Note 12 - Fair Value Measurement (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

Description	Balance at March 31, 2013		Balance at December 31, 2012		Input Hierarchy Level
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Money market funds and other bank deposits	$	168,614	$	190,984	Level 1
Available for sale securities:
Equity securities – mining industry		9,429		9,614	Level 1
Trade accounts receivable:
Receivables from provisional concentrate sales		11,927		17,555	Level 2
Restricted cash balances:
Certificates of deposit and other bank deposits		883		871	Level 1
Derivative contracts:
Base metal forward contracts		22,743		5,606	Level 2
Total assets	$	213,596	$	224,630
Liabilities:
Derivative contracts:
Base metal forward contracts		—		2,483	Level 2