SILVER MOUNTAIN LEAD MINES INC
10-K405, 1997-03-26
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D. C.  20549
                                    FORM 10-K

[X]           ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended DECEMBER 31, 1996

                                       OR

[ ]         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____________________ to _______________________

Commission File No.      132-3                                                 
                    -----------------------------------------------------------

                         SILVER MOUNTAIN LEAD MINES, INC.        
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            Idaho                                             82-6008744    
- -------------------------------                     ---------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)

     6500 Mineral Drive
     Coeur d'Alene, Idaho                                     83814-8788        
- -------------------------------------------            ------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)         208-769-4100       
                                                       ------------------------

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  

                               Title of each class           
                   ------------------------------------------
                   Common stock, par value 10 cents per share

      Indicate by  check mark whether the  Registrant (1) has filed  all reports
required to be filed by  Section 13 or 15(d)  of the Securities Exchange  Act of
1934 during  the preceding 12  months, and (2)  has been subject  to such filing
requirements for at least the past 90 days.  Yes    XX     No       
                                                 -------      -------

      Indicate  by check  mark if  disclosure of  delinquent filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K  is not contained herein, and will not  be contained,
to  the best  of  registrant's  knowledge, in  definitive proxy  or  information
statements  incorporated by  reference in  Part  III of  this  Form 10-K  or any
amendment to this Form 10-K.  [ X ]

      The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting common stock held by
non-affiliates was  $153,300 as of  May 24, 1991, the date  Silver Mountain Lead
Mines ceased being quoted on the Spokane  Stock Exchange (due to the  Exchange's
discontinuance of operations).   As of February  28, 1997, there  were 3,066,000
shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding. 





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                               PART I
                               ------

Item 1.   Business
          --------

Silver Mountain Lead Mines, Inc. (Silver Mountain or  the Company),
an  Idaho corporation,  was  organized in  1952.   At  present  the
Company is engaged  in no activity other than necessary maintenance
work on its property.

On  June 15, 1954, Silver  Mountain entered into  an agreement with
Hecla Mining  Company (Hecla) and  The Bunker Hill  Company (Bunker
Hill) whereby  these two  companies would  explore and  develop the
mining properties owned or  held by Silver Mountain and  would mine
any  commercial  ore  deposits  discovered  as  a  result  of  this
exploration and development.

The  contract  provided that  if commercial  ore  was found  on the
Silver Mountain property, Hecla and  Bunker Hill would provide  all
necessary mining equipment and  would mine the ore of  which Silver
Mountain  would receive  25%  with Hecla  and  Bunker Hill  sharing
equally  in the remaining 75%.  Any charges against Silver Mountain
for such  costs, in excess  of their net  smelter returns  from any
ores produced, would be  carried forward to  be paid only from  net
profits from any future production of such property.

The  contract contained a provision  that when and  if a commercial
ore body  was  discovered on  the  property  or after  a  total  of
$1,000,000 had been expended on exploration and development of said
property, Silver  Mountain would then own an undivided 25% interest
in the property.

On October 7, 1959, Silver Mountain was advised by Hecla and Bunker
Hill that exploration work, which cost in excess of $1,600,000, had
been  performed  on  the property  under  the  terms  of the  above
agreement.   $538,000  of such  costs was  advanced by  the Defense
Minerals Exploration Administration.   After being notified of this
fact,  Silver  Mountain deeded  to Hecla  and  Bunker Hill  each an
undivided 37.5%  interest in the Silver Mountain property under the
terms of the agreement.

Since the 1954  Agreement was  terminated on October  7, 1959,  the
necessary  maintenance and assessment work on the property has been
performed by Hecla  and Bunker  Hill or other  outside parties  and
Silver Mountain has been charged 25% of such expenses.

On November 1, 1982, Bunker Limited Partnership purchased from  The
Bunker  Hill   Company  all  of   its  Idaho  assets   and  certain
liabilities.     Included  in  this  purchase   by  Bunker  Limited
Partnership  were  its  37.5%   interest  in  the  Silver  Mountain
property,  896,000  shares  of  Silver Mountain  stock,  and  notes
receivable from Silver Mountain.  As a result of this purchase,



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Bunker Limited  Partnership and  Hecla continued management  of the
Silver Mountain property.

On June 6, 1988, the Company entered into a mining lease with Hecla
whereby  Hecla received  the  exclusive right  to the  exploration,
development and mining operations upon the Company's property for a
period of 25 years subject to cancellation if the property  was not
in production  within 15 years.   This lease was in  exchange for a
net profits  royalty of  40%.  On  January 18, 1991, the  lease was
terminated.

