NEW YORK, June 28, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hecla CEO Arthur Brown today gave a keynote interview at Wallst.net's quarterly, by-invitation-only Gold and Silver Seminar. This roundtable event brings together handpicked leaders from a range of areas within the precious metals exploration and mining industries.
Mr. Brown, the CEO of Hecla Mining Company, opens with a discussion of the effects on gold that the Pacific Rim economies, inflation and the US dollar's recent movements have had.
He then shares his perspectives on the mining industry's mentality regarding selling gold on the open market, along with its recent exploration expenditures. Mr. Brown examines the global gold market efficiencies and the factors that could drive gold prices back up to the $800 levels seen in the 1980s.
Mr. Brown closes with a look at Hecla's industry connections and the corporate capabilities that have enabled the successful acquisition and development of the Ivanhoe High-Grade Gold Property on the Carlin Trend.
The interview can be heard at www.wallst.net
Other companies involved in the Gold and Silver Seminar include Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL), Pan American Silver Corporation (Nasdaq:PAAS), Silver Standard Resources (Nasdaq:SSRI), Minefinders Corp. (OTCBB:MNEFF), Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. (OTCBB:GPXM).
About Hecla Mining Company
Hecla Mining Company, headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, mines and processes silver and gold in the United States, Venezuela and Mexico. A 111-year-old company, Hecla has long been well known in the mining world and financial markets as a primary silver producer. Hecla's common and preferred shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols HL and HL-PrB.
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