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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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                          Third Party Reviewer Consent


        We consent to the reference to us under the caption "Business-Gold
Properties-La Camorra Mine-Bolivar, Venezuela" in the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 for an underwritten public equity offering of Hecla Mining Company. In
giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons
whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Date: January 10, 2003


                                                    SRK CONSULTING


                                                    By: /s/ William J. Crowl
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                                                    Its: Principal
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