At February  9, 1995, Bunker  Limited Partnership and  Hecla Mining
Company, pursuant to an  agreement dated June 15, 1954,  each owned
an undivided 37.5% interest in the Silver Mountain property.  Stock
ownership of the two companies at February 9, 1995, was as follows:

                               Shares Held as of        Percent of
                               February 9, 1995         Ownership 
                               -----------------        ----------

 Bunker Limited Partnership          896,000                29.22%
 Hecla Mining Company                115,000                 3.75%
                                   ---------               ------
       Total                       1,011,000                32.97%
                                   =========               ======


On February 10, 1995, Hecla Mining Company  acquired Bunker Limited
Partnership's  37.5%  undivided  interest  in  the Silver  Mountain
property and their  entire stock  interest in the  Company.   Hecla
currently holds 1,011,000 or  32.97% shares of common stock  of the
Company.

From  November  1,  1982  to  December  31,  1994,  Bunker  Limited
Partnership provided  the Company with general accounting services.
Commencing  January  1, 1995,  Hecla  Mining  Company (which  owned
32.97% of common stock from February 10, 1995 to December 31, 1996)
provided accounting and legal services to Silver Mountain.  In 1995
and  1996, Silver  Mountain paid  Hecla Mining Company  $9,000 each
year for these  services.  At  December 31, 1996,  the Company  had
obligations to Hecla Mining Company totaling $2,256 and $63,927 for
accounts payable and notes payable, respectively.  At  December 31,
1995,  the Company had obligations to Hecla Mining Company totaling
$4,458  and  $63,927  for   accounts  payable  and  notes  payable,
respectively.

Silver Mountain  is an  inactive  company.   It  has no  known  ore
reserves and at present  has no immediate plans for  developing the
property.






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Item 2.   Property
          --------

Silver Mountain's property is located  about one and one-half miles
east of Mullan, Idaho.  In 1993, Silver Mountain, together with the
co-owners  (Hecla  Mining Company  and Bunker  Limited Partnership)
relinquished  its  rights  to  certain  unpatented  mining  claims,
thereby reducing its property  ownership from a 25% interest  in 26
patented claims,  93 unpatented  claims, and  160 acres  of mineral
rights to a 25% interest in 37 patented mining claims and 160 acres
of patented mineral property.

Item 3.   Legal Proceedings
          -----------------

None

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
          ---------------------------------------------------

None


































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                              PART II
                              -------

Item 5.   Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related
          ----------------------------------------------------
          Security Holder Matters
          -----------------------

a.   The  Company's stock ceased to be traded on any stock exchange
     May 24, 1991, when the Spokane Stock Exchange (where the stock
     had  been listed)  discontinued operations.   At  February 28,
     1997, the bid and ask price for the Company's common stock was
     eight cents  and fifteen cents, respectively.   However, there
     has  not  been an  established trading  market for  the common
     stock since May 24, 1991, and,  as such, the bid and ask price
     do  not constitute a reliable  indication of the  price that a
     holder of common stock  could expect to receive upon  the sale
     of any particular quantity thereof.

b.   As  of  February  28,  1997, there  were  approximately  1,058
     shareholders of the Company's common stock.

c.   The  Company  has paid  no dividends  and does  not anticipate
     being able to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.































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Item 6.   Selected Financial Data
          -----------------------

The Company is an  inactive company.  A  summary of its  operations
for the five-year period ended December 31, 1996 is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           1996        1995        1994        1993        1992   
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
<S>                     <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Income:
  Net timber proceeds             
                        $      - -  $      - -  $      - -  $      - -  $   28,318
  Other                      2,400       2,478       1,685       1,845       1,645
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

    Total income             2,400       2,478       1,685       1,845      29,963

Administrative expense      (9,646)     (9,245)     (1,390)     (1,931)     (1,573)
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 

Net income (loss) from
  operations before
  income taxes              (7,246)     (6,767)        295         (86)     28,390

Provision for income
  taxes                         30          33          10       4,431         - -
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Net income (loss)       $   (7,276) $   (6,800) $      285  $   (4,517) $   28,390
                        ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

Net income (loss)
  per common share      $ (0.00237) $ (0.00222) $  0.00009  $ (0.00147) $  0.00926
                        ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

Total assets            $  389,241  $  398,719  $  401,505  $  401,327  $  402,881
                        ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

Long-term debt          $   63,927  $   63,927  $   63,927  $   63,927  $   63,927
                        ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
</TABLE>

No  cash  dividends were  declared  in the  five-year  period ended
December 31, 1996.










