U.S. REPORT NEWS IN BRIEF Hecla, CoCa complete merger

The previously announced merger between Hecla Mining (NYSE) and CoCa Mines (NASDAQ) is now complete following the approval of the two company’s shareholders. Each common share of CoCa common stock is entitled to 0.24149 shares of Hecla Mining under the merger. Hecla will issue a total of 3,083,957 shares under the plan, or about 11.5% of the company’s stock.