HECLA MINING CO/DE/

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Established a new quarterly milling record at Lucky Friday of 108,745 tons, beating the prior record set in fourth quarter 2024.

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Lucky Friday Milestone - Set a new quarterly milling record at Lucky Friday of 114,475 tons, beating the prior record set in the first quarter of the current year.

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Revenue Generation - Generated record sales of $261.3 million a 38% increase over the comparable period sales.

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Revenue Generation - Generated record sales of $304 million a 24% increase over the comparable period sales.

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Shareholder Returns - Generated net income applicable to common stockholders of $28.7 million, compared to a loss of $5.9 million in the comparable 2024 period and returned $2.5 million in dividends to common stockholders.

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Shareholder Returns - Generated net income applicable to common stockholders of $57.6 million, compared to $27.7 million in the comparable 2024 period and returned $2.2 million in dividends to common stockholders.

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Investment in Operations - Made capital expenditures of approximately $54.1 million, including $10.8 million at Greens Creek, $15.4 million at Lucky Friday, $16.3 million at Casa Berardi and $10.4 million at Keno Hill.

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Investment in Operations - Made capital expenditures of approximately $58.0 million, including $8.4 million at Greens Creek, $15.9 million at Lucky Friday, $15.4 million at Casa Berardi and $17.0 million at Keno Hill.

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Initiated surface exploration programs at Midas and Greens Creek, with drilling set to begin in May.

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Surface exploration programs at Midas and Greens Creek are well underway

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Consistent Production- Progress at key operations delivering 4.1 million ounces of silver with increased silver production at Lucky Friday and Keno Hill offsetting decreases at Greens Creek. Produced 34,232 ounces of gold with expected decreases at Casa Berardi and Greens Creek. See Consolidated Results of Operations below for information on total cost of sales, as well as cash costs and all-in sustaining costs, each after by-product credits, per silver and gold ounce for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

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Consistent Production- Progress at key operations delivering 8.6 million ounces of silver with increased silver production at Lucky Friday, offsetting decreases at Greens Creek. Produced 80,127 ounces of gold, exceeding the comparable 2024 period.

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Continuous Improvement - Turned Keno Hill profitable for the first time under our ownership, delivering $1.0 million in gross profit.

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Continuous Improvement - Turned Keno Hill profitable for the first time under our ownership, delivering $1.3 million in gross profit.

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Our financial results vary as a result of fluctuations in market prices primarily for silver and gold and, to a lesser extent, zinc, lead and copper. World market prices for these commodities have fluctuated historically and are affected by numerous factors beyond our control. Although we have not been materially impacted to date, our financial results could in the future be materially impacted by the introduction of tariffs and other global restraints on trade. Historically our US operations have had significant sales into China and Canada, and each of those countries is or could be subject to tariffs, and each has or may retaliate in kind. Notwithstanding these recent developments, we believe that the outlook for precious metals fundamentals in the medium- and long-term is favorable due to macro-economic factors such as lower interest rate expectations, geopolitical uncertainty and global growth expectations, which have resulted in significant volatility in the financial and commodities markets, including the precious metals market. See Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-Q and Item 1A. “Risk Factors” contained in Part I of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 ("2024 Form 10-K"), for further discussion. Because we cannot control the price of our products, except to the extent we have entered into hedging transactions, the key measures that management focuses on in operating our business are production volumes, payable sales volumes, Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce (non-GAAP) and All-In Sustaining Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce (“AISC”) (non-GAAP), operating cash flows, capital expenditures, free cash flow and adjusted EBITDA. The average realized prices for all metals sold by us continued to exhibit significant volatility during the period. We have also experienced significant cost inflation across our operations, principally associated with higher energy prices, increased costs for other consumables such as reagents, explosives and steel, and higher labor and contractor costs.

