Yes sir-as I said I've followed Hecla for a long time- including their recent acquisition of Aurizon mines- Hecla used to be 1 of the lowest cost silver producers  w a NEGATIVE cost of  pro of 1.15/ oz -net of by products-(but now as per most experts has a higher cost than some other silvers-many silver and gold producers now have a higher all in cost than the price of gold and silver) silver miners have been hurting because price of silver and gold has been blatantly manipulated by the big players in a usual manipulative wash cycle-where is the sec amidst those games?