HECLA MINING CO/DE/

Hecla Mining Company stands as North America's premier silver producer, with a rich heritage dating back to 1891. Our operations at Greens Creek, Lucky Friday and Keno Hill combined to produce 37% of 2025 silver production in the U.S. and Canada, complemented by significant gold production from Greens Creek and our former Casa Berardi operation. Our strategic positioning in the stable jurisdictions of the U.S. and Canada provides us with distinct operational advantages and reduced political risk compared to our global peers. Our operational and strategic framework centers on four core pillars:

Achieving operational excellence through standardized systems and continuous improvement

Optimizing our portfolio through strategic reviews and targeting highest risk-adjusted return projects

Intensifying our focus on financial discipline with a rigorous capital allocation framework

Leveraging our position as North America's largest silver producer to meet growing demand from green technology markets

Recent Developments

On March 25, 2026, we completed the sale of our Hecla Quebec Inc. ("Hecla Quebec") subsidiary which owns the Casa Berardi mine to Orezone Gold Corporation ("Orezone") for a fair value of $385.7 million ($601.7 million on an undiscounted basis) comprised of the following:

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Cash of $170.0 million upon closing on March 25, 2026

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Accounts receivable related to working capital adjustments of $16.6 million of which $15.6 million was received during April and the remaining $1.0 million is expected to be received in May

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65,757,265 Orezone common shares valued at $106.1 million on closing

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Deferred cash consideration ("Deferred Cash Consideration") with a fair value of $57.1 million for the cash payments of $30 million and $50 million to be received 18 months and 30 months after closing, respectively

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Contingent cash consideration ("Contingent Cash Consideration") with a fair value of $35.9 million for a total of up to $241 million of undiscounted payments consisting of:

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A fair value of $3.3 million for two annual gold-price related payments of $5 million each should the average gold price exceed $4,200/oz for the first and second years following closing

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A fair value of $9.9 million for two contingent payments of $10 million each due upon issuance of certain permits to open pit mine two additional identified orebodies

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A fair value of $22.7 million for certain future gold production-based royalty payments with an undiscounted value of up to $211 million ($80/ounce for the first 500,000 ounces, then $180/ounce thereafter from future open pit operations)

Orezone has a set-off right to reduce the unpaid balance of the Deferred Contingent Cash or the Contingent Cash Consideration payments by 50% of the amount by which the financial assurance required by the Quebec government under the updated Casa Berardi closure plan exceeds $150 million, excluding increases caused by Orezone's post-closing actions. Our current estimate of that excess has been included in determining the fair values of the Deferred Cash consideration and Contingent Cash Consideration for the first gold-priced payment.

The sale of Hecla Quebec represents a disciplined portfolio optimization and focuses capital allocation on our silver assets, which we believe to represent significant growth and value creation opportunities. We have solidified our revenue exposure to silver and we are focused on operating in what we view to be the most favorable jurisdictions. Subsequent to March 31, 2026, we used the cash proceeds from the transaction for debt reduction and balance sheet strengthening, enhancing our financial flexibility and capacity to invest in strategic growth investments.

We determined that the sale of Hecla Quebec represents a strategic shift that has a major effect on our operations and financial results and therefore, beginning with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2026, the Casa Berardi operation is no longer a reportable segment and its financial results are reflected in the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as a discontinued operation for all periods presented. Unless otherwise specified, the discussion of financial results within this Item 2 (MD&A) will focus on our continuing operations, in relation to the respective comparative periods which have been recast to reflect the continuing operations of our business.

First Quarter 2026 Highlights

Operational Achievements:

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Leading North American Silver Producer - Through the completion of the sale of Hecla Quebec, we have solidified our position as a leading silver multi-asset mining company.

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Production- We produced 3.9 million ounces of silver at our primary silver operations, compared to 4.1 million ounces of silver in the first quarter of 2025. At Greens Creek, we produced 12,886 ounces of gold, a decrease compared to 13,759 ounces of gold produced in the first quarter of 2025, driven primarily by lower throughput.

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Lucky Friday Surface Cooling Project Advancement -Construction of the surface cooling project continued with the project 81% complete and tracking for completion by mid-2026.

Financial Performance:

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Revenue Generation - Generated sales of $411.4 million, a 100% increase over the first quarter of 2025.

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Continuous Improvement - Keno Hill's recent track record of gross profit generation continued with $24.3 million of gross profit, driven by higher realized prices, partly offset by lower volumes sold, compared to a gross profit of $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2025.

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Net income from continuing operations and shareholder returns- Generated net income from continuing operations of $164.7 million, compared to $24.3 million in the first quarter of 2025 and returned $2.5 million in dividends to common stockholders.

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Investments in Continuing Operations - Made capital investments of $39.3 million, including $6.1 million at Greens Creek, $17.0 million at Lucky Friday and $15.0 million at Keno Hill.

External Factors that Impact our Results

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. To date, tariffs have not materially impacted our financial results. However, future tariffs or other global trade restraints could impact our performance. 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 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 Item 1A. “Risk Factors” contained in Part I of our 2025 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.