Lead and Zinc #1 Silver and #3 Lead and Zinc Producer in the U.S.  Diversified revenue - 3 mines (silver, gold, lead and zinc) Consolidated Revenue by Metal 2014  Hedge up to 60% of the next 3 years of lead and zinc payable 17% 31% productio

  31. Slide 31: Hecla is Undervalued

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Hecla is Undervalued % Undervalued Per Consensus Estimates P/CFPS – 2015 -20% EV/RESERVES (Silver Eq.) -34% P/CF - 2015 14.4x 11.8x Average, 9.7x 10.1x 10.2x 8.9x 9.0x 7.7x 5.4x Hecla Silver Peers Valuations based on prices as of April 7, 2015. Source – Bloomberg. EV/Reserves an

  32. Slide 32: What Differentiates Hecla From Its Peers

    HECLA MINING COMPANY What Differentiates Hecla From Its Peers Quality assets and strong reserves – no impairments or write-downs of our properties Our mines are strong cash flow generators All our mines and pre-development projects have further upside Financially strong Undervalued 32

  33. Slide 33: Thank you

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Thank you Hecla Celebrates 50 Years on the NYSE 33

  34. Slide 34: Appendix Table of Contents

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix Table of Contents Appendices Page 1. Management 35 2. Greens Creek 36 3. Lucky Friday 39 4. Casa Berardi 41 5. Exploration/Pre-Development 43 6. Silver and Gold Overview 47 7. Zinc Overview 51 8. Reserves & Resources 53 9. Financial Information 54 34

  35. Slide 35: The Team: 300+ Years of Experience

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 1 The Team: 300+ Years of Experience 35

  36. Slide 36: Greens Creek: Consistent, Low Cost Production

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 2 Greens Creek: Consistent, Low Cost Production Historical Production Past 25 Years Silver Production: Zinc Production: 191.4 Moz (7.68 Moz avg/yr) 1.4 M tons (56k tons avg/yr) Gold Production: Lead Production: 1.4 Moz (60k avg/yr) 0.5 M tons (20k tons avg/yr) Cash Cost

  37. Slide 37: Overview - Greens Creek Surface Exploration

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 2 Overview - Greens Creek Surface Exploration Surface Drill holes 37

  38. Slide 38: Greens Creek: Advancing Killer Creek

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 2 Greens Creek: Advancing Killer Creek  Drilling has defined copper, silver, zinc, lead bearing stockwork veins  Drilling has defined base metal mineralization at mine contact  Mineralization within 1 mile of mine infrastructure A A’ Azimuth 51 38

  39. Slide 39: Lucky Friday: It's Back!

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 3 Lucky Friday: It’s Back! 3.5 $25 3.2 Moz Cash Cost, After By-Product Credits, Per Silver Ounce 3.0 $19.21/oz $20 Silver Ounces Produced (Moz) 2.5 $15 2.0 1.5 Moz 1.5 $10 $9.44/oz 1.0 $5 0.5 0.0 $0 2013 2014 1 Silver Production Cash Cost, After By-Product Credits, Per

  40. Slide 40: Lucky Friday #4 Shaft: Progressing Well

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 3 Lucky Friday #4 Shaft: Progressing Well  Top of shaft at 4900 feet below surface, bottom at 8800 below surface  #4 Shaft is 5,000 feet northwest of the Silver Shaft  Work began Q4 2009 with lateral development  Hoisting facility complete Q4 2011  Completion forec

  41. Slide 41: Casa Berardi: A Hecla Mine Delivering Improved Performance

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 4 Casa Berardi: A Hecla Mine Delivering Improved Performance 45 $952/oz $1,000 $898/oz $886/oz 39 koz $900 40 $824/oz Cash Cost, After By-Product Credits, Per Gold Ounce $800 35 32 koz 31 koz $635/oz $700 30 29 koz 29 koz Gold Production (koz) $600 25 $500 20 $400 15 $3

  42. Slide 42: Casa Berardi - Located In A Golden Neighborhood

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 4 Casa Berardi - Located In A Golden Neighborhood 42

  43. Slide 43: San Sebastian: Successful 2014 RAB Drilling

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 5 San Sebastian: Successful 2014 RAB Drilling 43

  44. Slide 44: San Sebastian North Vein Intersection

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 5 San Sebastian North Vein Intersection SW NE SS-523 SS-524 SS-521 SS-525 EXT EXT EXT SS-536 SS-532 SS-552 SS-590 13.3 ft, 0.08 opt Au, 2.0 opt Ag 12.6 ft, 0.10 opt Au, 4.4 opt Ag 16.2 ft, 0.19 opt Au, 4.4 opt Ag 14.7 ft, 0.08 opt Au, 2.2 opt Ag 11.3 ft, 0.06 opt Au, 3.