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Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
          -------------------------------------------------
          Condition and Results of Operations
          -----------------------------------

The  Company's general  financial condition  remained substantially
unchanged  during 1996 compared to 1995.  Cash and cash equivalents
decreased  $9,478  (15%) from  $61,565  at  December 31,  1995,  to
$52,087 at  December  31, 1996.   Working  capital declined  $7,276
(13%) from $57,107 at December 31, 1995  to $49,831 at December 31,
1996.    The decreases  in cash  and  cash equivalents  and working
capital are primarily attributable to administrative expenses and a
$78 decrease in income.

The 1996 net loss of $7,276 was $476 more than the net loss in 1995
totaling  $6,800.     This  decrease  in   earnings  was  primarily
attributable to  a $401 increase  in administrative expenses  and a
$78 decrease in income.    

The Company  expects to keep the property on a care-and-maintenance
basis.   Management believes that  the Company has  sufficient cash
and cash equivalents at December 31, 1996, to meet  its present and
intermediate financial requirements.

The Company is presently inactive and is no longer considered to be
in  the development  stage.    All  costs  are  being  expensed  as
incurred.   Through December 31, 1994, the Company was considered a
development stage company.

The information reported under Item  6. Selected Financial Data and
Item  8.  Financial  Statements and  Supplementary  Data  regarding
financial condition is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
          -------------------------------------------

















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                  SILVER MOUNTAIN LEAD MINES, INC.
                      UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEETS
                     December 31, 1996 and 1995
                             ----------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             ASSETS 
                                                            1996             1995  
                                                         ---------        ---------
<S>                                                      <C>              <C>
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                              $  52,087        $  61,565
                                                         ---------        ---------

        Total current assets                                52,087           61,565
                                                         ---------        ---------
Property, plant and equipment
    Mining claims                                          307,095          307,095
    Deferred development costs                              30,059           30,059
                                                         ---------        ---------
                                                           337,154          337,154
                                                         ---------        ---------

        Total assets                                     $ 389,241        $ 398,719
                                                         =========        =========

                              LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                       $   2,256        $   4,458
                                                         ---------        ---------

        Total current liabilities                            2,256            4,458
                                                         ---------        ---------

Long-term liabilities:  
  Note payable - Hecla Mining Company                       63,927           63,927
                                                         ---------        ---------

        Total liabilities                                   66,183           68,385
                                                         ---------        ---------

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock; nonassessable, par value
  $0.10 per share 5,000,000 shares authorized,
  3,066,000 shares outstanding                             306,600          306,600
Accumulated surplus                                         16,458           23,734
                                                         ---------        ---------
                                                           323,058          330,334
                                                         ---------        ---------

        Total liabilities and stockholders' equity       $ 389,241        $ 398,719
                                                         =========        =========
</TABLE>

                           The accompanying notes are an integral part
                                 of the financial statements.  

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                  SILVER MOUNTAIN LEAD MINES, INC.

       UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND ACCUMULATED SURPLUS

       For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, and 1994
                             _________
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              1996         1995         1994  
                                           ---------     --------    ---------
<S>                                        <C>           <C>          <C>
Income:
  Transfer fees                            $      96     $     32     $     44
  Interest income                              2,304        2,446        1,641
                                           ---------     --------     --------
    Total income                               2,400        2,478        1,685
                                           ---------     --------     --------

Expenses:
  Accounting and legal fees                    9,000        9,000        1,000
  Office expenses                                 96          (20)         - -
  Filing fees                                    250          250          250
  Property taxes                                 - -         (230)         104
  Stock transfer expense                         300          245           36
                                           ---------     --------     --------

    Total expenses                             9,646        9,245        1,390

Income (loss) from operations
  before provision for income taxes           (7,246)      (6,767)         295
  Provision for income taxes                      30           33           10
                                           ---------     --------     --------
  
Net income (loss)                             (7,276)      (6,800)         285

Accumulated surplus at beginning
  of year                                     23,734       30,534       30,249
                                           ---------     --------     --------

Accumulated surplus at end of year         $  16,458     $ 23,734     $ 30,534
                                           =========     ========     ========

Net income (loss) per common share         $(0.00237)    $(0.00222)   $0.00009
                                           =========     =========    ========

Cash dividends per share                       $ - -        $ - -        $ - -
                                               =====        =====        =====

Weighted average number of common
  shares outstanding                       3,066,000    3,066,000    3,066,000
                                           =========    =========    =========
</TABLE>

                             The accompanying notes are an integral
                               part of the financial statements.  