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Our financial results vary as a result of fluctuations in market prices primarily for silver and gold and, to a lesser extent, zinc, lead and copper. World market prices for these commodities have fluctuated historically and are affected by numerous factors beyond our control. Although we have not been materially impacted to date, our financial results could in the future be materially impacted by the introduction of tariffs and other global restraints on trade. Historically our US operations have had significant sales into China and Canada, and each of those countries is or could be subject to tariffs, and each has or may retaliate in kind. Notwithstanding these recent developments, we believe that the outlook for precious metals fundamentals in the medium- and long-term is favorable due to macro-economic factors such as lower interest rate expectations, geopolitical uncertainty and global growth expectations, which have resulted in significant volatility in the financial and commodities markets, including the precious metals market. See Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-Q and Item 1A. “Risk Factors” contained in Part I of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 ("2024 Form 10-K"), for further discussion. Because we cannot control the price of our products, except to the extent we have entered into hedging transactions, the key measures that management focuses on in operating our business are production volumes, payable sales volumes, Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce (non-GAAP) and All-In Sustaining Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce (“AISC”) (non-GAAP), operating cash flows, capital expenditures, free cash flow (non-GAAP) and adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP). The average realized prices for all metals sold by us continued to exhibit significant volatility during the period. We have also experienced significant cost inflation across our operations, principally associated with higher energy prices, increased costs for other consumables such as reagents, explosives and steel, and higher labor and contractor costs.

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Total sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

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Total sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

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Environmental remediation services revenue is generated by performing remediation work in the historical Yukon Territory mining district on behalf of the Canadian government. The scope and estimated cost of all work is agreed to in advance by the Canadian government, and the expenses incurred are essentially passed through to the government for reimbursement with minimal margin generated by our subsidiary in performing this work.

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Environmental remediation services revenue is generated by performing remediation work in the historical Yukon Territory mining district on behalf of the Canadian government. The scope and estimated cost of all work is agreed to in advance by the Canadian government, and the expenses incurred are essentially passed through to the government for reimbursement with minimal margin generated by us in performing this work.

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Total metal sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and the approximate variances attributed to differences in metals prices, sales volumes and smelter terms, were as follows:

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Total metal sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and the approximate variances attributed to differences in metals prices, sales volumes and smelter terms, were as follows:

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The fluctuation in sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 was primarily due to the following:

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The fluctuation in sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024 was primarily due to the following:

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Higher average realized prices for all metals, except lead, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. The table below summarizes average spot prices and our average realized prices for the commodities we sell:

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Higher average realized prices for precious metals, partly offset by lower realized lead prices for both periods and zinc for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the same periods in 2024. The table below summarizes average spot prices and our average realized prices for the commodities we sell:

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Average realized prices typically differ from average market prices primarily because concentrate sales are generally recorded as revenues at the time of shipment at forward prices for the estimated month of settlement, which differ from average market prices. Due to the time elapsed between shipment of concentrates and final settlement with the customers, we must estimate the prices at which sales of our metals will be settled. Previously recorded sales are adjusted to estimated settlement metals prices each period through final settlement. We recorded net positive price adjustments to provisional settlements of $6.9 million and $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The price adjustments related to silver, gold, zinc, lead and copper contained in our concentrate shipments were partially offset by gains and losses on forward contracts for those metals. See Note 8 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)for more information. The gains and losses on these contracts are included in revenues and impact the realized prices for silver, gold, lead, zinc and copper. Realized prices are calculated by dividing gross revenues for each metal (which include the price adjustments and gains and losses on the forward contracts discussed above) by the payable quantities of each metal included in concentrate, doré and carbon material shipped during the period.

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Average realized prices typically differ from average market prices primarily because concentrate sales are generally recorded as revenues at the time of shipment at forward prices for the estimated month of settlement, which differ from average market prices. Due to the time elapsed between shipment of concentrates and final settlement with the customers, we must estimate the prices at which sales of our metals will be settled. Previously recorded sales are adjusted to estimated settlement metals prices each period through final settlement. We recorded net positive price adjustments to provisional settlements of $4.2 million and $11.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and $11.1 million and $14.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The price adjustments related to silver, gold, zinc, lead and copper contained in our concentrate shipments were partially offset by gains and losses on forward contracts for those metals. See Note 8 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)for more information. The gains and losses on these contracts are included in revenues and impact the realized prices for silver, gold, lead, zinc and copper. Realized prices are calculated by dividing gross revenues for each metal (which include the price adjustments and gains and losses on the forward contracts discussed above) by the payable quantities of each metal included in concentrate, doré and carbon material shipped during the period.