  45. Slide 45: San Juan Silver (Colorado)

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 5 San Juan Silver (Colorado) Bulldog Surface Infrastructure  Includes historic Bulldog mine: produced 25 million ounces of silver before closing in 1985  7.6 million ounces of silver indicated resources¹  33.1 million ounces of silver inferred resources  Bulldog dec

  46. Slide 46: Good Early Stage Exploration Potential

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 5 Good Early Stage Exploration Potential Heva (Au): 100% Hecla: $0.7M proposal 20 holes, 6,750 m Extend high-grade resource blocks and change perception. Fayolle JV (Au): $0.5M proposal 24 holes, 8,100 m proposal Test the Cinco and Paré areas for new deposits. Opinaca (

  47. Slide 47: Gold & Silver: Physical vs. Financial

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 6 Gold & Silver: Physical vs. Financial EAST vs. WEST 1,200 3,000 Tonnes Gold (thousands) 1,000 Net Imports (China) 2,500 Gold Tonnes 800 2,000 600 1,500 400 1,000 Total Known ETF 500 Holdings of Gold 200 0 - 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Source: Bloomberg, Source: Bloomberg

  48. Slide 48: Silver - The Metal of This Age

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 6 Silver - The Metal of This Age  Has the highest electrical conductivity of all the metals  80% more conductive than aluminum  50% more conductive than gold, 6% more conductive than copper  Critically important in the miniaturization of circuits as electronic items

  49. Slide 49: Increasing Share of Modern Demand

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 6 Increasing Share of Modern Demand  Modern demand increased from 260 M oz in 1992 to 537 M oz in 2013, an increase of 106%, and an annualized increase of 4.0% 1% 5% 22% 36% 49% 30% Modern Modern 23% 29% 5% 1992 2013 Modern Investment Jewelry & Photography Coins & Meda

  50. Slide 50: Silver Consumption per Capita Increases

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 6 Silver Consumption per Capita Increases Increasing Silver Consumption Per Person in China and India 0.80 0.80 Japan 0.70 0.70 South Korea 0.60 0.60 Silver Ounce Per Capita Silver Ounce Per Capita 0.50 0.50 United Japan 0.40 0.40 States Germany 0.30 0.30 United 0.20 St

  51. Slide 51: Zinc Supply - US Production

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 7 Zinc Supply - US Production  Hecla is the 3rd largest zinc producer in the US % of USA Zinc Production 2013 Comparison of 2013 Zinc Production Doe Run East 3.92% Tennessee Mines 125 9.37% Zinc Production (thousands tonnes) Gordonsville 6.61% 87 Greens Creek 56 6.90%

  52. Slide 52: Zinc Supply Shortage Expected

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 7 Zinc Supply Shortage Expected  Hecla is the 3rd largest zinc supplier in the US  Demand is expected to exceed mine production around 2017 Major Mine Shutdowns Annual Capacity Mine (MT) CLOSED Perseverance 115K (2013) CLOSED Brunswick 240K (2013) EXPECTED Century 510

  53. Slide 53: 240 Million Ounces

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 8 Added 240 million Ounces of Reserves Over Past 11 Years1 Silver Ounces Discovered or Acquired 240 Moz Over the Past 11 Years 200 Millions 11-Year Reserves and Cumulative Ounces Mined 173 Moz 150 240 Million Ounces 100 Reserve Additions 50 0 (50) Cumulative Production

  54. Slide 54: Cash Cost GAAP Reconciliation

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 9 Cash Cost GAAP Reconciliation Reconciliation of cash cost, after by-product credits, per silver ounce to cost of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation, depletion and amortization, the most comparable GAAP measurements, for Greens Creek & Lucky Frida

  55. Slide 55: Cash Cost GAAP Reconciliation

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 9 Cash Cost GAAP Reconciliation Greens Creek Lucky Friday Q4/2014 Q3/2014 Q2/2014 Q1/2014 Q4/2013 Q4/2014 Q3/2014 Q2/2014 Q1/2014 Q4/2013 $ 51,828 $ 50,415 $ 50,405 $ 46,599 $ 50,906 Cash costs, before by-product credits (1) $ 18,361 $ 21,668 $ 19,646 $ 17,920 $ 18,766

  56. Slide 56: Hecla Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 9 Hecla Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) (GAAP) to Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended 31-Dec-14 31-Dec-13 31-Dec-14 31-Dec-13 Net income (loss) $ 12,340 $ (2,908) $ 13,259 $ (25,130) Plus: Interest expense

  57. Slide 57: Hecla Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 9 Hecla Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) (GAAP) to Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Net Income (Loss) $ 17,824 $ (25,130) $ 14,954 $ 151,164 $ 48,983 Plus: Interest expense, net of amo

  58. Slide 58: HL: No Debt Repayment Obligations Until 2021

    HECLA MINING COMPANY Appendix 9 HL: No Debt Repayment Obligations Until 2021 Peer Comparison Date Gross Current 1 Issuer Issued Coupon Maturity Proceeds Rating Hecla 12-Apr-13 6.875% Sr. Unsecured 1-May-21 $500 B3/B AuRico Gold 17-Mar-14 7.750% Sr. Secured 1-Apr-20 $315 B3/B Coeur 24-Jan-13 7.875% S

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