Hecla Mining Company (HL)

FoolforSilver (99.05) Submitted: 2/22/07 3:43 PM : Start Price: $8.12 HL Score: 27.10

A great precious metals company with exposure to the rising price of gold, silver and base metals. Reasonable P/E, fast growing revenues, this stock is a winner for the next five years!

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TMFSinchiruna (98.80) Submitted: 2/27/08 6:41 PM : Start Price: $9.95 HL Score: -2.74

I'll let the CEO make his pitch for me, from their recent earnings report, Feb 21, 08.

Hecla Mining Company President and Chief Executive Officer, Phillips S. Baker, Jr., said, “The
resurgence in metals prices, operational excellence at our silver m...

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Vince1172 (89.50) Submitted: 4/14/07 5:41 PM : Start Price: $9.25 HL Score: 11.33

Here are the two most bullish factors affecting silver.

1. The world has nearly run out of silver.

2. The nations of the world have printed up nearly unlimited amounts of unbacked paper money.

Put together, these two factors have nev...

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interactdv (< 20) Submitted: 5/11/07 1:54 PM : Start Price: $8.90 HL Score: 19.27

Somewhat risky but well positioned in metals which provides some protection. Good revenue growth and solid cash position. Some caveats...increasing cost of revenue, decreasing yield from some key mines, much of the 'cash' is locked up in Venezuelan...

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GeoWendy (77.88) Submitted: 3/14/08 3:55 PM : Start Price: $11.98 HL Score: -25.26

My dad has owned Independence Lead (a mining penny stock) for decades. Much to his surprise, he received notification that Hecla Mining is making an offer on the company. http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=AP......

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dutchburger (23.58) Submitted: 4/02/07 3:21 AM : Start Price: $9.00 HL Score: 12.54

This is the lowest cost silver producer with healthy, rich mining assets; it has a seasoned mgmt and cashes in on the continually rising silver price. It also started paying dividends. I bought it several months ago for 7.67. Look at it now.

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SGSwede (87.75) Submitted: 3/17/08 11:20 AM : Start Price: $12.14 HL Score: -26.37

Soon to own 100% of the world's 5th largest silver mine.

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martynanasi (98.99) Submitted: 7/19/07 1:56 PM : Start Price: $9.27 HL Score: 17.73

Silver prices have several months lag to gold prices on top of not having the same movement gold has displayed in its rally. Expect silver prices to converge toward gold movements. Also a play on a weakening dollar and possible rises in inflation. Co...

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remmit (< 20) Submitted: 12/02/07 6:38 PM : Start Price: $11.68 HL Score: -9.28

Im in on 02/27/07 for 500 at 8.36 so this pitch may be a bit bias.





silver aint going away for some time and neither is this 100+ year old idaho mining company. Public since 70.





its got a pretty wide b...

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JCSmiley (88.22) Submitted: 3/26/08 4:41 PM : Start Price: $11.37 HL Score: -16.95

HL is trading at a slight discount to its intrinsic value. HL is a growing company with a world-class resource base. It is a solid "buy."

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