Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 9.68% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.74%. Currently, Hecla Mining has a market capitalization of $13.50 billion.

Buying $1000 In HL: If an investor had bought $1000 of HL stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $7,938.93 today based on a price of $20.14 for HL at the time of writing.

Hecla Mining's Performance Over Last 10 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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