By Elias Schisgall
Shares of Hecla Mining rose after the silver and gold producer brought in fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations.
Shares were up 6.6%, to $22.64, in Wednesday afternoon trading. The stock has quadrupled in value in the past year.
The Coeur D'alene, Idaho, company on Tuesday reported a profit of $134.4 million, or 20 cents a share, compared with a profit of $11.9 million, or 2 cents a share, a year earlier.
Sales rose to $448.1 million, up from $249.7 million a year prior. Analysts were expecting $361 million in revenue.
Over the past 12 months, prices have risen for an ounce of gold by about 69% and an ounce of silver by about 129% in COMEX trading.
For the current year, Hecla said it expects to produce between 15.1 million and 16.1 million ounces of silver and between 65,000 and 72,000 ounces of gold.
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