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                  SILVER MOUNTAIN LEAD MINES, INC.

                 UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

        For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
                             _________

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        1996       1995       1994  
                                                      --------   --------   --------
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>        <C>
Operating activities:
  Net income (loss)                                   $ (7,276)  $ (6,800)  $    285

Change in:
  Accounts payable                                      (2,202)     4,014       (107)
                                                      --------   --------   -------- 
Net cash provided (used) by operating
  activities                                            (2,202)    (2,786)       178
                                                      --------   --------   --------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
  equivalents                                           (9,478)    (2,786)       178

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        61,565     64,351     64,173
                                                      --------   --------   --------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $ 52,087   $ 61,565   $ 64,351
                                                      ========   ========   ========

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
  Cash paid during period for income tax              $     30   $     33   $     10
                                                      ========   ========   ========

</TABLE>
      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.













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                  SILVER MOUNTAIN LEAD MINES, INC.

                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                         
                           --------------


NOTE 1:   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company is presently inactive and is no longer considered to be
in  the exploration and development stage.  All costs are presently
being expensed as incurred.

No  provision has been made  for depreciation since  the Company is
inactive. 

The Company considers cash equivalents  to consist of highly liquid
investments  with a remaining maturity of three months or less when
purchased.

Property, plant and  equipment are stated at  the lower of cost  or
estimated net realizable value.   Maintenance, repairs and renewals
are charged to operations.  Betterments of a major nature would  be
capitalized.   When  assets  are retired  or  sold, the  costs  and
related allowances for depreciation and amortization are eliminated
from the  accounts and any resulting  gain or loss is  reflected in
operations.    Idle  facilities,  placed on  a  standby  basis, are
carried at the lower of net book value or estimated  net realizable
value.    Effective  January  1,  1996,  the  Company  adopted  the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, No. 121,
"Accounting for the Impairment  of Long-Lived Assets and  for Long-
Lived Assets  to be Disposed Of"  (SFAS No. 121).   The adoption of
the  provisions of  SFAS  No. 121  had  no material  effect on  the
results of operations or financial condition of the Company.

NOTE 2:   PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The Company  acquired its  property located  in  the Coeur  d'Alene
Mining District,  Shoshone County, Idaho,  for cash of  $494.50 and
through  issuance of 3,066,000 shares of capital stock.  A total of
316,000 shares were issued to officers and/or directors at the date
of  issuance including  92,600  shares issued  to current  officers
and/or directors.

NOTE 3:   LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

The  notes payable  to Hecla  Mining Company  represent noninterest
bearing  advances for annual assessment work which are to be repaid
only from production should a commercial  ore deposit be discovered
and mined.   At December 31, 1996 and 1995,  the Company owed Hecla
Mining Company $63,927 for such advances.  



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NOTE 4:   RELATED PARTIES

At February  9, 1995, Bunker  Limited Partnership and  Hecla Mining
Company, pursuant to an  agreement dated June 15, 1954,  each owned
an undivided 37.5% interest in the Silver Mountain property.  Stock
ownership of the two companies at February 9, 1995, was as follows:

                               Shares Held as of        Percent of
                               February 9, 1995         Ownership 
                               -----------------        ----------

 Bunker Limited Partnership          896,000               29.22% 
 Hecla Mining Company                115,000                3.75% 
                                   ---------              ------
       Total                       1,011,000               32.97% 
                                   =========              ======  


On February 10, 1995, Hecla Mining Company  acquired Bunker Limited
Partnership's  37.5%  undivided  interest  in the  Silver  Mountain
property  and  its entire  stock interest  in  the Company.   Hecla
currently holds 1,011,000 or  32.97% shares of common stock  of the
Company.

From November  1,  1982,  to  December  31,  1994,  Bunker  Limited
Partnership  provided the Company with general accounting services.
Commencing  January  1, 1995,  Hecla  Mining  Company (which  owned
32.97% of common stock from February 10, 1995 to December 31, 1996)
provided accounting and legal services to Silver Mountain.  In 1995
and  1996, Silver  Mountain paid  Hecla Mining Company  $9,000 each
year for  these services.   At December  31, 1996, the  Company had
obligations to Hecla Mining Company totaling $2,256 and $63,927 for
accounts payable and notes payable, respectively.  At  December 31,
1995,  the Company had obligations to Hecla Mining Company totaling
$4,458  and  $63,927  for   accounts  payable  and  notes  payable,
respectively.  

