Operator

Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to Q1 2026 Hecla Mining Company Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. I will now hand the conference over to Mike Parkin, Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations. Mike, please go ahead.

Michael Parkin
VP of Strategy & Investor Relations

Thank you, Hillary. Good morning, and thank you for joining us for Hecla's First Quarter 2026 Results Conference Call. I'm Mike Parkin, Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations. Our earnings release that was issued yesterday, along with today's presentation are both available on our website. On the call today with us is Robert Krcmarov, President and Chief Executive Officer; Russell Lawlar, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Carlos Aguiar, Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer; Brian Erickson, Vice President of Operations; Kurt Allen, Vice President, Exploration; Matt Blattman, Vice President, Technical Services; as well as other members of our management team. At the conclusion of our prepared remarks, we will also be available for questions.

Turning to Slide 2, cautionary statements. Any forward-looking statements made today by the management team come under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and involve risks as shown on Slide 2 in our