Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2022		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		$ 785,636		$ 832,828	$ 785,461
Amortization		111,626		128,315	131,387
Other operating expenses		80,747		89,077	89,376
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt		0		(9,173)	0
Fair value adjustments, net, pretax		(66,668)		(543)	7,601
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		(23,861)		(16,451)	(20,708)
Other, net				(22,925)	(5,941)
Income and mining tax (expense) benefit		(14,658)		(34,958)	(37,045)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		(78,107)		(31,322)	25,627
Net income (loss)		(78,107)		(31,322)	25,627
Assets, Net		1,669,982		1,424,934	1,232,153
Capital expenditures		352,354		309,781	99,279
Palmarejo [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Amortization		35,432		36,062	44,873
Other operating expenses		4,372		4,443	7,927
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt				0
Fair value adjustments, net, pretax		0		0	0
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		(12)		(592)	(918)
Other, net		3,204		(28,197)	(5,273)
Income and mining tax (expense) benefit		(28,771)		(29,730)	(28,029)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		48,870		59,034	67,402
Assets, Net		295,715		294,893	305,291
Capital expenditures		42,648		36,539	25,511
Rochester [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Amortization		22,626		20,187	14,306
Other operating expenses		7,340		5,886	5,144
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt				0
Fair value adjustments, net, pretax		0		0	0
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		(810)		(1,034)	(1,142)
Other, net		(506)		(357)	(2,718)
Income and mining tax (expense) benefit		876		559	(863)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		(70,536)		(33,339)	(3,335)
Assets, Net		809,116		559,283	346,986
Capital expenditures		246,360		166,548	37,542
Kensington
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Amortization		39,032		54,933	49,477
Other operating expenses		1,870		6,299	12,012
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt				0
Fair value adjustments, net, pretax		0		0	0
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		(1,446)		(704)	(1,017)
Other, net		(21)		(150)	(18)
Income and mining tax (expense) benefit		127		(414)	(1,244)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		(2,111)		12,784	22,434
Assets, Net		148,516		142,926	169,414
Capital expenditures		31,456		27,522	19,825
Wharf [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Amortization		8,247		11,038	12,473
Other operating expenses		1,947		1,786	838
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt				0
Fair value adjustments, net, pretax		0		0	0
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		(66)		(145)	(182)
Other, net		506		1,650	(69)
Income and mining tax (expense) benefit		(2,868)		(4,799)	(6,644)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		34,361		56,887	59,501
Assets, Net		105,209		87,579	75,047
Capital expenditures		3,138		8,072	2,447
Silvertip [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Amortization		4,912		4,797	8,923
Other operating expenses		22,322		25,031	23,123
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt				0
Fair value adjustments, net, pretax		0		0	0
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		(176)		1,276	(672)
Other, net		(354)		(1,465)	1,793
Income and mining tax (expense) benefit		0		1,478	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		(32,392)		(43,826)	(58,927)
Assets, Net		244,151		230,617	157,529
Capital expenditures		24,797		70,069	13,144
Other Mining Properties [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Amortization		1,377		1,298	1,335
Other operating expenses		42,896		45,632	40,332
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt				(9,173)
Fair value adjustments, net, pretax		(66,668)		(543)	7,601
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		(21,351)		(15,252)	(16,777)
Other, net		64,142		5,594	344
Income and mining tax (expense) benefit		15,978		(2,052)	(265)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		(56,299)		(82,862)	(61,448)
Assets, Net		67,275		109,636	177,886
Capital expenditures		3,955		1,031	810
Gold [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		572,877		578,911	584,633
Gold [Member] | Palmarejo [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		157,595		150,098	154,056
Gold [Member] | Rochester [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		64,460		49,659	46,337
Gold [Member] | Kensington
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		201,859		214,635	216,497
Gold [Member] | Wharf [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		148,963		164,519	167,743
Gold [Member] | Silvertip [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		0		0	0
Gold [Member] | Other Mining Properties [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		0		0	0
Product, Silver
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		212,759		253,917	200,175
Product, Silver | Palmarejo [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		145,839		170,176	132,525
Product, Silver | Rochester [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		65,203		81,163	63,916
Product, Silver | Kensington
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		634		370	0
Product, Silver | Wharf [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		1,083		2,208	2,504
Product, Silver | Silvertip [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		0		0	1,230
Product, Silver | Other Mining Properties [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		0		0	0
Product, Metal [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		785,636		832,828	785,461
Product, Metal [Member] | Palmarejo [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		303,434		320,274	286,581
Product, Metal [Member] | Rochester [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		129,663		130,822	110,253
Product, Metal [Member] | Kensington
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		202,493		215,005	216,497
Product, Metal [Member] | Wharf [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		150,046		166,727	170,247
Product, Metal [Member] | Silvertip [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		0		0	1,883
Product, Metal [Member] | Other Mining Properties [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Revenue		0		0	0
Product
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales	[1]	606,530		511,539	440,335
Product | Palmarejo [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		182,576	[1]	153,655	125,204
Product | Rochester [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		165,166	[1]	131,240	86,112
Product | Kensington
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		155,725	[1]	133,065	121,727
Product | Wharf [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		103,063	[1]	93,579	89,635
Product | Silvertip [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		0	[1]	0	17,657
Product | Other Mining Properties [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		0	[1]	0	0
Mineral, Exploration
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		26,624		51,169	42,643
Mineral, Exploration | Palmarejo [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		6,605		8,561	6,955
Mineral, Exploration | Rochester [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		4,627		6,016	3,303
Mineral, Exploration | Kensington
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		6,637		6,656	8,568
Mineral, Exploration | Wharf [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		0		143	905
Mineral, Exploration | Silvertip [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		4,628		15,287	12,228
Mineral, Exploration | Other Mining Properties [Member]
Financial information relating to reporting segments
Costs applicable to sales		$ 4,127		$ 14,506	$ 10,684

[1] Excludes amortization.