NOTE 5:   FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The  following estimated  fair value  amounts have  been determined
using   available  market  information  and  appropriate  valuation
methodologies.   However,  considerable  judgment  is  required  to
interpret market data and  to develop the estimates of  fair value.
Accordingly,  the estimates  presented herein  are not  necessarily
indicative  of the amounts the  Company could realize  in a current
market exchange.









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The  following methods  and assumptions were  used to  estimate the
fair value of each class  of financial instruments for which  it is
practicable  to   estimate  that  value.     Potential  income  tax
ramifications related  to the  realization of unrealized  gains and
losses that would be incurred in an actual  sale or settlement have
not been taken into consideration.

The  carrying amounts  for cash  and cash  equivalents and  current
liabilities are a reasonable estimate of their fair values.  

The estimated fair values of financial instruments are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        December 31,
                                      -------------------------------------------------
                                              1996                        1995
                                      ----------------------     ---------------------
                                       Carrying       Fair       Carrying        Fair
                                        Amounts       Value       Amounts        Value
                                      ---------     --------     --------     --------
<S>                                   <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
Financial assets
  Cash and cash equivalents            $ 52,087     $ 52,087     $ 61,565     $ 61,565
Financial liabilities
  Accounts payable                        2,256        2,256        4,458        4,458
  Note payable - Hecla Mining Co.        63,927          (A)       63,927          (A)


(A)  Fair value information is not available.
</TABLE>

Item 9.   Disagreements on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
          ----------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.


















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                              PART III
                              --------

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
          --------------------------------------------------

The names,  ages and  present principal occupation  of management's
nominees,  other directorships held by them and the year each first
became a director are set forth in the table below.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name, Age & Date First Elected   Principal Occupation & Directorships
- ------------------------------   ------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>
MICHAEL B. WHITE                 Vice President - Secretary and General
Director since March 20, 1995    Counsel of Hecla Mining Company,
Age 46                           Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

JOHN P. STILWELL                 Vice President - Chief Financial
Director since January 2, 1996   Officer and Treasurer of Hecla Mining 
Age 44                           Company, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

VINCENT R. NEWBURY               Independent  prospector, Desert Hot  
Director since 1952              Springs, California
Age 85
</TABLE>

On  March 20, 1995, Messrs.  White and Heatherly  were appointed as
directors  to  fill  the vacancies  on  the  Board  created by  the
resignation  of Messrs.  Griffith and  Grismer.   Messrs. Kendrick,
Anson and Barlow  have also resigned from the Board.  Mr. Heatherly
retired  and  on January  2, 1996,  Mr.  Stilwell was  appointed as
director.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Name                             Age                 Office       
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>                  <C>
Michael B. White                 46                  President
John P. Stilwell                 44                  Vice President
Nathaniel K. Adams               35                  Secretary
</TABLE>

Item 11.  Executive Compensation
          ----------------------

Silver  Mountain paid no remuneration  in 1996 to  its officers and
directors.    Any  compensation that  may  have  been  paid to  the
officers and directors of Silver Mountain for their services to the
Company was paid  by their respective principal employers.   Silver
Mountain  has no compensation plans  for its officers and directors
and there are no stock options outstanding.

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Hecla has in the past engaged in necessary maintenance  work on the
Silver  Mountain property  and required  assessment work  on Silver
Mountain's unpatented mining claims.  As of December 31, 1994,
Hecla  had advanced to Silver Mountain the aggregate sum of $38,038
and Bunker Limited Partnership, by virtue of its purchase of Bunker
Hill's interest,  had advanced in  the aggregate  $23,889.   Silver
Mountain was additionally indebted  to Bunker Limited  Partnership,
by  virtue of its purchase of Bunker Hill's interest, in the amount
of $2,000 on  a note issued in 1954 which is  to be repaid, without
interest, only from production should  a commercial ore deposit  be
discovered and mined.  In 1995, Bunker Limited Partnership sold its
interest in the Company and in notes receivable from the Company to
Hecla Mining Company.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
          ----------------------------------------------

From  November  1,  1982  to  December  31,  1994,  Bunker  Limited
Partnership  provided the Company with general accounting services.
Commencing  January  1, 1995,  Hecla  Mining  Company (which  owned
32.97% of common stock from February 10, 1995 to December 31, 1996)
provided accounting and legal services to Silver Mountain.  In 1995
and 1996, Silver  Mountain paid  Hecla Mining  Company $9,000  each
year  for these services.   At December  31, 1996, the  Company had
obligations to Hecla Mining Company totaling $2,256 and $63,927 for
accounts payable and  notes payable, respectively.  At December 31,
1995, the Company had obligations  to Hecla Mining Company totaling
$4,458  and  $63,927  for   accounts  payable  and  notes  payable,
respectively.   

























