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Hecla Mining Falls as Keno Hill Throughput Cuts and Precious-Metals Weakness Weigh on Shares

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Hecla Mining Company (HL) is down 7.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The drop appears tied to a mix of company-specific and macro pressure. Investors are likely focusing on Hecla’s plan to sharply reduce throughput at Keno Hill to preserve permitted tailings, waste rock, and water-treatment capacity, while weaker silver prices after this morning’s inflation data may have added another layer of pressure to the stock.

Details:

  • In its third-quarter update, Hecla said Keno Hill mill throughput will be cut to about 300 tons per day in the fourth quarter of 2026, with a further reduction expected beginning in January 2027 while permit amendments are pursued.
  • The company said it may need to hold that lower milling rate until roughly mid-2029, which signals a longer-than-expected constraint at an operation still working toward commercial scale.
  • Even though Hecla posted strong third-quarter results, including record quarterly free cash flow of $151 million and a debt-free balance sheet, the market may be looking past those positives and focusing on the Keno Hill bottleneck.
  • Hecla also announced on November 10 that it will redeem all outstanding Series B preferred shares in December, a modest cash use that likely was not the main driver but still added to the day’s news flow.

    • Sources:

    Hecla Mining Company, SEC, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $HL Insider Trading Activity

    HL Insider Trades

    $HL insiders have traded $HL stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $HL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • PATRICK SHAY MALONE (VP - Sustainability) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 23,994 shares for an estimated $498,136.

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    $HL Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 320 institutional investors add shares of $HL stock to their portfolio, and 278 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    • BLACKROCK, INC. removed 19,904,757 shares (-22.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $307,130,400
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    • ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 6,357,293 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $98,093,030
    • FEDERATED HERMES, INC. added 6,190,739 shares (+955.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $95,523,102
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    • TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 5,565,771 shares (+126.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $85,879,846

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