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                                             Exhibit 10.1(c)

             LOAN AGREEMENT - SEVENTH AMENDMENT

      This  Loan  Agreement - Seventh Amendment (hereinafter
referred to as "Seventh Amendment") is made and effective as
of  the  9th  day  of February, 2000, by and  between  Hecla
Mining  Company,  a Delaware corporation, whose  address  is
6500   Mineral   Drive,  Coeur  d'Alene   Idaho   83815-8788
(hereinafter referred to as "Hecla"), and ConSil  Corp.,  an
Idaho  corporation,  which has an address  at  6500  Mineral
Drive, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815-8788 (hereinafter referred
to as "ConSil").

                  RECITALS AND DEFINITIONS

      WHEREAS,  Hecla and ConSil entered into  that  certain
Loan Agreement dated June 28, 1996, as amended February  19,
1997, April 16, 1997, August 1, 1997, October 1, 1997, March
30, 1998 and December 31, 1998 (hereinafter referred to,  as
amended,  as  the  "Agreement")  pursuant  to  which  ConSil
borrowed certain funds from Hecla, and Hecla loaned  certain
funds  to  ConSil, all on the terms and conditions contained
in the Agreement;

      WHEREAS,  Hecla  and ConSil wish again  to  amend  the
Agreement  with  this Seventh Amendment, on  the  terms  and
conditions specified herein;

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing  and
the following mutual promises, covenants, considerations and
conditions, the parties, intending to be legally  bound,  do
hereby agree as follows:

                          AGREEMENT

     1.  Amendment of Principal Amount of Loan; Interest and
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Term:
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        Section 1 of the Agreement shall be deemed to read in
its entirety as follows:

           Until  further notice, and on the  condition
     that ConSil not be in default with respect to  any
     of  the  terms  of  this Loan Agreement,  or  with
     respect  to  any  outstanding note evidencing  any
     advance made hereunder, Hecla shall make available
     to  ConSil  a  loan  not to exceed  SEVEN  HUNDRED
     TWENTY    FIVE    THOUSAND   DOLLARS    ($725,000)
     (hereinafter referred to as the "Principal  Sum"),
     on  which  Principal Sum ConSil shall pay interest
     thereon  from  the  date of  advancement  of  such
     funds, at the prime rate of interest specified  in
     the  Wall  Street Journal, plus one  and  one-half
     percent  (1.5%) per year until paid,  (hereinafter
     referred  to as the "Loan"), which Loan  shall  be
     repaid  on demand by Hecla, but in no event  later
     than March 31, 2001.

      2.   Execution  of Replacement Note,  Assignments  and
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Other Certificates.
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        ConSil shall execute a replacement note substantially
in  the form attached hereto  as  Exhibit  A, together  with
a  certificate of  its  corporate  Secretary certifying that:

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     (i)  the individuals executing this Seventh Amendment and
          all documents delivered in accordance herewith were the duly
          appointed officers of ConSil, authorized to execute and
          deliver the same; and

     (ii) all  representations,  warranties  and  conditions
          precedent set forth in the Agreement are and remain true,
          accurate, correct and fulfilled as of the date of the
          delivery of this Seventh Amendment.

     3.    Entire Agreement.
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        This Seventh Amendment and the Agreement shall constitute the
entire agreement between  the parties with respect to the transactions
contemplated herein and  therein,  and any prior understanding or
representation of  any  kind  preceding the date of this Seventh Amendment
shall  not  be binding on either party except to the  extent
incorporated in this Seventh Amendment and the Agreement.

     4.   Consideration.
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     The consideration for this Seventh Amendment  shall be deemed to be
the extension of additional credit  and additional time for repayment, all
as  specified in  Section  1  of this Seventh Amendment, the  receipt  and
adequacy   of  which  ConSil  and  Hecla  hereby   expressly acknowledge.

     5.   Loan Agreement Effective and Otherwise Unaffected.
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        Hecla  and ConSil expressly acknowledge and agree  that  the
Agreement  is  in  full  force and effect,  no  default  has
occurred  and  except as expressly amended by  this  Seventh
Amendment,  the  Agreement  shall  govern  the   terms   and
conditions  of the transactions contemplated herein  and  in
the Agreement.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF duly authorized  officers  of  the
parties  executed this Seventh Amendment on the  date  first
above written.

CONSIL CORP.                  HECLA MINING COMPANY



By:  /S/ Michael B. White          By:  /S/ John P. Stilwell
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Name:  Michael B. White                 John P. Stilwell
       Vice President                   Vice President -
                                        Chief Financial Officer

                              ATTEST:



                                   /S/ Nathaniel K. Adams
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                                   Nathaniel K. Adams
                                   Assistant Secretary


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STATE OF IDAHO    )
                  ) ss.
County of Kootenai)

      On  this  9th  day of February, in the year  of  2000,
before  me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for  the
State  of  Idaho, personally appeared John P.  Stilwell  and
Nathaniel K. Adams, known or identified to me to be the Vice
President  -  Chief  Financial  Officer  and  the  Assistant
Secretary,  respectively,  of  Hecla  Mining  Company,   the
officers  who  executed the instrument  on  behalf  of  said
corporation,  and  acknowledged to me that such  corporation
executed the same.

      IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my  hand  and
affixed   my  notarial  seal  the  day  and  year  in   this
certificate first above written.


                    /S/     Tami     D.     Hansen
                    ---------------------------------
                    Notary Public
                    Residing   at:   Otis   Orchards, Washington
                    My Commission Expires:  9/12/2003


STATE OF IDAHO    )
                  ) ss.
County of Kootenai)

      On  this  9th  day of February, in the year  of  2000,
before  me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for  the
State  of Idaho, personally appeared Michael B. White, known
or  identified  to  me  to be the Vice President  of  ConSil
Corp., the officer who executed the instrument on behalf  of
said   corporation,  and  acknowledged  to  me   that   such
corporation executed the same.

      IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my  hand  and
affixed   my  notarial  seal  the  day  and  year  in   this
certificate first above written.


                         /S/     Tami     D.     Hansen
                         -----------------------------------
                          Notary Public
                          Residing   at:   Otis   Orchards, Washington
                          My Commission Expires:  9/12/2003









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