Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.04 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.05 by 20 percent. This is a 200 percent increase over losses of $(0.04) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $249.66 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $240.68 million by 3.73 percent. This is a 55.36 percent increase over sales of $160.69 million the same period last year.