Note 5: Precious Metals Precious metals are included in supplies, prepaid items and other in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition, precious metals expense (recoveries), net, is included in cost of sales in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.

Precious metals expense (recoveries), net, consists of the following:


	Nine Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In Thousands)
Precious metals expense	$	6,101		$	4,508		$	1,591		$	1,047
Recoveries of precious metals		(4,654	)		(751	)		(2,012	)		(751	)
Gains on sales of precious metals		(33	)		(112	)		(33	)		—

Precious metals expense (recoveries), net	$	1,414		$	3,645		$	(454	)	$	296