CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue from product sales
Total revenue from product sales	$ 61,023	$ 54,935
Cost of sales for product sales	56,962	51,727
Gross profit	4,061	3,208
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	3,635	3,490
Loss before other income (expense)	426	(282)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, including loan fee amortization	(1,254)	(848)
Gain on sale of assets	0	27
Gain on insurance proceeds	476	0
Other (expense) income, net	16	(16)
Total other expense, net	(762)	(837)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(336)	(1,119)
Income tax provision (Note 5)	13	12
Net Loss	$ (349)	$ (1,131)
Net loss per share of common stock:
Basic loss per share	$ (0.04)	$ (0.14)
Diluted loss per share	$ (0.04)	$ (0.14)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	8,102	8,078
Diluted (in Shares)	8,102	8,078
Ferrous operations [Member]
Revenue from product sales
Total revenue from product sales	$ 28,745	$ 21,885
Non-ferrous operations [Member]
Revenue from product sales
Total revenue from product sales	31,226	31,620
Auto parts operations and other [Member]
Revenue from product sales
Total revenue from product sales	$ 1,052	$ 1,430