HL's Q1 earnings call mentions that they have drill targets on the VINS.PK property that they leased last year.

http://www.postfallspress.com/articles/2007/06/15/business/bus02.txt

http://seekingalpha.com/article/76909-hecla-mining-co-q4-2008-earnings-call-transcript?source=d_email&page=1

I trust that HL will be quite interested in expanding into the VINS land via the Lucky Friday if the drills are good