Hecla Mining (HL) 7 Nov 192019 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Hecla Mining Company Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Mr. of President Vice Westerlund, Investor Relations. Mike

operator. us for you, Results Call. Good Financial morning, joining for Conference you Thank Hecla’s Operations everybody. and Thank Third XXXX Quarter

before release the and Berardi available East release issued Our on today’s press Casa that exploration Tuesday results along with news this financial morning from market Mine our open, presentation was are website.

and Chief Senior have CEO; Director Keith Lindsay Officer; Vice Chief President On Vice Allen, and Hall, Roberts, Technical Lauren and President today’s Chief Phil call, of Officer; Baker, Blair, Operating and we Kurt Chief Officer. President Financial Larry Senior Exploration; Geologist; Radford,

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may we non-GAAP addition, this during In call, financial measurements. disclose

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Heiko Wainwright. [Operator Ihle Instructions] with H.C. line Your the first question comes of from

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Matthew comes Fields question line next of Your with America. Bank the from of

everyone. Hi,

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slow relatively And in it accelerate be second a that so ramp-up of year that beginning half the will will over whenever that starts. the year

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comes question line next Baretto from the of with Dalton Your Canaccord.

you. Good guys. Thank morning,

Hello, Dalton.

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guys. Congrats, good agreement. That’s a great. That’s

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