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The positive effect of higher metal prices was partially counterbalanced by lower sales volumes during the quarter compared to the comparable period in 2024. Gold sales decreased, though this decline was somewhat mitigated by increased sales volumes for silver and all base metals. The reduction in gold sold stemmed primarily from decreased production at both Greens Creek and Casa Berardi operations. However, this was partially counterbalanced by production growth at Lucky Friday and Keno Hill mines, which contributed to higher silver and base metal sales volumes. The Company's production mix shifted, with silver and base metals gaining greater prominence in the overall sales portfolio compared to the previous year's period. See The Greens Creek Segment, The Lucky Friday Segment, The Keno Hill Segment, and Casa Berardi Segment sections below for more information on metal production and sales volumes at each of our operating segments. Total metals production and sales volumes for each period are shown in the following table:

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Greens Creek in the first quarter and lower production at Keno Hill due to lower throughput. Though gold production is higher than the comparable 2024 periods, an inventory build at Casa Berardi during the quarter resulted in gold ounces sold being largely consistent with 2024. See The Greens Creek Segment, The Lucky Friday Segment, The Keno Hill Segment, and Casa Berardi Segment sections below for more information on metal production and sales volumes at each of our operating segments. Total metals production and sales volumes for each period are shown in the following table:

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Sales, total cost of sales, gross profit (loss), Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce (“Cash Cost”) (non-GAAP) and AISC (non-GAAP) at our operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in thousands, except for Cash Cost and AISC):

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Sales, total cost of sales, gross profit (loss), Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Ounce (“Cash Cost”) (non-GAAP) and AISC (non-GAAP) at our operating segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in thousands, except for Cash Cost and AISC):

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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, Other includes sales and total cost of sales of $7.1 million from our environmental remediation services in the Yukon. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, Other includes sales of $4.4 million and total cost of sales of $3.9 million.

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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, Other includes sales of $6.6 million and $13.7 million and total cost of sales of $6.6 million and $13.7 million respectively, from our environmental remediation services in the Yukon. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, Other includes sales of $3.4 million and $7.8 million and total cost of sales of $3.6 million and $7.5 million, respectively.

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we have historically presented the Greens Creek and Lucky Friday units as primary silver producers, based on the original analysis that justified putting the project into production, and the same analysis applies to the Keno Hill unit. Further we believe that consistency in disclosure is important to our investors regardless of the relationships of metals prices and production from year to year;

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we have historically presented Greens Creek and Lucky Friday as primary silver producers, based on the original analysis that justified putting the project into production, and the same analysis applies to Keno Hill. Further we believe that consistency in disclosure is important to our investors regardless of the relationships of metals prices and production from year to year;

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By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce. We currently do not report Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce for our Keno Hill operation as it is in the production ramp-up phase and has not met our definition of commercial production, and accordingly it is excluded from our consolidated Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce. We define an operation as being in commercial production upon achievement of the following criteria:

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We periodically review our revenues to ensure that reporting of primary products and by-products is appropriate. Because for Greens Creek, Lucky Friday and Keno Hill we consider zinc, lead, gold and copper to be by-products of our silver production, the values of these metals offset operating costs within our calculations of Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce. We currently do not report Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce for our Keno Hill operation as it is in the production ramp-up phase and has not met our definition of commercial production. We define an operation as being in commercial production upon achievement of the following criteria:

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Demonstrated ability to mine and mill consistently and without significant interruption, defined as 75% of historical production levels or mill design capacity over a period of 90 days (previously 30 days);

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Demonstrated ability to mine and mill consistently and without significant interruption, defined as 75% of historical production levels or mill design capacity over a period of 90 days;

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Currently we meet only one of the above criteria - silver recoveries are at expected steady state-state production levels. Determination of when these criteria have been met requires the use of judgment, and our definition of commercial production may differ from that of other mining companies.

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Currently we meet only one of the above criteria - silver recoveries are at expected steady-state production levels. Determination of when these criteria have been met requires the use of judgment, and our definition of commercial production may differ from that of other mining companies.

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As Keno Hill has not yet been determined to be in commercial production, its costs and by-product credits are excluded from our consolidated Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce because (i) by definition it has not reached the sustaining stage and (ii) including its costs and by-product credits we believe would distort consolidated Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce of our operating silver mines that are in commercial production and operating as designed, and not facilitate a meaningful comparison of our performance versus that of our peers who do not report such metrics for mines that are not in commercial production.

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As Keno Hill has not yet been determined to be in commercial production, its costs and by-product credits are excluded from our consolidated Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce because (i) by definition it has not reached the sustaining stage and (ii) including its costs and by-product credits we believe would distort consolidated Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce of our operating silver mines that are in commercial production and operating as designed, and would not facilitate a meaningful comparison of our performance versus that of our peers who do not report such metrics for mines that are not in commercial production.

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We believe the identification of silver as a by-product credit is appropriate at Casa Berardi because of its lower economic value compared to gold and due to the fact that gold is the primary product we intend to produce there. In addition, we do not receive sufficient revenue from silver at the Casa Berardi mine to warrant classification of such as a co-product. Because we consider silver to be a by-product of our gold production at Casa Berardi, the value of silver offsets operating costs within our calculations of Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce.

