Note 2 -Business Segments and Sales of Products (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

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Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables present information about our reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Net sales to unaffiliated customers:
Greens Creek	$	60,875		$	84,806		$	239,688		$	296,978
Lucky Friday		28,460			29,783			102,380			98,550
Casa Berardi		56,939			56,065			181,679			185,098
Nevada Operations		—			22,906			268			41,593
Other		65			—			65			176
	$	146,339		$	193,560		$	524,080		$	622,395
Income (loss) from operations:
Greens Creek	$	1,378		$	26,572		$	63,768		$	127,605
Lucky Friday		4,269			6,187			18,568			24,247
Casa Berardi		(5,226	)		(6,233	)		(8,497	)		4,944
Nevada Operations		(8,917	)		(12,077	)		(30,879	)		(35,558	)
Other		(16,963	)		(23,021	)		(45,949	)		(59,639	)
	$	(25,459	)	$	(8,572	)	$	(2,989	)	$	61,599

The following table presents identifiable assets by reportable segment as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Identifiable assets:
Greens Creek	$	594,811	$	589,944
Lucky Friday		534,114		516,545
Casa Berardi		692,833		701,868
Nevada Operations		467,532		468,985
Other		645,339		451,466
	$	2,934,629	$	2,728,808

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

Sales by metal for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Silver	$	45,924		$	61,890		$	182,306		$	232,414
Gold		69,289			94,984			228,475			282,471
Lead		16,033			18,082			56,912			56,198
Zinc		28,051			30,273			94,865			89,501
Less: Smelter and refining charges		(13,023	)		(11,669	)		(38,543	)		(38,189	)
	$	146,274		$	193,560		$	524,015		$	622,395