Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 10, 2014
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Trading Symbol	rvm
Entity Registrant Name	Revett Mining Company, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001404592
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,273,989
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3