Hecla Mining Company Common Stock (HL)

The precious metals market witnessed a decoupling of historic proportions today, February 23, 2026, as mining equities surged far ahead of the underlying bullion. While physical gold, tracked by the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE Arca: GLD), posted a robust gain of 2.49% to trade comfortably above the $5,100

In a day of extraordinary volatility for global financial markets, gold prices have surged 5% to hover near an all-time high of $5,177 per ounce on the Comex, while silver has skyrocketed 10% to cross the $86 per ounce threshold. The massive flight to safe-haven assets follows a weekend

Gold advanced, and the U.S. dollar weakened after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling fueled fresh uncertainty over tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

Spot gold briefly climbed above $5,000 an ounce before retreating, while spot silver gained 1.5% to $78.3 an ounce.

Management isn't standing still, and is using cash flows from bumper silver prices to double down on the precious metal.

Hecla Mining (HL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

The global financial landscape was rocked in late January by a seismic shift in Federal Reserve leadership expectations, triggering a historic "flash crash" in precious metals that has left investors reeling. The nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed) acted as a catalyst for

The high-flying precious metals market faced a sharp reality check this week as gold and silver prices tumbled on global exchanges, marking a significant departure from the record-shattering gains seen earlier in the year. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) in India, gold futures for April delivery slid over 0.

As of February 13, 2026, the financial landscape is undergoing a violent restructuring. After a historic run that saw the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) briefly kiss the 7,000 mark in late January, the broader market has entered a period of sharp correction, driven by a combination of "AI

Spot silver prices jumped 6.5% to $86 an ounce while spot gold gained 1.8% to $5,113.6 per ounce at the time of writing.

In a series of pointed remarks on February 10, 2026, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent characterized the recent extreme volatility in the precious metals markets as a "speculative blowoff." Bessent explicitly attributed the dramatic swings in gold and silver prices to "unruly" trading activities originating from China, where retail

The silver market was plunged into chaos during the Asian trading session on Thursday, February 5, 2026, as spot prices suffered a staggering 17% collapse. The sudden rout effectively wiped out a fragile two-day recovery and sent shockwaves through the broader commodities sector. After briefly flickering above the psychologically significant

Spot silver price was up 1.3% at $86.4 an ounce at the time of writing, after having jumped more than 5% to reclaim $90 earlier in the session.

Spot gold climbed 5.8% higher to $4,931.6 an ounce, while spot silver shot up nearly 12% to $88.8 an ounce.

Hecla Mining benefited from rising silver and gold prices in 2025, but how is the extra cash being used?

The final trading session of January 2026 will be remembered as a "Black Friday" for the precious metals industry. On January 30, a violent unwinding of the so-called "debasement trade"—a speculative surge driven by fears of dollar devaluation and fiscal instability—triggered a massive sell-off across the mining sector.