DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL). The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.
The investment report on Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) should be of particular interest to other mining companies: Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:ABX), Pan American Silver Corp. (Nasdaq:PAAS) and AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE:AU).
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Hecla Mining Company (HL) engages in the mining of precious metals, and is the oldest metals mining operation and largest producer of silver in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. In 2008, the Company was reported as one of the lowest cost-per-ounce of silver production in the industry, with a cash cost of $4.20 per ounce of a total 8.7 million ounces produced during the year.
In the report, the analyst notes:
"The Company owns and operates gold mining operations within jurisdictions with reputations of political stability and relatively less-restrictive mining laws. Jurisdictional climate contributes highly to professional investors' interest in any gold miner. ... The U.S., Canada and Mexico have long histories of offering fair mining legislation and strict property rights laws, and the Company operates in jurisdictions recognized as historically miner-friendly.
"Cost of production is the next major factor affecting profitability of any silver mining operation. ... The Company's Green Creek and Lucky Friday mining operations are near ideal, in that the mines are located within one of the most mining-friendly jurisdictions of the world."
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