UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 26, 2005

Hecla Mining Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-8491	82-0126240
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho	83815-9408
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
(208) 769-4100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

        Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01      Regulation FD Disclosure

        On October 26, 2005, Hecla Mining Company (the “Company”) issued a News Release announcing the adjustment of the Company’s 2005 production and cash costs per ounce estimates. The News Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01      Other Events

        The information disclosed under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (c)      Exhibits

99.1  Hecla Mining Company News Release dated October 26, 2005.

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

HECLA MINING COMPANY

	By:	/s/ Michael B. White
		Michael B. White Corporate Secretary
Dated: October 28, 2005

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Title
99.1	Hecla Mining Company News Release dated October 26, 2005.

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