Hecla Mining Q3 Gold Production Rises, But Silver Production Down

(RTTNews) - Hecla Mining Co. (HL) reported gold production of 63,046 ounces in the third-quarter, up 21% from the prior year. But, quarterly silver production declined 23 percent to 3.3 million ounces from the prior year.

Silver equivalent production was 11.1 million ounces, the highest equivalent production quarter this year.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments was about $205 million at September 30, 2017, an increase of about $3 million over the second quarter of 2017.

Hecla expects to report third quarter 2017 financial results on November 7, 2017.