Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Brown Robert Denis 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HECLA MINING CO/DE/ [HL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President - Corp. Develop (Last) (First) (Middle) 6500 N MINERAL DR, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2026 (Street) COEUR D ALENE, ID 83815 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/02/2026 M 25,050(4) A $ 0 479,049(5) D Common Stock 03/02/2026 F 13,402(6) D $24.63 465,647(7) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance rights

$ 0

03/02/2026

M

25,050(1)(2)

12/31/2025

12/31/2025

Common Stock

25,050

$ 0

114,603(3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brown Robert Denis 6500 N MINERAL DR SUITE 200 COEUR D ALENE, ID 83815			Vice President - Corp. Develop

Signatures

Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert D. Brown		03/04/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On June 21, 2023, Mr. Brown was awarded performance rights representing the contingent right to receive between $63,250 and $253,000 worth of Hecla Mining Company common stock based on Hecla Mining Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025) based on the following percentile rank within Hecla's peer group companies: 100th percentile rank among peers = maximum award at 200% of target ($253,000 in stock); 40th to 60th percentile rank among peers = target award at grant value ($126,500 in stock); and 25th percentile rank among peers = threshold award at 50% of target ($63,250 in stock).
(2)	In reporting the number of performance rights at the time of the award, Mr. Brown assumed a target (i.e.,$126,500 in stock), with the common stock valued at the closing price on the day of the award ($5.05), and therefore reported an award of 25,050 performance rights. Based on Hecla Mining Company's total shareholder return ranking, Mr. Brown's award value was 100% and he therefore received 25,050 shares in settlement of the award (with the shares valued at the $5.05 closing price on June 21, 2023).
(3)	Consists of outstanding performance rights.
(4)	See footnotes (1) and (2). Shares received upon settlement of performance rights awarded in June 2023.
(5)	Consists of 372,264 shares held directly, and 106,785 unvested restricted stock units.
(6)	Shares withheld for tax liability on 25,050 performance rights that vested.
(7)	Consists of 358,862 shares held directly, and 106,785 unvested restricted stock units.

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