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We believe the identification of silver as a by-product credit is appropriate at Casa Berardi because of its lower economic value compared to gold and due to the fact that gold is the primary product we produce there. In addition, we do not receive sufficient revenue from silver at the Casa Berardi mine to warrant classification of such as a co-product. Because we consider silver to be a by-product of our gold production at Casa Berardi, the value of silver offsets operating costs within our calculations of Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Gold Ounce.

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We reported net income applicable to common stockholders of $28.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a net loss applicable to common stockholders of $5.9 million in the comparable period in 2024. The following were the significant drivers of the change:

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We reported net income applicable to common stockholders of $57.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to a net income applicable to common stockholders of $27.7 million in the comparable period in 2024. The following were the significant drivers of the change:

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Fair value adjustments, net increased by $5.5 million primarily due to $3.6 million in unrealized gains on our marketable equity securities portfolio in the current period. In addition, the prior period contained $1.9 million in losses on our undesignated derivative contracts.

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Fair value adjustments, net increased by $4.6 million primarily due to $4.9 million in unrealized gains on our marketable equity securities portfolio and gains on undesignated derivative contracts of $4.7 million in the current period.

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Other operating expense (income), net increased by $18.0 million primarily due to the prior period containing $17.4 million of insurance proceeds received related to the Lucky Friday fire.

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Other operating expense (income), net increased by $16.7 million primarily due to the prior period containing $17.8 million of insurance proceeds received related to the Lucky Friday fire.

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Income and mining tax expense increased by $14.3 million due to higher taxable income generated by our US tax group.

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Income and mining tax expense increased by $23.5 million due to higher taxable income generated by our US tax group.

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Consolidated gross profit increased by $54.8 million. See The Greens Creek Segment, The Lucky Friday Segment, The Keno Hill Segment, and The Casa Berardi Segment sections below for a discussion on the key drivers by operating unit.

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Consolidated gross profit increased by $122.9 million. See The Greens Creek Segment, The Lucky Friday Segment, The Keno Hill Segment, and The Casa Berardi Segment sections below for a discussion on the key drivers by operating unit.

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Ramp-up and suspension costs decreased by $11.2 million due to the current period containing no ramp-up costs for Keno Hill, as the site recorded gross profit, whereas in the prior period lower revenue led to a cost of sales transfer of $8.7 million to ramp-up and suspension costs. In addition, the prior period included $2.2 million of suspension costs related to the temporary suspension of operations at Lucky Friday due to the underground fire prior to the restart of operations on January 8, 2024.

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Ramp-up and suspension costs decreased by $12.6 million due to the current period containing no ramp-up costs for Keno Hill, as the site recorded gross profit, whereas in the prior period total cost of sales in excess of sales by $10.4 million were transferred to ramp-up and suspension costs. In addition, the prior period included $2.2 million of suspension costs related to the temporary suspension of operations at Lucky Friday due to the underground fire prior to the restart of operations on January 8, 2024.

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Net foreign exchange loss increased by $4.3 million to a loss of $0.4 million, compared to a gain of $3.9 million in the comparable period. During the current period, exchange rates remained relatively stable, whereas the prior period saw a strengthening of the US dollar against Canadian dollar.

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Net foreign exchange loss increased by $10.5 million, to a loss of $3.9 million compared to a gain of $6.7 million in the comparable period, driven by a weakening of the US dollar against the Canadian dollar during the current year.

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The $21.1 million increase in gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024 was primarily due to higher realized sales prices for silver, gold and zinc, partially offset by lower metals sales volumes. Capital additions in the current quarter were $1.9 million higher than the prior year period and included $3.1 million for primary ore access development, $1.4 million for mine development and $1.2 million for definition drilling.

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The $45.3 million increase in gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024 was primarily due to higher realized sales prices for silver, gold and lead, partially offset by lower metals sales volumes for all metals, except zinc.

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Production during the three months ended March 31, 2025, declined primarily due to a combination of lower tons milled reflecting a combination of lower heading availability, long hole mining and lower grade ore.

