Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Fourth Quarter and 2011 Year-End Financial Results Conference Call. My name is Fab and I'll be your operator for today. At this time all participants are in listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question and answer session. I would now like to ... By Nick Chiu : Continental Resources, Inc. ( CLR ) and Hecla Mining Company ( HL ), both with strong sales growth and high margins, received upgrades from analysts recently. Recent developments will be updated for both companies. Both stocks will also be analyzed fundamentally and technically in ... By Simit Patel : Hecla Mining Company ( HL ), the largest silver producer in the U.S., is a company that I've been considering investing in for some time. After yesterday's sell off in which it fell by more than 20%, though, I'm left feeling particularly bullish on the stock. Hecla fell on news ... Hecla Mining ( HL ): Q4 EPS of $0.03 misses by $0.01 . Revenue of $81.1M beats by $4.2M . ( PR ) Post your comment! Hecla's ( HL -11.6% ) C$796M bid for Aurizon ( AZK +3.5% ) adds underground mines similar to those it already operates and reduces exposure to base metals by boosting its gold production, analysts say. But shares are plunging as the diversification effort is seen by investors as too costly ; also ... Alamos Gold ( AGI ) drops its hostile takeover offer for Aurizon Mines ( AZK ), saying its conditions have not been met due to a $27M break fee that would be payable to Hecla Mining ( HL ), which emerged with a white knight offer for AZK. HL's offer still requires approvals from two-thirds of votes ... Aurizon Mines ( AZK ) adopts a shareholder rights plan , seeking to prevent Alamos Gold (AGIGF.PK) from using its voting power to defeat a better takeover offer from Hecla Mining ( HL ) and saying its plan will ensure all shareholders are treated equally. AZK says recent comments by Alamos suggest ... By The Enthusiast : Hecla Mining ( HL ) is a North American based silver mining company established in 1891. HL's corporate headquarters are located in Vancouver, BC. Their major operations are in Idaho and Alaska with Alaska's Greens Creek mine being the most productive. In Colorado and Mexico HL ... By Takeover Analyst : Matters have gone from bad to worse at Hecla Mining ( HL ) with recent EPS revisions down 1.9%, taking the company more towards a "sell" rating . On the polar opposite of Hecla is its competitor, Silver Wheaton ( SLW ), which is rated near a "strong buy". With Hecla shares ... By Sammy Pollack : The stock market is currently valuing Hecla Mining Co ( HL ) at $1.4 billion. This valuation represents a significant discount to Hecla's true value, based on its assets. Silver Resources 248 million ounces $33 per ounce $8.18 billion Based on these numbers, Hecla's reserves are ...