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Hecla Mining Co./DE – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Wednesday, 11/9/22, at 4:21pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1193125-22-281241   ·   File #:  1-08491

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

11/09/22  Hecla Mining Co./DE               10-Q        9/30/22   66:8.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   2.79M 
 2: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML    195K 
 7: EX-95       Mine-Safety Disclosure                              HTML     28K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     20K 
 6: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     20K 
13: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     77K 
14: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    128K 
                and Comprehensive (Loss) Income                                  
15: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    133K 
16: R4          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    152K 
17: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     38K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
18: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML     79K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
19: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML     38K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Parentheticals)                            
20: R8          Note 1 - Basis of Preparation of Financial          HTML     33K 
                Statements                                                       
21: R9          Note 2 -Business Segments and Sales of Products     HTML     83K 
22: R10         Note 3 - Income and Mining Taxes                    HTML     51K 
23: R11         Note 4 - Employee Benefit Plans                     HTML     43K 
24: R12         Note 5 - (Loss) Income Per Common Share             HTML     53K 
25: R13         Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity                       HTML     38K 
26: R14         Note 7 - Debt, Credit Facility and Leases           HTML     68K 
27: R15         Note 8 - Derivative Instruments                     HTML     99K 
28: R16         Note 9 - Fair Value Measurement                     HTML     73K 
29: R17         Note 10 - Commitments, Contingencies and            HTML     43K 
                Obligations                                                      
30: R18         Note 11 - Developments in Accounting                HTML     37K 
                Pronouncements                                                   
31: R19         Note 2 -Business Segments and Sales of Products     HTML     80K 
                (Tables)                                                         
32: R20         Note 3 - Income and Mining Taxes (Tables)           HTML     46K 
33: R21         Note 4 - Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)            HTML     36K 
34: R22         Note 5 - (Loss) Income Per Common Share (Tables)    HTML     50K 
35: R23         Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables)              HTML     30K 
36: R24         Note 7 - Debt, Credit Facility and Leases (Tables)  HTML     61K 
37: R25         Note 8 - Derivative Instruments (Tables)            HTML     90K 
38: R26         Note 9 - Fair Value Measurement (Tables)            HTML     69K 
39: R27         Note 1 - Basis of Preparation of Financial          HTML     60K 
                Statements (Details Textual)                                     
40: R28         Note 2 - Business Segments and Sales of Products    HTML     32K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
41: R29         Note 2 - Business Segments and Sales of Products -  HTML     50K 
                Information About Reportable Segments (Details)                  
42: R30         Note 2 - Business Segments and Sales of Products -  HTML     34K 
                Sales of Products (Details)                                      
43: R31         Note 3 - Income and Mining Taxes - Major            HTML     40K 
                Components of Income Tax Provision (Benefit)                     
                (Details)                                                        
44: R32         Note 4 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual)   HTML     29K 
45: R33         Note 4 - Employee Benefit Plans - Net Periodic      HTML     38K 
                Pension Cost (Details)                                           
46: R34         Note 5 - (Loss) Income Per Common Share (Details    HTML     26K 
                Textual)                                                         
47: R35         Note 5 - (Loss) Income Per Common Share - Net       HTML     59K 
                Income Per Common Share (Details)                                
48: R36         Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)     HTML     44K 
49: R37         Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Grants   HTML     34K 
                Awarded (Details)                                                
50: R38         Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity - Summary of          HTML     31K 
                Dividends Declared Pursuant to Dividend Policy                   
                (Detail)                                                         
51: R39         Note 7 - Debt, Credit Facility and Leases (Details  HTML     69K 
                Textual)                                                         
52: R40         Note 7 - Debt, Credit Facility and Leases - Debt    HTML     34K 
                Summary (Details)                                                
53: R41         Note 7 - Debt, Credit Facility and Leases - Future  HTML     68K 
                Payments of Long-term Debt and Finance and                       
                Operating Leases (Details)                                       
54: R42         Note 8 - Derivative Instruments (Details Textual)   HTML     70K 
55: R43         Note 8 - Derivative Instruments - Foreign Currency  HTML     30K 
                (Details)                                                        
56: R44         Note 8 - Derivative Instruments - Summary of        HTML     62K 
                Forward Sales Contracts (Details)                                
57: R45         Note 8 - Derivative Instruments - Fair Value of     HTML     36K 
                Forward and Put Option Contracts (Details)                       
58: R46         Note 9 - Fair Value Measurement (Details Textual)   HTML     31K 
59: R47         Note 9 - Fair Value Measurement - Details of Fair   HTML     31K 
                Value Adjustment (Details)                                       
60: R48         Note 9 - Fair Value Measurement - Assets and        HTML     46K 
                Liabilities Accounted for at Fair Value (Details)                
61: R49         Note 10 - Commitments, Contingencies and            HTML     74K 
                Obligations (Details Textual)                                    
64: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    116K 
62: XML         XBRL Instance -- d514140d10q_htm                     XML   1.70M 
63: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    108K 
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10: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- hl-20220930_def                  XML    823K 
11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- hl-20220930_lab                       XML   1.03M 
12: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- hl-20220930_pre                XML    881K 
 8: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- hl-20220930                           XSD    164K 
65: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              396±   588K 
66: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-22-281241-xbrl      Zip    475K

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