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Silver production during the six months ended June 30, 2025, declined primarily due to a combination of lower tons milled reflecting a combination of lower heading availability, long hole mining and lower grade ore during the first quarter of 2025 which outweighed an improvement in silver production during the second quarter of 2025. Production of gold, lead and zinc are higher during the current year primarily due to higher grades.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the decrease in Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce was primarily due to an increase in by-product credits, benefiting from higher realized gold and zinc prices, partly offset by higher production costs and lower ounces produced. AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce also benefited from lower sustaining capital expenditures.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the decrease in Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce was primarily due to an increase in gold by-product credits, reflecting higher realized gold prices, partly offset by lower silver production. AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce also benefited from lower sustaining capital expenditures.

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Gross profit increased by $11.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the comparable period in 2024, reflecting a combination of higher sales volumes for all metals due to a full quarter of production in 2025, compared to 2024 when operations did not resume until January 9, 2024, following suspension of operations in August 2023, due to the underground fire in the secondary egress. Higher realized prices for silver and zinc also contributed to the higher gross profit, however this benefit was partly offset by higher contractor, drilling, consumables and maintenance costs reflecting the higher volumes produced and sold, and higher profit sharing costs under the collective bargaining agreement.

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Gross profit increased by $11.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the comparable period in 2024, reflecting a combination of higher sales volumes for all metals due to a full six months of production in 2025, compared to 2024 when operations did not resume until January 9, 2024, following suspension of operations in August 2023, due to the underground fire in the secondary egress. Higher realized prices for silver and zinc also positively contributed to the higher gross profit, however this benefit was partly offset by lower realized lead prices and higher contractor, drilling, consumables and maintenance costs reflecting the higher volumes produced and sold, and higher profit sharing costs under the collective bargaining agreement.

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Capital additions increased by $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the comparable period in 2024. Significant capital expenditures in 2025 related to capital development of $7.0 million, mobile equipment purchases of $2.6 million and definition drilling of $1.9 million.

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Capital additions increased by $5.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the comparable period in 2024. Significant capital expenditures in 2025 included capital development of $6.4 million, the surface cooling project of $5.4 million, pond 5 construction of $1.3 million and definition drilling of $1.9 million.

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The increase in Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024 was primarily due to higher production costs, partly offset by higher silver production reflecting a full quarter's production compared to operations only commencing on January 9, 2024 following suspension in August 2023. AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce was also negatively impacted by higher sustaining capital.

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The increase in Cash Cost, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce and AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024 was primarily due to higher production costs, partly offset by higher silver production reflecting a full quarter's production compared to operations only commencing on January 9, 2024 following suspension in August 2023 due to the underground fire in the secondary egress. AISC, After By-product Credits, per Silver Ounce was also negatively impacted by higher sustaining capital.

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We acquired our Keno Hill operations as part of the Alexco acquisition in September 2022 and have focused on development activities and began ramp-up of the mill during the second quarter of 2023. The average throughput during the three months ended March 31, 2025, was 305 tons per day (the mine is currently permitted to a maximum of an average of 440 tons per day), with silver grades milled of 29.0 ounces per ton. The mill relied on the existing ore stockpiles as the mine continues to ramp up to higher tonnage rates with mining rates of 259 tons per day during the quarter with material sourced from both the Bermingham and Flame and Moth deposits. Mill throughput was negatively impacted by events beginning in late August, 2024, and continuing into 2025 as described below.

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We acquired our Keno Hill operations as part of the Alexco Resource Corp. acquisition in September 2022 and have focused on development activities and began ramp-up of the mill during the second quarter of 2023. The average mill throughput during the six months ended June 30, 2025, was 299 tons per day (the mine is currently permitted to a maximum of an average of 440 tons per day), with silver grades milled of 29.0 ounces per ton. During the first quarter of the year, the mill relied on the existing ore stockpiles as the mine continues to focus on development and ramp up to higher tonnage rates with mining rates of 263 tons per day during the first six months ended June 30, 2025, with material sourced from both the Bermingham and Flame and Moth deposits. Mill throughput, while currently steady, has been negatively impacted by last year's events as described below.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, Keno Hill recorded sales of $16.9 million and $10.8 million, respectively, with the increase in sales attributable to a combination of higher realized sales prices and volumes. As a result of higher revenues, Keno Hill generated a gross profit of $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, and did not transfer any cost of sales to ramp-up and suspension costs. During the first quarter of 2024, total cost of sales exceeded sales by $8.7 million and accordingly were reclassified to ramp-up and suspension costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (Unaudited). During the quarter, Keno Hill recorded capital additions of $10.4 million, related to mine development and other mining equipment purchases.

