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Inventory
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory
Inventory
At December 31, 2012 and 2011, inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):

 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
Current:
 
 
 
Concentrate stockpiles
$
6,393

 
$
3,704

Raw materials
95,248

 
44,770

Work in process
55,229

 
16,602

Finished goods
114,903

 
45,045

Materials and supplies
15,603

 
1,822

Total current
$
287,376

 
$
111,943

Long-term:
 
 
 
Concentrate stockpiles
$
4

 
$
1,144

Raw materials
26,092

 
3,186

Finished goods
—

 
32

Total long-term
$
26,096

 
$
4,362


Assessment of normal production levels
For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company determined that $12.0 million, $4.3 million and $11.0 million, respectively, of production costs would have been allocated to additional production, assuming the Company had been operating at normal production ranges. As a result, these costs were excluded from inventory and instead expensed during the applicable periods. The assessment of normal production levels is judgmental and is unique to each quarter.
Write-downs of inventory
As a result of production or purchase costs in excess of net realizable value, the Company recognized write-downs of inventory of $80.9 million, $2.8 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In addition, for the same respective periods the Company recognized write-downs of work-in-process and stockpile inventory totaling $2.1 million, $2.3 million and $2.7 million based on slow moving inventory (in 2012 only) and adjustments to estimated REO quantities. The level within the fair value hierarchy in which the write-downs of inventory are included is the significant other observable inputs—Level 2.
Subject to certain exceptions, substantially all of the property and assets of the Company are pledged as collateral for some of the Company's indebtedness, as further discussed in Note 14.