Hecla Mining (HL) 4 Nov 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Q3 2021 Mining Company Earnings Conference Call by Hecla. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to Anvita Patil. Ma'am, please go ahead.

Thank you, operator, and welcome, everyone. us Conference Third Call. joining and XXXX for Results Operations you for Quarter Hecla's Financial Thank I'm Patil, Anvita Hecla's Assistant Treasurer.

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Thanks, Lauren.

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thing say contracts we guess first frame is for concentrates. I’d I the have that our

have a So not concentrates, we be a having don’t the for a concern. home concern for could which

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