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During the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, Keno Hill recorded sales of $26.1 million and $29.0 million, respectively, with the decrease due to lower metals sales volumes, partly offset by higher realized prices. As a result of higher metals prices, Keno Hill generated a gross profit of $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025, and did not transfer any total cost of sales to ramp-up and suspension costs. During the second quarter of 2024, total cost of sales in excess of sales of $1.8 million were reclassified to ramp-up and suspension costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (Unaudited). During the quarter, Keno Hill recorded capital additions of $17.0 million, related to mine development and other mining equipment purchases.

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From commencement of production until late August, 2024, ore production and mill throughput generally increased as planned, leading to increased levels of production (though still not reaching profitability or the permitted capacity at the mill). However, starting in mid-2024 and continuing today, Keno Hill has been impacted by external events which have affected permitting, projects and production, and delayed our ability to reach increased, profitable production. In late June 2024, an unrelated, third party, Victoria Gold, experienced a heap leach failure at its Eagle Mine which is located near Keno Hill. This incident had several immediate and ongoing impacts on our operations. The primary impact was we were forced to suspend milling operations at Keno Hill between August 27 and October 26 due to delays in receiving an authorization for mill construction and a permit modification for Keno Hill’s dry stack tailings storage facility (“DSTF”). The delayed authorization and permit were a result of the focus of the Yukon Government (“YG”) and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (“FNNND”) on the Eagle Mine incident response and not on routine permitting matters. Mill operations and design and construction projects (including DSTF construction) resumed during the fourth quarter of 2024, but permitting and projects remain behind our original planned schedule, which has also impacted mine development, and these delays continue to impact our ability to ramp up production from the mine.

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From commencement of production until late August, 2024, ore production and mill throughput generally increased as planned, leading to increased levels of production (though still not reaching the permitted capacity at the mill). However, starting in mid-2024 and continuing today, Keno Hill has been impacted by external events which have affected permitting, projects and production, and delayed our ability to reach sustained, profitable production. In late June 2024, an unrelated, third party, Victoria Gold, experienced a heap leach failure at its Eagle Mine which is located near Keno Hill. This incident had several immediate and ongoing impacts on our operations. The primary impact was we were forced to suspend milling operations at Keno Hill between August 27 and October 26 due to delays in receiving authorizations and permits because the focus of the Yukon Government (“YG”) and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (“FNNND”) was on the Eagle Mine incident response and not on routine permitting matters. Mill operations and design and construction projects resumed during the fourth quarter of 2024. Our original planned schedule for permitting and projects has been extended, but we are taking steps, including working with regulators, to establish a viable schedule for our operational plans.

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Then, starting in late October 2024, Keno Hill began experiencing power curtailments when Yukon Energy experienced a turbine failure at its hydroelectric plant in Whitehorse. That failure and Yukon Energy’s resulting focus on line maintenance, combined with cold temperatures in the Yukon (and the resulting increase in demand for power), caused Yukon Energy to reduce power to Keno Hill, resulting in the operation’s inability to fully power the mine and mill on several occasions in late 2024 and for 8 days in the first quarter of 2025. We estimate that this caused us, on a cumulative basis through March 31, 2025, to incur (i) a delay of approximately 130,000 ounces of silver production and (ii) labor costs for idled employees of approximately $500,000. We do not expect these disruptions to continue as the weather improves, during which time it is expected YEC's generating demand is lower, except that we expect a 6-day outage in August 2025 when the turbine at Yukon Energy's hydroelectric plant in Whitehorse is scheduled to be fixed. There can be no assurance that Keno Hill will not face power supply constraints in the future.

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Then, starting in late October 2024, Keno Hill began experiencing power curtailments when Yukon Energy experienced a turbine failure at its hydroelectric plant in Whitehorse. That failure and Yukon Energy’s resulting focus on line maintenance, combined with cold temperatures in the Yukon (and the resulting increase in demand for power), caused Yukon Energy to reduce power to Keno Hill, resulting in the operation’s inability to fully power the mine and mill on several occasions in late 2024 and for 8 days in the first quarter of 2025. Temporary power constraints in the Yukon region impacted approximately 130,000 ounces of silver production and labor costs for idled employees of approximately $0.5 million through June 30, 2025. These conditions improved in the second quarter of 2025 when we experienced no power disruptions by Yukon Energy, nor do we expect any disruptions while the weather remains warm, except that we expect a 6-day outage in August 2025 when the turbine at Yukon Energy's hydroelectric plant in Whitehorse is scheduled to be fixed. There can be no assurance that Keno Hill will not face power supply constraints in the future.