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                              PART IV
                              -------

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners &
          -------------------------------------------------
          Management
          ----------

As  of  December  31, 1996,  there  were  3,066,000  shares of  the
Company's common stock, par value $.10 per share outstanding.

The table below sets forth, as  of December 31, 1996, the number of
shares  of the  Company's outstanding  common stock  held by  Hecla
Mining Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name & Address of           Amount and Nature
Beneficial Owner            of Beneficial Ownership     Percent of Class
- -----------------           -----------------------     ----------------
<S>                         <C>                            <C>
Hecla Mining Company        1,011,000 shares direct        32.97%
 6500 Mineral Drive         (Sole voting & investment
 Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814    power)
</TABLE>

The Company  is not aware of  any person (including any  "group" as
that term  is used in Section 13 (d) (3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934), other than as set forth above, who  is the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the Company's common stock as of
December 31, 1996.

On February 10, 1995, Hecla Mining Company acquired  Bunker Limited
Partnership's  37.5%  undivided  interest  in the  Silver  Mountain
property and their  entire stock  interest in the  Company.   Hecla
currently holds 1,011,000 or  32.97% shares of common stock  of the
Company.

The table below sets forth, as  of December 31, 1996, the number of
shares  of the  Company's outstanding  stock held  by the  director
nominees  individually  and by  all directors  and officers  of the
Company as a group:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Amount and Nature
Name                     of Beneficial Ownership   Percent of Class
- ----                     -----------------------   ----------------
<S>                      <C>                           <C>
Vincent R. Newbury       75,000 shares direct*         2.45%
</TABLE>

*The  direct beneficial owner is  believed to have  sole voting and
investment power.

                                -16-





<PAGE>  17

Item l4.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on
          ------------------------------------------------------
          Form 8-K
          --------

(a) (1) and (2)  All Financial Statements:
                 Unaudited Balance Sheets, December 31, 1996 and
                   1995
                 Unaudited Statements of Income and Accumulated 
                   Surplus for the Years Ended December 31, 1996,
                   1995 and 1994
                 Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows for the Years
                   Ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
                 Notes to Financial Statements 

(a) (3) and (c)  Exhibits:

                 The   exhibit  numbers   in  the   following  list
                 correspond   to  the  numbers   assigned  to  such
                 exhibits in Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

                 Number       Description of Exhibits
                 ------       -----------------------

                   27         Financial Data Schedule

(b)              Reports on Form 8-K:

                 None

(d)              Financial Statements Required  by Regulations  S-X
                 which  are  excluded  from  the annual  report  to
                 shareholders:

                 None



















                                -17-





<PAGE>  18


                             SIGNATURES
                             ----------

     Pursuant to the  requirements of  Section 13 or  15(d) of  the
Securities Exchange  Act of 1934,  the Registrant  has duly  caused
this annual  report to be signed on  its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, on March 26, 1997. 

                              SILVER MOUNTAIN LEAD MINES, INC.



                              By /s/   Michael B. White         
                                -------------------------------
                                   Michael B. White, President 
                                          and Director  



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of  the Registrant and  in the capacities  and on  the dates
indicated.  



/s/ Michael B. White    3/26/97     /s/ John P. Stilwell    3/26/97
- -------------------------------     -------------------------------
Michael B. White         Date       John P. Stilwell         Date
President and Director              Vice President and Director
Chief Executive Officer             Chief Accounting Officer



/s/ Nathaniel K. Adams  3/26/97     /s/ Vincent R. Newbury  3/26/97
- -------------------------------     -------------------------------
Nathaniel K. Adams       Date       Vincent R. Newbury       Date
Secretary                           Director



/s/ David F. Wolfe      3/26/97
- -------------------------------
David F. Wolfe           Date
Chief Financial Officer









                                -18-




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                                0
                                          0
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<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                (7,246)
<INCOME-TAX>                                        30
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            (7,276)
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<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
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